International Women’s Day 8 March 2023 Imagine a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. Imagine a world that is equitable and inclusive.  Imagine a world where difference is valued and celebrated. Imagine a gender equal world!   International Women's Day...

On November 1, 2005, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to designate the 27th of January as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to mark the day that the Auschwitz camp was liberated in 1945 and to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The resolution...

In a few days’ we celebrate Chanukah – the Festival or Feast of Lights.  Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the famous Maccabean Revolt and this celebration commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. On Chanukah we light...

November 2022 The Women’s International Zionist Organisation does it again!  We looked at the special days celebrated around the world during November and realised how proud we are that we do these things all year round.  Shelley Trope-Friedman explains what we do all...

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you sort out which of the three applies to you (a reason, a season or a lifetime) you will know what each person means to you. The main idea behind the phrase ‘reason, season and lifetime’ is that...

Why is it so important to the South African nation that we celebrate Youth Day which took place on the 16th of June?This year commemorates the 46th National Youth Day in South Africa. This is the day the country reflects on the sacrifices of the 1976 youth that fought...

Jerusalem Day … a day of celebration and reflection, a day to remember the past, look ahead to the future and reinforce our deep ties to this special city. Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the anniversary of the liberation and unification of Jerusalem in 1967....

As we look back over the month of March I know our hearts and minds have been focused on the terrible war unfolding before our eyes in Ukraine. Now, as we look forward we are getting prepared for Passover. Scenes of destruction and heart-wrenching loss frame our...

𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬: 𝐀 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐈𝐙𝐎 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞-𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧 As we prepare to celebrate the holiday of Purim, I want us to pause and reflect for a moment about what this holiday is really all about. We all enjoy dressing up in fun...

Each year on the 20th February the international World Day of Social Justice is marked and celebrated. It was first announced in 2008 from the United Nations as a step towards a commitment to continual social justice. As we mark this significant day this coming...