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Pomegranates, or rimonim in Hebrew, are among the most recognisable and highly symbolic fruits in Jewish culture. Originating in Persia, these reddish, thick-skinned fruits (technically a...
These light-as-a-feather snoek fish balls are the perfect starter for your Yomtov table. They can be prepared and rolled the day before, kept in the fridge...
Thursday, September 7, 2017: Doornfontein Shul in Johannesburg, (more fondly known as the Lions Shul), is now 116 years old. It is the last of 10...
For Jews to defend Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama’s horrendous tweet, is not only baffling but is also reminiscent of other Jews who...
Lord Jonathan Sacks, (the former Chief Rabbi of Britain) has said that if the focus of Judaism is only on the Holocaust, then young people won’t...
The Chabad of Sandton women held a pre-Yomtov challah demonstration this week in preparation for Rosh Hashanah.
Jewish day school pupils and residents from Chev facilities visited honey farms to commemorate Rosh HaShanah on three consecutive days last week. The Chev’s Chesed Co-ordinator...
It’s been six weeks of confusion, six weeks of uncertainty, as to how the I Exist project at King David Linksfield would actually come together. Six...
“Our mandate remains unchanged: to safeguard, unite, represent and follow the value of tikkun olam.” These were the words with which Jeremy Droyman, current president of...
Mariuma Ben Yosef, 2017 CNN Hero, will be the keynote speaker at the combined AGM of all seven welfare organisations under the Jewish Care Cape umbrella,...
Durban athlete Adam Lipschitz became South Africa’s most notable individual performer at the Maccabi Games, having won two individual gold medals in the 10km road running...
“Ashreinu ma tov chelkeinu (How happy we are - our lot is so good)” was the theme of this year’s annual Torah Academy Primary School grade...
Dan Katz, a horseracing trainer, has always loved horses; he was involved in racing straight out of the army, left it for a number of years...
And this Andile Mngxitana graduated with a degree in sociology? Sociology? Forgetaboutit!
King David Junior Primary Linksfield is celebrating Book Month. Reading is the cornerstone of any child’s mental development and the school wants reading for pleasure to...
Who would pass up the opportunity to see Israel in just 19 days?
It was a “Blooming Marvellous Spring Shabbos” at Sydenham Pre-Primary last week. The children enjoyed a “Spring Shabbos Ring” outside and each child came to school...
Can anyone assist me? I was involved in a motorcycle accident on July 23 at the 5-way intersection at Ohr Somayach in Savoy. A white car...
I am writing in response to Michael Sieff's column in which he implies that since the Chevrah Kadisha sees to the needs of the disadvantaged people...
Much has been written and discussed regarding the plight and future of Jewry in the Diaspora.
Diamonds shine from within. The theme of the Linksfield-Senderwood Hebrew Congregation batmitzvah ceremony was diamonds and the 11 participating girls told family and friends at the...
The edge of the Kinneret, or the Sea of Galilee as it is also known, is a profound place to have a discussion about the future...
Last week the Academic Freedom Committee (AFC) at the University of Cape Town, at the behest of the Palestine Solidarity Forum, hosted a debate on whether...
I’m writing this column on the first day of September. The weather is idyllically perfect for Spring Day. The temperature is warm, the sun is bright...
Sigmund Freud is probably frowning in his grave while world citizens watch despairingly the rising momentum towards nuclear war between the United States and North Korea,...
The townsfolk of Jurbarkas in Lithuania slaughtered thousands of Jews living among them in 1941. Now, the mayor of Jurbarkas has requested relatives of a family...
What began as a simple idea to spread awareness of an organisation that supports over 700 people struggling with cancer, the DL Link dinner has now...
It took a long time and a lot of persuasion to get his father to go back to where his life began in Germany before he...
Iconic designer Carrol Boyes partners with Chabad House Johannesburg to “change our world for good” in creating a magnificent pewter Acts of Random Kindness ARK.
The well-known Rosh Hashanah greeting “Wishing you a good sweet year”, suggests a happy and joyful year ahead, as symbolised by the apple and honey. However,...
He had memorised the entire Torah and its musical notes by the time he became a young man. He remembered everyone by name and could tell...
A young Hezbollah fighter once told me something I’ve never forgotten. “We missed out on being able to fight Israel like our parents and grandparents, but...
Three thousand two hundred and eighty nine years ago, in this week’s Torah portion, the world’s longest droshah ended.
When people on the streets of the suburb of Glenhazel in Johannesburg last Sunday morning picked up pamphlets that were being distributed there, they were shocked.
Newly-appointed Israeli Ambassador to South Africa Lior Keinan, received a warm African welcome from a crowd of over three million Zionist Christian Church (ZCC) followers last...
I am not coming to you this week with any solutions or smart comments, but rather questions. These are questions that I have been mulling over...
The Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama, might find himself perusing the sombre halls of Johannesburg’s Holocaust and Genocide Centre or forking out a...
Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT), Dr Max Price, is facing a monumental ethical dilemma as his campus campaigns - for the second...
Herzlia High School pupils in Cape Town were stunned when they arrived at Vista High School in the Bo-Kaap on Monday to begin upgrading the library...
The Cape Council of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies has appointed an independent investigation into alleged election irregularities during its recent election of new...
