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Imagine over 50 000 South Africans from all walks of life, from every ethnic group including every religious denomination, singing a Hebrew prayer song in unison...
In this day and age, where we are often faced with the twin challenges of religious fanaticism and freedom of expression, the Torah’s teachings have never...
“I can see the volcano from the beach and have heard numerous grumbles and roars - some of which could be mistaken for thunder - and...
The Emmarentia and Greenside Jewish community held their collective breath last Saturday, waiting to see what the proposed Palestinian Solidarity Alliance (PSA) anti-Israel “walk for freedom”...
“The Jewish community in the South Africa of today should be at the forefront of promoting the values of non-racism, tolerance and justice,” urges Andrew Feinstein,...
When Israeli couple Shahaf Edut and Yariv Nitzan arrived in Cape Town last week, they were looking forward to sightseeing and enjoying the nightlife. But as...
The grandson of the late anti-apartheid hero, former President Nelson Mandela, went on a “historic visit” to Israel this week; however, throughout his time in the...
It is time to address the elephant in the room. Wherever I and my colleagues go, we get asked why we haven’t written about the so-called...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to send a letter of condolence to the Egyptian government after a deadly attack in a crowded mosque in...
Put a rabbi – whose made his name through ethics and governance – and a consummate activist/politician in a business school auditorium with microphones and an...
With a 2018 fundraising budget of R32 million, the King David Schools’ Foundation (KDSF) needs more donors than ever. Yet, as the costs of living rise...
Dear Mandla Mandela, There is a well-known African proverb: “The words of the elders do not lock all the doors; they leave the right door open.”
When a South African CEO is honoured with an award that is normally reserved for foreign heads of state and royalty, there is a good reason...
Her angelic appearance and sweet nature belie her high achievements - she has just added yet another prestigious award to her already long and impressive list...
While they are each others’ biggest competitors, trying to draw on the same pool of potential chanichim for camps, Habonim Dror SA and Bnei Akiva SA...
They have a food garden next to their company headquarters, that feeds 14 000 people and employs 30 people permanently. This garden was a rubbish dump,...
Social conditions unique to South Africa, allowed Jewish women to play a pioneering role beyond that in the older, larger and more established Jewish communities of...
Four years ago, Cape Town-based psychologist Lisa Michalson’s world fell apart following a horrific car accident which killed her husband and only child instantly, leaving her...
“What happens when we forget to remember?” That’s the question US artist, educator and activist Dr Karen Frostig, posed at a talk she gave at the...
The position of Parliamentary Liaison is a relatively new one within the SAJBD. It was introduced with a view both to keeping ourselves abreast of major...
It is not unusual for elder South African politicians to use their anti-apartheid struggle credentials as political capital, as if their views are superior to others.
It was my fault. Because not only did I invite cartoonist Zapiro into the studio for an interview but because I asked him about his Israel...
Carole Bome recorded a 78 RPM record when she was just seven years old and didn't really think of it again, until a stranger in Australia...
There are not a lot of frum crime novel writers, or few that bring their Yiddishkeit into their novels. Faye Kellerman - international best-selling author, is...
The 18th annual Aish Partners Conference, which took place the weekend of November 17-19, was its largest event to date, with over 1 000 attendees.
The JNF of South Africa is seeking Holocaust survivors who were part of the 300 000 people who came to Israel with the Bricha Movement between...
South African Jewish Board of Deputies Pretoria Council chairperson Louis Pearlman honoured two stalwart community workers at the AGM last week.
Independent Media Group’s foreign editor, Shannon Ebrahim, is being disingenuous in her explanation and half-hearted apology (“Star dishes up three-year-old story as news”, SAJR, November 24).
Dr Iqbal Survé, in your position as chairman of the Independent Media Group, your emphatic statement in the SA Jewish Report in early May of 2015,...
After centuries of persecutions and suffering many Jews decided that it was time to seek safety in our ancient homeland and return to the Holy Land.
Pupils from Hirsch Lyons Girls’ High School volunteered recently at the Union of Jewish Women's brain boost programme for seniors with memory difficulties. This programme is...
King David High School Victory Park’s junior soccer girls emerged as overall winners of the 2017 JVW Jo’burg Stream 3 league.
Mina Lopato Nursery School’s grade Rs did their families and their school proud with their South African graduation concert.
Black Friday took on a whole new meaning last week when the children of Sydenham Hebrew Pre-Primary School held a “Black Shabbos” and “Black Snacks” fun...
There have been 10 Jewish rugby players who have represented South Africa in rugby Tests.
“We were waiting for my dad to come home and watching the news, when we realised that the plane had gone missing.” Carin Berman (née Marcus)...
A messy war of words has been ignited over what led to a meeting between a visiting Israeli minister and South Africa’s Minister of Water and...
Rabbi Dovid Hazdan broke into a popular Sotho prayer song at the end of a moving address in front of a crowd of hundreds, who enthusiastically...
Zimbabwean Jews are “cautiously optimistic” about their future and the future of their country. While they may not have been out on the streets revelling in...
A bizarre article about a German astronaut working at the International Space Station having photographed rocket fire over Gaza last week, was featured in The Star...
