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Who is the real me? The one who sets my bedside alarm for an early morning rise determined to fill my day with meaning? Or the...
With Purim fast approaching there is a lot of worry regarding the exposure of children to alcohol and its irresponsible consumption and distribution.
In last week’s “Letters to the Editor”, Martin Frack takes issue with my description of “millions of people” at M. Sinai who received the Torah.
Two years ago Great Park Mikvah Maayan Ganim, built in memory of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, killed in Mumbai in a terrorist attack, opened its...
When former Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim in 2012 instituted a de facto ban on South African government ministers visiting Israel, it epitomised the souring of...
I would like to know if Howard Sackstein still believes South Africa should host Spier 2.
While it is all very well to be a student of political affairs and to participate in political discussion, is it necessary for any of us...
Many people don’t believe in miracles. But I see miracles every day at the Chev. At this moment I know personally of 14 people under our...
Apart from South Africa, I don’t know if there is any other country that has been referred to as a “rogue democracy”. Quite probably there isn’t...
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
One effect of the cringe-worthy circus Parliament became last week during President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, was to revive the whinge-sessions many whites...
From the window of the Jewish community of Copenhagen's crisis centre, Finn Schwarz can see his country changing before his eyes.
The two issues that most involved the Board last week were the demonstration we held in Cape Town to protest against the presence of PFLP terrorist...
“Depicting Leila Khaled as Mother Teresa is like awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Osama Bin Laden”. This was a comment read out to a crowd...
Ever since most people can remember, the South African tennis team chosen for the Maccabi Games, has been selected based on whether you can reasonably hit...
“We will not accept when Jews are simply shot on the streets of Europe” Israel's Diaspora Minister Naftali Bennett told leaders of the Danish Jewish community...
UPDATED STORY: Durban University of Technology's (DUT) SRC President Ayanda Ngidi, pictured, issues an apology after the SA Jewish community received a shock this week when...
Since the South African government made it de facto policy for senior government members to refrain from visiting Israel, South African political leadership has not been...
Alana Baranov and I met with the Vice Chancellor of the Durban University of Technology, Professor Ahmed Bawa (pictured), at his offices together with Head of...
February 11th, the anniversary of the day when Nelson Mandela achieved his freedom and ushered South Africans toward a non racial future, will now be remembered...
Chaverot from WIZO federations all around the world gathered in Tel Aviv in January for the annual “Meeting of Representatives”. This event provides an excellent opportunity...
The Jewish National Fund of South Africa capped an energetic Tu B’Shvat celebration week with a family bike ride and fun day at Huddle Park on...
Whatever one’s take is on the diplomatic catastrophe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caused by proposing to address the US Congress next month on the Iran...
South Africa’s current energy crisis looms large over all of us. As I write this editorial, I have been interrupted by Stage II load shedding twice,...
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
India was always a country I wanted to visit, but I never seemed to find the right reason to go. This changed recently when I was...
We all learnt in school to avoid starting sentences with the word “and”. Yet this week’s Parsha begins with the words “Ve’ele Hamishpatim” - And these...
Theatre stalwart Annabel Linder’s show “Two’s Company... Three’s a Show” in which she stars with Michael de Pinna, another well-known Jewish actor, Keith Smith and to...
In the Chumash reading for the past week, Yitro advised Moses that when selecting leaders/judges, Moses should “seek out from all the people men of ability,...
It was with amazement that I read Maxine Fine’s letter in last week’s Jewish Report (on the Beyachad library). I’s a pity that Maxine did not...
I take issue with Darren Bergman on a comment he made in his letter in last week’s Jewish Report. He writes: "Within our continent there are...
Rabbi Pesach Fishman comments on Rashi’s observation to “describe the act of millions of people” namely the Jews at Mount Sinai. Elsewhere the Torah refers to...
Leila Khaled’s claim to infamy is that she was a terrorist who hijacked an aircraft full of innocent civilians.
The ANC government sends out perplexing mixed signals in feting convicted hijacker and terrorist Leila Khaled. To be kind, one can call this woman now in...
In her editorial of February 6, Vanessa Valkin addresses the challenges both of confronting instances of anti-Jewish hate speech in the media, and of the responsibility...
Jewish motorists driving on the Oliver Tambo Airport road were furious to be assailed by Nelson Mandela quoted out of context on a giant billboard on...
The leading topic in the media this week is President Jacob Zuma’s upcoming State of the Nation Address, to take place in Parliament this Thursday evening.
Jewish golfers Richard Kaplan and Warrick Druian, have joined forces to form Raw Golf Schools, the latest buzz on the South African golfing scene.
Convicted plane hijacker and unrepentant terrorist Leila Khaled, “revered guest of honour of SA Cabinet ministers” and BDS-SA, has received red carpet treatment during her fundraising...
When Benjamin Netanyahu faces the American Congress next month, two things are unlikely to come up in his speech: a consideration of diplomatic protocol and an...
