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...

𝐀 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐈𝐙𝐎 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞-𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧 Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a United Nations General Assembly designated day. It marks 77 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, a number that is still within living...