click to dowload our latest edition
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
The Boycott Divestment Sanctions SA (BDS-SA) movement has been dealt a serious blow following sexual harassment allegations levelled at its director.
“I’m a heavy sleeper, but when I heard the siren at 05:20 on Monday morning, I woke up like a shot! We ran to our mamad...
The speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, sent a message of support to the 6th Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) conference in Ramallah last week. In...
The Western Cape branch of the South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS) and the South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) have called on the University of...
“Tens of thousands of square kilometres have been destroyed. There is water as far as the eye can see. The road we drove in on was...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has partnered with Gift of the Givers (GOTG) to help those affected by deadly Cyclone Idai that struck...
The most common question I’ve been asked this week is why the Iron Dome missile defence system didn’t shoot down the rocket fired at central Israel...
As visuals of the horrific conditions in Mozambique following the cyclone flickered on screens around South Africa over the past week or so, I could not...
One of the more challenging aspects of modern Jewish communal life is how to engage teens in their Judaism post Barmitzvah and Batmitzvah.
You could cut the tension with a knife. As we travelled on Route 4 to the Gaza border late on Tuesday night, it was like crossing...
Fitted with cameras trained in all directions, shiny poles have appeared on street corners across Johannesburg suburbs over the past few months. The purpose: to reduce...
A lone man walked onto a darkened stage, his ginger fuzz barely visible in the faded light. A solo minstrel with only a guitar and a...
(JTA) Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, had heard one too many of his Republican colleagues talk about anti-Semitism on the left – and it...
While it might be considered impertinent to ask a South African who they will vote for, most Israelis are upfront about their political preferences.
In 1981, Prime Minister Menachem Begin was standing for re-election. He had come to power in a surprise victory in 1977 over the Labour Party, but...
The late David Bowie said that “everybody in the world should own a Beezy Bailey”, and this may now be possible with the local artist launching...
Questions like how to recognise a dagga plant, what to do if you get high on cannabis oil, and whether it helps to cure insomnia are...
Amidst the aroma of roasting coffee beans, local radio personality Howard Feldman shared a lesson in optimism with an eager audience at Starbucks Melrose Arch in...
In this week’s parshah, the time arrived for Aaron and his children to take their privileged places as the Kohanim in the tabernacle. Aaron is asked...
Akiva College in Umhlanga Rocks recently opened the Jean and Charles Kluk Judaica Centre, sponsored by the Kluk family in memory of their beloved parents.
We would all be just that bit happier to give charity if it is quick, safe and hassle free because we lead busy lives. The Chev...
The Women’s International Zionist Organisation’s (WIZO’s) most recent forum on 19 March discussed vital issues affecting the Jewish community in South Africa. These include the downgrading...
In the early years of this century, attempted boycotts of Israeli universities and academics emerged as a new weapon against the Jewish state. At the institutional...
The academic boycott of Israel by the University of Cape Town (UCT) is closer than it has ever been. The boycott has been approved by students...
There was a reminder of apartheid’s madness on 11 February. Five hundred former residents and families of District Six in Cape Town – proclaimed a “whites...
If Kevin Musikanth’s name has a certain ring to it, it’s not surprising. King David Linksfield’s new director of rugby says that the original family name...
Salome Hurwitz excelled at the 35th South African Masters National Championship in Port Elizabeth. Hurwitz, who is over 70, took home four gold medals for individual...
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
The University of Cape Town (UCT) senate passed a resolution on 15 March saying that it “would not enter into any formal relationships with Israeli academic...
Anti-Israel bias draws scorn in Geneva Hundreds of people from cities throughout Europe demonstrated in front of the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, protesting the Human...
While the world is still reeling from the horror of the terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, last Friday, it may seem a little removed for...
Veteran journalist Professor Anton Harber says he was furious when he heard his name was included on a list of people who had been spied on...
The battle against Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is frequently thwarted because Israel advocacy gets lost in translation.
“I was emailed a letter that I was going to be made a Knight of the National Order of Merit by France,” says Professor Bonita Meyersfeld...
“The Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) has 27 000 members who gather every year in a different destination. For us, our conference in Cape Town was not...
One of the ways in which people best cope with stress is humour. So, when two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv last week – one...
The date 15 March has historically been an unlucky day. It all started when Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by his closest allies,...
As elections approach in Israel, many who care deeply for its future hope for positive change in the status quo. Sadly, in South Africa, the current...
The Dutch Reformed Church’s policy opposing the recognition of same-sex marriages was outlawed this month in a judgment handed down in the North Gauteng High Court.
“One in 10 children in South Africa will be abused before the age of 18.” This was the message from Rozanne Sack, the co-founder of Koleinu...
