15/06/2026
Gratitude makes us happier.
But have you ever wondered where gratitude appears in Judaism?
Whatโs fascinating is that gratitude isnโt just encouraged in Jewish tradition. Itโs woven into Jewish life.
The first words a Jew says each morning are Modeh Ani (โI thank Youโ). One of the few blessings explicitly commanded in the Torah is Birkat Hamazon, thanking G-d after we eat. Even the word Yehudi (Jew) comes from Yehudah, which is connected to the Hebrew root hodaโah - gratitude.
From the Torah to the Talmud, from King David to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, gratitude appears again and again as a core Jewish value.
Perhaps gratitude isnโt just a nice feeling.
Perhaps thatโs our Jewish superpower.
๐ What are you grateful for today? ๐๐ป
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14/06/2026
Six months on.
What even is six months? It feels like yesterday, yet somehow it also feels like a lifetime ago. Time is strange like that. I still shiver in disbelief. In many ways, I am still in shock, still trying to process something so horrific that my mind struggles to make sense of it.
The first photo shows a minyan of men about to daven Mincha at Bondi Beach. The second, taken six months later, shows a memorial menorah standing in that exact spot. That holy, holy place where our kedoshim were murdered in cold blood for one reason alone: they were Jewish.
It will never make sense. It will never fully sink in. How can something so heartbreaking and unfathomable ever become fathomable? It canโt.
And yet, alongside the pain, there is gratitude. Deep gratitude. Gratitude that I am here. Gratitude that my baby Meir is here. I do not take that for granted. Not for a second.
Six months ago, I was lying on the grass shielding my baby with my body. Today, I hold him even tighter and thank Hashem that we are alive. But my heart breaks knowing that others never got that chance. ๐ญ๐
The pain remains. The questions remain. But so does the Jewish people. So does our spirit.
And so I continue the work that matters to me, helping Jews feel stronger, prouder, and more connected to who they are.
Because I believe that is what our kedoshim would want.
And because the greatest response to those who tried to break us is to keep living, keep building, keep being proudly Jewish, and to repair this fractured world and bring the Redemption.
We are still here. And weโre here to stay.
Am Yisrael Chai. ๐๐ฏ๏ธโก๏ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ
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09/06/2026
๐ฅ BIG NEWS! ๐ฅ
The Empowered Jew is coming to Melbourne!
In collaboration with , .daniel and , weโre bringing something special to the Melbourne Jewish community.
And weโre not just coming for a single eventโฆ
Weโre coming for an entire Empowered Jew Weekend!
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17-19 July 2026
Expect inspiring speakers, practical workshops, meaningful conversations, connection, learning, and plenty of opportunities to become more empowered in your Jewish identity and understanding of Israel.
Trust me, this is a weekend you wonโt want to miss.
Melbourne friends, save the date.
Sydney friends, youโre more than welcome to fly down and join us too!
Stay tuned. More details coming very soon.
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09/06/2026
๐ฅ BIG NEWS! ๐ฅ
The Empowered Jew is coming to Melbourne!
In collaboration with , .daniel and , weโre bringing something special to the Melbourne Jewish community.
And weโre not just coming for a single eventโฆ
Weโre coming for an entire Empowered Jew Weekend!
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17-19 July 2026
Expect inspiring speakers, practical workshops, meaningful conversations, connection, learning, and plenty of opportunities to become more empowered in your Jewish identity and understanding of Israel.
Trust me, this is a weekend you wonโt want to miss.
Melbourne friends, save the date.
Sydney friends, youโre more than welcome to fly down and join us too!
Stay tuned. More details coming very soon.
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09/06/2026