Woke up this morning to discover I've passed 5,000 followers. Something I never imagined would happen. For a couple of years, I watched what was happening around me and largely kept my thoughts to myself. I'm a British Jew. Born in Northern Ireland, I spent much of my primary school years in Israel before growing up in Wales. I married a Christian woman, and we're raising two wonderful children here in Cardiff. For most of my life, being Jewish was simply part of who I was. It wasn't something I felt I needed to explain or defend. But gradually, I became increasingly troubled by what I was seeing. The growing hostility towards Jews, the reluctance of people to challenge it, and the feeling that things I'd always taken for granted were changing. Eventually, staying silent became harder than speaking up. So I started. I didn't expect an audience. I certainly didn't expect 5,000 people to follow me. What I found was something rather wonderful. People from all sorts of backgrounds. Some who agree with me, others who challenge me, and quite a few who've become genuine friends. I'm still just a dad from Cardiff with a full-time job, a family and an opinion or two. But I've learnt that you don't need a platform handed to you to make your voice heard. Sometimes you just need to find the courage to use it. Thank you to everyone who's listened, engaged, challenged me or offered encouragement. Here's to the next chapter.