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Independent research shows that when done right, adult Jewish education can offer a lot more than knowledge.
Parshas Shelach tells the tragic account of the Sin of the Spies.
The Absa Jewish Achiever Awards 2018 is open for nominations. It’s time to acknowledge those who have achieved great things.
The Chevra Kadisha’s recent announcement that it will be sponsoring the premiere of the musical Matilda at Teatro Montecasino on 21 October has led to a...
It’s one thing to find that you relate to a book’s hero, or feel that his praiseworthy features are not unlike your own. It’s another thing...
“No one goes into a relationship with the pretence that it’s going to end due to illness,” says Nicci Marcus. Her husband, Craig Marcus, passed away...
Not all South African Jews feel represented by the mainstream community. For some, this statement may be shocking, but for others, it will come as a...
Madeleine Lopato-Heitner recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She is one of the oldest Holocaust survivors in Johannesburg.
“It was Friday night in Jerusalem. A random stranger asked me if I wanted to join his family for a shabbat meal. I was blown away.”
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It’s been a busy few weeks in WIZO, and despite the many tough challenges Israel’s currently experiencing, there’s also been much to celebrate, especially in the...
There is a term which mainstream Jews use for Jews on the far left who show up at Israeli-oriented events and protest against Israel with pro-Palestinian...
The #Yallayebo Exhibition, described as “A Photographic Dialogue between South Africa and Israel”, had its official opening at FotoZA Gallery in the Rosebank Mall last Thursday....
We grew up insecure. I recall so clearly the conversations that my parents had when we were children. Their interactions were coded so that we wouldn’t...
For white South Africans, transformation involves confronting uncomfortable truths like implicit racial bias, said Brett Morris, Group Chief Executive of FCB Africa, a speaker at Taste...
The world has changed. The once all powerful Church no longer demonises Jews. In America, we are a popular minority. In England, the majority view Jews...
If King David Victory Park’s recent music soirée is anything to go by, there is no shortage of talented young musicians at the school.
Sydenham Preschool is encouraging children to love and care for their pets by holding a pet friendly Shabbos ring including real-life critters like Ella the rat...
Torah Academy Nursery School in Orchards, Johannesburg, has been completely upgraded, with the addition of three new classrooms, an occupational therapy department, and a library.
Our Under 10 netball girls showed incredible Kiddush Hashem in the netball playoffs this week, taking the powerful Torah mitzvot "vehalachta bidrachav" -- to walk in...
The “Bringing Israel to Africa” conference in Cape Town last weekend was attended by about 300 people from all religious, racial, and cultural backgrounds, who showed...
Mascha Schainberg is proving that age is nothing but a number. Despite having just turned 90, this sprightly lady continues to attend exercise classes at a...
“I thought it was a prank when I got the call. I’m not used to winning prizes. I am thrilled.” So said a jubilant Lorna Falkson,...
WIZO (the Women’s International Zionist Organisation) South Africa donated four wheelchairs to children at the Athlone School for the Blind this week as part of its...
Anti-Israel activists had the final say as Argentina pulled out of its World Cup warm-up football match against Israel scheduled to be played in Jerusalem on...
The SA Friends of the Beit Halochem Zahal Disabled Veterans Organisation was established in Johannesburg in 1982, its primary goal being to help and support Zahal...
