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The ANC-allied Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) that won 13 of 15 seats on the University of the Witwatersrand’s Student Representative Council (SRC), are unquestionably aligned with...
“Zimbabwe is experiencing fuel and food shortages. There is a critical lack of basic medication, and my family in Harare have experienced days and days without...
Former student leader Mcebo Dlamini, who said “I Love Hitler” and made other inflammatory remarks three years ago, is the frontrunner in the race to find...
Theodore Yach defied the odds for most of his adult life. He had a record for swimming the icy Atlantic to Robben Island more times than...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday accused both the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas of routinely engaging in “systematic” unwarranted arrests and torture of critics, suspected...
When Jordan Smith, a 17-year-old pupil at King David High School Linksfield, took up break dancing at the age of 10, it was simply for fun....
When this community sets its mind to doing something, magic happens.
The story of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi changes by the day. But by all accounts, it seems the 59-year-old Saudi journalist, who was once a...
This week, we’re commemorating 23 years since the murder of then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
The South African-born Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth and the UK (United Kingdom) Ephraim Mirvis is leading the charge against prejudice...
When apartheid ended in 1990, Pieter-Dirk Uys thought his career was over. But with the wealth of satirical material presenting itself on an almost daily basis,...
“I have a metronome inside of me – it tells me what is in time, and therefore also in tune, and that is how I relate...
This year’s global Shabbos Project will include a group of mountaineers summiting Kilimanjaro; a musical Kabbalat Shabbat on a Sydney beach; and a lone Jew in...
I’ve always found Shabboses at home in Johannesburg to be a suspension in time – a moment to exhale after the nonstop bustle of my week....
It is a unique and precious blessing to have a family with five living generations. We spoke to some families who enjoy this rare phenomenon.
When Willow Markovitz-Levin came into the world last week, it was the end of an extraordinary journey and the start of an incredible new beginning. She...
We’re all familiar with the typical stereotypes people peddle about Jews. From miserly to murderous, myths of all kinds have been attributed to the Jewish people,...
At the bleakest time in the history of European Jewry, the evacuation of more than 7 000 Danish Jews – or 95% of the population –...
The past few weeks have been replete with Jewish holidays. From days of awe to days of joy, we experienced mega doses of holiness, joy, and...
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach may or may not be America’s most famous rabbi. But among Jews, at least, he may be its most polarising rabbi.
They were not soldiers. They had no vested interest in the war, but in their millions, black men from Africa were used as porters for World...
During the years leading up to the transition to democracy in 1994, the way in which the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) carried out...
When Israeli-born concert pianist Aviram Reichert performed in South Africa in the early 2000s on a five-week programme, the auditoriums were packed everywhere. Having performed as...
With more than 5 000 immigrants marching towards the United States border, it would seem that Donald Trump is about to be tested in much the...
Young South African Jews gathered recently in a forest in Elgin, in the Western Cape, for the third annual three-day LaunchPad, an innovation retreat and networking...
King David Victory Park (KDVP) Primary School last Thursday held its annual Cultivate art exhibition and auction, featuring the works of prominent South African artists.
Even a rainy Sunday afternoon on 14 October could not deter more than 250 people from welcoming a brand new Torah scroll marking Chabad of Norwood’s...
South Africa’s future economy will have an impact on the country’s youth, and it is young professionals who hold this future in their hands.
Liron Krawitz, a pupil at King David High School Victory Park, and this year’s Israel Quiz winner, says the competition gave him a unique perspective on...
“The best part of Shabbos is lighting candles, spending time with my family, going to shul, and eating challah,” the children at Sydenham Pre-Primary School told...
Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein addressed a special assembly of Torah Academy Primary School pupils last Friday ahead of his global Shabbos Project this weekend.
The Israeli gymnastics team was out in full force at 48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships that began at Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday....
Former South African cricketer Adam Bacher says that the feeling he experienced when walking out to bat is exactly the same feeling he experiences going to...
Stop doing. Start being - just be there!
The “house mom” of Parktown Boys High in Johannesburg has appealed to the Jewish community to be in court when the judge passes sentence against the...
The Beersheba family whose home was destroyed by a direct hit from a Gazan rocket early on Wednesday has issued a public plea for help to...
There is growing concern within the Community Security Organisation (CSO) about the threat of terrorism in South Africa. This comes after 19 suspects accused of the...
The demonisation of Israel takes many forms. One of the most virulent exploits children, alleging that Israel systematically mistreats, even tortures Palestinian minors. These modern-day blood...
On Monday afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Knesset (Israeli parliament) for 40 minutes after its summer recess. He spoke about a lot of...
As I was driving into work on Wednesday morning – the day we put this newspaper to bed – I heard about the long-range missile that...
