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Generally speaking, engaging in humanitarian initiatives on behalf of the wider society, is not part of the core mandate of the Board. Within our community, there...
It has often been said that death and taxes are the only real certainties in life. While I can’t tell you too much about taxes, I...
Youth Day in South Africa on June 16, is a public holiday dedicated to the courage and sacrifices made by the youths involved in the Soweto...
Eleven Jewish learners at Crawford College Sandton have qualified for this year’s Maccabiah.
The children at Sydenham Pre-Primary School are learning about South Africa.
Children from Torah Academy pre-grade and primary school participated in a “Random Acts of Kindness” campaign over the past two weeks. Each child received a bag...
The Yeshiva College grade Rs went to visit the Dis-Chem Foundation's Food Garden in Johannesburg recently.
Over the years I have watched a host of junior players who are planning to play at the highest level of their respective sports. Very few...
“You Jews think you are special just because the ANC keep bowing down to your demands. Well wait and see… You are covertly trying to take...
Only a few weeks ago, in Parshat Bechukotai, we came across the expression “walking casually with G-d”.
President Jacob Zuma has a Jewish grandson who lives in the heart of Jewish Johannesburg with his single mom who is a singer and works in...
Every minute of every day, people turn to social media to air their views. Just had the best ever soy latte? Instagram needs to see it....
Michael Bagraim is a top attorney in labour law and a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance (DA). Last week, he was appointed Shadow Minister...
I am so grateful we live on the southern tip of Africa. In the last few months, there have been a number of horrific terror attacks...
It’s often said that Israel won the Six Day War but lost the media battle. The defenceless David had defeated Goliath but also the sympathy of...
As a young, carefree boy growing up in the upmarket suburb of Durban North, Steve Linde, the recently appointed editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Report, always loved...
Jews take saying Kaddish very seriously - and if it means missing out on running the Comrades Marathon, what choice do we have? Truth is, as...
Everything you may have wanted to know about South African art history and artists in the 1970s, but were too afraid to ask, was something art...
The Israeli healthcare system is a model of Jewish-Arab co-existence. This is evident in “Heroes of Health”, a report written by Tali Rosner for the Israel...
Can kosher people drink coffee in non-kosher restaurant? The answer is simply: Yes and No!
“Knowledge is Light” was our school motto when I was a child in Durban. The importance of education was made clear to us from as far...
The Jewish National Fund-SA’s ubiquitous “Blue Boxes” are a wonderful way of helping to keep Israel green - but South African Jewry appear to be contributing...
When Michael Jackson’s oldest son, Prince Jackson, announced the Billboard Music Awards’ top artist, he called on the same artiste who had come up on stage...
Actor and producer of The Whole Megillah, Harry Sideropoulos, has been described as the Johannesburg Jewish community’s “most favourite Greek”.
“My mum was an angel,” said Sandile Nkosi (21), the son of the late artist Gabisile Nkosi at the moving launch of his mother’s collection of...
When movie star Kirk Douglas married Anne Buydens in Las Vegas, the justice of the peace asked Anne to raise her hand and repeat after him,...
People in Jared Kushner’s ancestral town tend to speak very highly of President Donald Trump.
It would take many more than 400 words (allowed for a letter) to express appreciation for the Chevrah Kadisha.
I would like to address a letter to President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane, a business partner of the Guptas:
There was once an editorial in one of the newspapers describing how Jews are highly intelligent, yet when there is just a hint of anti-Semitism we...
Is escape possible for President Jacob Zuma from the Mafia state he has created with the Guptas in South Africa? If he flees to the Dubai...
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is one of the key “Chapter Nine” organisations established under the Constitution to give practical expression to the implementation of...
King David Linksfield High School was bathed in soft autumn sunlight on a very special Yom Yerushalayim day, as the prospective grade 8s and their parents...
King David Victory Park Pre-Primary hosted a very special “mommy and me” morning last week to make their own bikkurim baskets for Shavuot. These baskets were...
Shavuot at Mina Lopato Nursery School was a wonderful opportunity for the children to learn about the chag and sing songs with Tami Morris from the...
Sydenham Pre-Primary gathered in the shul to celebrate Shavuot with lots of fun, singing and dancing. Rabbi Yossy Goldman gave the kids some insightful wisdom on...
OWN CORRESPONDENT The children from Torah Academy Primary School, have been encouraged to perform random acts of kindness. Among these acts was visiting Silwood Lodge, an...
The Union of Jewish Women Johannesburg looked back on a successful year at its recent 85th annual general meeting. Executive Director Cindy Kree gave a comprehensive...
Joe Yudelowitz (82) can be justly proud of his framed Walk for Life certificate awarded to him on a distance of 22 000 km, completed in...
Sensei Irving Ginsburg, 72, was made a 10th Dan in jiu jitsu last week, which is no mean feat for a martial arts expert. He was...
