click to dowload our latest edition
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
There is a generally accepted belief that Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as ANC leader, will finally bring some sanity to Parliament and the ruling party,...
Bishop Phakama Shembe, head of the Nazareth Baptist Church, hosted Jewish communal leaders in his home on Sunday to witness his and his community’s commitment to...
Poland’s Senate passed a controversial bill last Thursday that outlaws blaming Poland for any crimes committed during the Holocaust. Poland’s President Andrzej Duda insisted that there...
A Johannesburg woman became so gatvol of hearing her neighbours whinge about the awful state of the park in their upmarket suburb, she made it her...
Since its launch in August 2012, The Academy of Jewish Thought and Learning has become the heartbeat of the traditional South African Jewish community, ensuring that...
Every year, New Year’s resolutions are made. When it comes to our health, many of us determine that this will be the year that we’ll shed...
After the ever-increasing stresses that come with matric, many teens choose to take a gap year. But what are they really looking for? And does taking...
Nearly 80 years after being persecuted by the Nazi-allied Vichy French government, 25 000 elderly Algerian Jews are being recognised for the first time as Holocaust...
When the Israeli side emerged triumphant at last weekend’s Davis Cup clash against team South Africa in Pretoria, the taste of victory was that much sweeter...
Mervyn Horwitz - who passed away on January 31 - dreamed of making aliya, but his family commitments kept him in South Africa. So, he dedicated...
Part 1: Eggplant in Ethiopia When one thinks of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, one doesn’t immediately imagine the presence of Jews or a Jewish community. Since...
Since the collapse of the Oslo peace process in September 2000, there has been an alarming rise in anti-Semitism globally, and the upward trend continues. Last...
It’s a sign of the times. You can fight it, avoid it or convince yourself you don’t need it, but a year into our move to...
When acrimonious debates arise in the Jewish world, such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial intention to deport 38 000 African refugees from Israel back...
What does G-d look like? If you ask most people this, they would be hard-pressed to give you an answer, while kids would probably draw a...
It is estimated that as many as 600 000 of South Africa’s children with disabilities aren’t getting an education. Stigma is a significant contributing factor, as...
She came to South Africa when she was just 10 years old. Sonia is a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother AND a great-great-grandmother!
Young people selected to participate in the Diller Teen Leadership Programme are required to initiate a project which will benefit the broader community.
Most letters sent to this and other publications are full of complaints.
On Friday, February 2, I was dismayed to hear Chai FM presenter Kathy Kaler, together with a guest whose name escapes me, ridicule and denigrate US...
It was the experience and resilience of Dudi Sela that separated the Israeli team from the South Africans in their Euro/Africa Zone Group 1 Davis Cup...
This week, the Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG) released its five-year report into hate crimes and discrimination in South Africa, concluding that discrimination is a daily...
Why is the ANC so anti Israel? To try to find the answer, I’ve had to ask why the ANC is in bed with the Palestinian/BDS...
While it may be too late to save Cape Town from Day Zero (the day the taps are turned off), Israel could boost South Africa’s water...
Little did the communal Jewish leaders and the top brass of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) realise that their meeting this week would become a reunion...
Israel is in the spotlight for its controversial mission to expel illegal Africans from the country, and while internal human rights groups lash out, the world...
While most in-law jokes target the mother-in-law, in this week’s portion, it is the father-in-law – specifically Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses – who interferes to...
“It was the worst letter I’ve ever had to write,” says South African-born Susan Penn, the director of congregational learning at University Synagogue in Irvine, California....
The sword of Damocles has been hanging over this weekend’s Davis Cup tie between South Africa and Israel, what with Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions South Africa...
I was dumbfounded when I read the Twitter comments that followed the @EFFSouthAfrica announcement that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had met with the South African...
The Israeli media loves to hate Sara Netanyahu, wife of the incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This week, a leaked audio recording of her yelling...
“Last year, it was mission impossible. This year, it was mission accomplished.”
“Anachnu zochrim [We remember]: That is what Germans have to do, and are obliged to do, until the end of days on this world.”
Did you have any idea that there was a transit camp for Jews in Senegal during World War II? This is just one of the fascinating...
With 81 deaths and 767 cases reported so far, the outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa is believed to be the largest-ever, according to the World...
A human jawbone fossil, found in Israel’s prehistoric Misliya Cave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, reportedly dates back 177 000 to 194 000 years, it...
Your article, “Uganda’s Jews not Jewish enough, says Israel”, (January 26 edition) refers.
Israel’s ambassador to South Africa, Lior Keinan, says there is no putting off dealing with climate change. “The time is now, it’s here, and it is...
Poland’s parliamentary bill, passed last week to criminalise the use of the term “Polish death camps”, prompted an avalanche of criticism in Israel by officials and...
“I believe leaders are made, not born. Although some people may have natural leadership traits, those traits need to be developed and utilised properly.” So says...
