16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence began on 25 November with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  It culminates on 10 December, which is International Human Rights...

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October 7 – One Year On

October 7 – One Year On

October 7 – One Year On Today we commemorate one year since the terrible atrocities of October 7th.  It is clear that we have all been deeply affected by the events of that fateful day.  It was an awakening.  An extremely rude awakening that will stay with us forever....

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National Women’s Day 9 August 2024

National Women’s Day 9 August 2024

National Women’s Day 9 August 2024 WIZO Women Always Step Up! Friday, the 9th of August is National Women’s Day!  A day that celebrates us as the strong, kind and caring women that we are!   All of you play an integral role in supporting our phenomenal Women’s...

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Yom Hazikaron / Yom Ha’atzmaut 2024

Yom Hazikaron / Yom Ha’atzmaut 2024

Yom Hazikaron / Yom Ha’atzmaut 2024 Last week we commemorated Yom Hashoah. We remembered and honoured the six million Jewish people that perished in the Holocaust and recognised the accomplishments of the survivors.  The Holocaust is a catastrophe that we will never...

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024

27 January 2024 International Holocaust Remembrance Day The carnage of October 7th is equated to a modern-day Holocaust and compared to 9/11.  The heartless murders, rapes and tortures that occurred in Israel by Hamas, who had the sole intent of murdering and...

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Chanukah 2023

Chanukah 2023

CHANUKAH This Hanuka we need the light now more than ever!  Hanuka begins tonight, Thursday evening, 7 December exactly two months after that horrific Saturday that shattered so many lives and changed Israel forever.   On Hanuka we celebrate the rededication of the...

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Sukkot 2023

Sukkot 2023

Sukkot 2023 We have just surpassed Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and now the Jewish Holidays shall culminate with the celebration of Sukkot.  Sukkot commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people after they escaped slavery in Egypt and thereafter spent 40 years...

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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur 2023

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur 2023

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur During Rosh Hashana we celebrate the creation of the world and this is a time to recreate ourselves within our smaller world. It is a time to recognise our faults and repent for our sins.  We then enter the most serious hours of Yom Kippur,...

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National Women’s Day-Month 9th August 2023

National Women’s Day-Month 9th August 2023

National Women’s Day / Month  9 August 2023 The Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) is the largest women’s Zionist organisation and consequently Women’s Day and Women’s month is extra special and important to us!   Women's Day, celebrated annually on the...

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