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The Jewish community has no immediate cause for concern, following the finding of a large arms cache in Randburg on Monday, according to police and the...
This Shabbat we start with the reading of the third book of the Torah. The book has very different names in different traditions. Often we say...
Fourteen minutes. That’s how long Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the United Nations, spent in conversation with interviewer Dan Senor at AIPAC’s annual policy conference on...
When former Arcadia resident Freda Cheilyk (née Koppel) watched the video the Chevrah Kadisha made about the new Arcadia orphanage, she was taken back to a...
Just as soon as the the Western Cape Cabinet made a decision to sell their Tafelberg Sea Point property to build a Jewish school, the national...
When the then United Nations Ambassador nominee, Nikki Haley, first defended Israel in her opening statement, I sat up and listened. She was so impressive in...
Military checkpoints are never something to joke about. But I won’t quickly forget being stopped at one, years ago, in Algiers, Algeria.
The University of Cape Town campus was the scene of an exploding confrontation on Wednesday between the South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS) and the...
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma - one of the top contenders for the next South African president, ostensibly with the backing of her former husband President Jacob Zuma -...
On December 24, 2013, Maxine Nerwich received the call that no mother ever wants to receive: her beloved youngest son, Brett, aged 30, had drowned while...
Acclaimed veteran architect Clive Chipkin launched the archives of his work - a veritable treasure trove of South African architectural history - in the name of...
Harry's Beth Din Why did you agree to talk at Sydenham Shul? I remember reading an interview with Kevin Spacey, in which he said: “If you're...
When Donald Trump became president of the United States of America, South African Jews had a great deal to say either in support of or against...
Many Jewish groups blamed white supremacists, emboldened by Donald Trump’s campaign, for the bomb threats that have plagued Jewish institutions since the beginning of this year....
“They say I must convert. I say: What can I be converted to? I’ve been a rabbi since I was 21 years old.”
Struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada’s death on Tuesday follows the furore about Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s controversial tweets on benefits white colonialism brought to Africa. The...
From time to time, caches of illegal weapons are discovered in South Africa. Generally, the authorities have assumed the motives of those responsible to be criminal-related....
Joseph Joffe of Crawford Preparatory Sandton, has been selected by his fellow councillors from 40 schools in the Greater Johannesburg area, as mayor of the Johannesburg...
The Matzah Man visited Sydenham Hebrew Pre-Primary School on Wednesday last week to promote the Chevrah Kadisha’s Pesach collection of non-perishable foodstuffs.
There were track and field events and much more, as every child in Torah Academy Primary School participated in both categories, to be able to assist...
The Jewish Capetonians calling for social housing in Sea Point and other sites in an inclusive Cape Town, must be encouraged to succeed in their demands...
During my recent stay at the Linksfield Clinic I was totally overwhelmed by the compassion and empathy bestowed upon me during my few days there by...
From an experience many years ago, which is, I gather, applicable to this day, the banking system in Israel leaves a lot to be desired and...
Melanie Verwoerd (former ANC parliamentarian and ambassador) is in Cyril Ramaphosa's corner. In a recent article she sees a bright future for South Africa under a...
Yad Aharon and Yad Michael launched its Young Professionals Division last Wednesday, with the aim of educating the up-and-coming young Jewish professionals and entrepreneurs in Johannesburg.
The children of Glenoaks Remedial School in Kensington, Johannesburg collected over 3 150kg bottle top lids. These contributed to the handover of eight brand new wheelchairs...
Jack and Ray Franks – who recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary – don’t see themselves as a stereotypical elderly couple. They got married just after...
Solly and Shirley Kroll were the centre of attending at Bloemfontein’s Purim celebrations. They were honoured for their years of outstanding service and selfless commitment to...
Two hundred women listened in awe in Durban last Wednesday to the life stories of five women, each one undeniably a woman of courage.
Caster Semenya and fashion are not generally mentioned in the same sentence. However, Semenya – donning a chic Row-G suit – stole the “Dressed to Give”...
Cleverlands by Lucy Crehan. Published by Unbound. The Happiest Kids In The World: Bringing Up Children The Dutch Way By Michelle Hutchinson and Rina Mae Acosta....
Watching King David Victory Park High School’s production of A Chorus Line, I could have been watching a professional Broadway musical that Hazel Feldman had brought...
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Jan Heldenbergh, Daniel Bruhl, Efrat Dor, Iddo Goldberg Director: Niki Caro
There are not many Jewish players in Australian national sporting teams. It could simply be because they are not good enough.
Contact details; Message from the Chief Rabbi, the UOS chairman; UOS functions; Pesach obligations; Dates, Days, Times for around SA in 5777; Chometz; Kitniyot; Egg matzah;...
Adam is eight and a half years old and in grade 2. He is exhausted in the afternoons and it is always a fight to do...
The Knesset recently passed legislation that empowers the state to refuse entry to anyone publicly calling for a boycott of Israel. The law only applies in...
What are the chances of you spotting a woman dressed as Batwoman sitting in a coffee shop in Oaklands? A hairdresser attending to a client while...
Hundreds of religious and community leaders, from across the African continent and diverse backgrounds, gathered this week with a common goal: to show their support for...
Even to his supporters, France's centre-right presidential hopeful Francois Fillon is a flawed candidate.
