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In November last year, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) announced that it was bringing Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft’s tenure as country communities’ rabbi to...
We have all heard the term before, and either flinched, cringed, or nodded our heads. The words “apartheid Israel” have become a term so often used...
Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni presented a bitter-sweet budget to Parliament on Wednesday that will have an impact on every one of us, not least in...
I can’t bear bullies! I know I am not alone in having a serious aversion to anyone or any group who tries to make themselves feel...
How to fight terrorism while at the same time not encourage it is a challenge Israel continues to grapple with. Last Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
The first night our power went, we made the best of the experience. My family gathered around the braai, my husband prodded the meat, I sipped...
When Johannesburg Jewry got wind that the Sydenham Shul choir was not going to be singing for the foreseeable future, most were astonished. The choir had...
The Middle East conflict made a backseat appearance at this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate, while more pressing topics of a local nature...
In just eight weeks, Israeli voters head for the polls. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu will be seeking re-election for the fifth time. However this election will...
The White House has re-nominated controversial businesswoman and socialite, Lana Marks, as the next ambassador to South Africa.
(JTA) It was meant to be a diplomatic triumph for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: a much-touted diplomatic summit in Jerusalem on Monday with four central...
Judaism places a moral and ethical obligation on its people to give tzedakah (charity) regularly. The root of the Hebrew word is tzadek meaning a righteous...
President Cyril Ramaphosa offers great hope for South Africa both in his commitment to the constitution as well as his modern outlook. So says Roelf Meyer,...
When paediatrician Tammy Bottner gave birth to her son, she was relaxed about what lay ahead. After all, she looked after babies every day. But what...
Johannesburg-based Jake Michael Singer was among some of the world’s most exciting artists who exhibited in the special SOLO section of the Investec Cape Town Art...
Whether procured from Starbucks, Jozi Blue, or Seattle, coffee is a non-negotiable start to the morning for many of us.
The South African Rabbinical Association, the official body representing South African rabbis across the country, held a significant general meeting towards the end of 2018 to...
South African Jewish Board of Deputies National Director Wendy Kahn last week accompanied a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations (COP)...
It boggles the mind. Why is so much Torah-coverage given to the subject of an elaborate tent-structure called the tabernacle? The verses that relate to the...
It has always amazed me that South African expats around the world refer to themselves as “ex-South Africans”. Meet a Brit living in New York or...
South Africans take it for granted that they live in a large country where the population of 56 million fits easily, and they can drive for...
King David High School Linksfield (KDHSL) launched its “Lashon Tova” campaign with a powerful assembly on 15 February. The campaign, which encourages kindness and mindfulness when...
Generous Killarney Mall shoppers and retail sponsors have managed to collect one-years-worth of stationery for Thembelenkosini Care Givers in Soweto, part of an ongoing initiative to...
Josh Lasker, an ORT Jet beneficiary, is a founding partner and head of development of a robotic nurse named Abby – an automated, self-service, health-screening kiosk.
What does the Cape Town Cycle Race and a mikveh have in common? It is quite simple: Rebbetzin Sara Wineberg of the Marais Road Shul in...
Ofer Cohen, aged 34, literally had the world at his feet when he visited Victoria Falls earlier this month. But that all came to a tragic...
Venezuela’s opposition to renew ties with Israel
In an uncharacteristic move, the Department of International Relations (DIRCO) took down the anti-Israel lobby for attempting to scupper a much-needed multi-billion-rand foreign direct investment (FDI)...
Israel’s most pressing issue is the question of its identity. This will define the upcoming elections and the country’s future, says former deputy speaker of the...
Habonim Dror South Africa has expressed its disappointment that Habonim leaders around the world have not been consulted in a dispute about the movement in Israel.
After years of overseeing the fundraising for numerous organisations within the local Jewish community, the Israel United Appeal – United Communal Fund (IUA/UCF) has restructured its...
Do you know the expression, “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face?” It is a warning against pursuing revenge in a way that will...
This week, 40 years ago, Iran’s military stood down, guaranteeing the Islamic Revolution’s success.
I often ponder about my simple life in Ethiopia. Sometimes I miss the uncomplicated life that we once had. I miss the days of being a...
Thousands of television series grace our small screens, but these days the ones people are talking about are made by and about Israelis.
Among both religious and secular Jews, the ultra-orthodox community is an object of simultaneous fascination and aversion. Men garbed in unvarying black suits and white shirts...
Disabled people make up 19% of the United States’ population and are therefore the largest minority group in the US, according to the website of the...
The day two people publicly promise “to love, honour, and respect” each other is said to be the most romantic day in their life.
For many of us, few meals are considered complete if a dish of hummus is not on the table. Whether it is spooned generously into a...
I’ve mastered several languages in my time, but getting to grips with the Torah and Haftorah tropes and their unique code of arrows, squiggles, and wishbone-shaped...
