Reflections on Writing and Social MediaI’m going to be taking a break from writing for a while. Off and on, I’ve written about social work online since 2008. This has seen me…Aug 14, 202158Aug 14, 202158
‘Like the Nazis’There’s rarely any reason for me to talk about the ‘Shoah’ or ‘Holocaust’. The period in the 30s and 40s when two-thirds of the Jewish…Jun 9, 20216Jun 9, 20216
Reading Board PapersThis is a brief guide to looking through Board Papers. I have aimed it at people looking at the board papers for NHS trusts, because that’s…May 3, 20212May 3, 20212
Passover — Memories, History and FreedomPassover, or Pesach – as it is in Hebrew, is coming. It is an eight day festival that starts on Saturday night this year. It is probably…Mar 25, 20212Mar 25, 20212
A year and a heap of memoriesLast year was not the hardest time for me during the stretch of the pandemic up to this point. I am glad I didn’t know it would get worse…Mar 23, 20212Mar 23, 20212
The Longest, Strangest YearThis time last year.. we’ll be saying that a lot over the next months and the world wakes up into a very different Spring. Things happen…Mar 9, 20212Mar 9, 20212
Of Purim and the fight against racismThis evening is the start of Purim. I always have, as I imagine most Jewish people who grew up within the Jewish community do, happy…Feb 25, 20213Feb 25, 20213
Distant GriefLast week, someone asked me (in a situation in which is was entirely appropriate), something about my parents. Were they well? How were…Feb 5, 20216Feb 5, 20216
Tomorrow will be a better dayI’m writing this at the beginning of February 2021. In March 2020, I started a journal. It was as we saw the beginning of the spread of…Feb 3, 202130Feb 3, 202130
Challenging the Racism Within — A Social Work ViewSocial workers stand against racism. Social workers believe they stand against racism. I mean, there’s probably no social worker that…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Power, Privilege and InsurrectionThis is a story of history we live through as we are living it. I am not American. I have distant family there, a few friends I’ve known…Jan 9, 2021Jan 9, 2021
Tears from TiersSo here we are again. Close, open, open, close. We knew it was coming. Honestly, no one, I don’t think, ‘wants’ a lockdown but it feels…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
The End of 2020This last days of the year, looking back is a traditional format. I am going to try to look forward. I expect my review of 2020 will look…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
A Reflection on Hope, Rededication and LightFor the eigthth night of ChanukahDec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020
‘A summary of every Jewish holiday — they tried to kill us, we won— let’s eat’ (Alan King)Third night of ChanukahDec 12, 2020Dec 12, 2020
