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Some Jews leaving Glenhazel are choosing to live slightly off the beaten track. Areas like Magaliessig, Greenstone, and Fourways are putting themselves on the Jewish map,...
Gal Lusky, the founder of Israel Flying Aid (IFA), doesn’t ask permission to go and save people. She and her organisation do what needs to be...
I read the purported justification given by orthodox Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein for the Beth Din’s decision to bar the rabbinate from participating at Limmud...
For many years, I had become quite distant, if not alienated, from Jewish life. And then, Limmud happened. I suddenly discovered a diverse, exciting, non-judgemental space...
I have the privilege of being an American married into a South African family, and have been impressed by the cohesiveness and kindness manifested by South...
In the wake of the tragic death of Adam Seef, it’s worth keeping in mind the power of words. Although the outpouring of compassion and calls...
In difficult circumstances, you produce a really fine community newspaper. It gives us a rare opportunity to explore diverse views.
While South African-born Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis does support Limmud in England, his predecessor, the popular Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, boycotted it.
(JTA) Farrakhan ‘termite’ tweet removed A 2018 tweet in which Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan compared Jews to termites is no longer available on Twitter.
The information age has given us an unprecedented ability to understand ourselves, one another, and the world around us. I’m a person with eclectic interests, and...
The recently concluded Nahum Goldmann Fellowship Programme (NGFP), this year held in Israel, once again brought together a broad range of up-and-coming young Jewish leaders from...
I hated last week’s SA Jewish Report. I hated the fact that it covered the alleged fraud of a religious Jew. I hated that the lead...
What would the contents of your dustbin tell a stranger about your life? There has been much talk in South Africa lately about the rubbish of...
Following the success of the 2019 Bidvest Sports Quiz in April, event organiser Mscsports handed a cheque of R400 000 to the event’s beneficiary, the Selwyn...
Students put up impressive stalls at King David Victory Park Primary School’s annual Grade 5 Market Day last Thursday.
Torah Academy Boys High School held an action-packed five-day Shabbaton recently next to the Blyde River Canyon in Hoedspruit.
These are trying times for Ronen Cohen, the convenor of SA Maccabi’s futsal delegation heading to Budapest for the European Maccabi Games at the end of...
“I have finally reached rock bottom. I feel so alone no matter how many people I am surrounded by and cared for by.”
The South African Jewish community last week was shocked by allegations of a yet another fraudulent investment scheme targeting community members, and run by one of...
The trustees of country communities and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) met last Sunday to plot the way forward following the board’s announcement...
An imposing and colourful sign calling on passers-by to “Be Kind” was erected this week on the busy intersection of Oxford and Bolton Road in Rosebank.
Did you know the halacha does not prohibit the consumption of the whole hindquarter of a cow? Only the sciatic nerve, certain fats, and blood vessels...
When the news of Adam Seef’s death started filtering into this community, there was disbelief and shock across the board.
The rallying call, “Black lives matter!” was heard again this week. But it didn’t emanate from American cities like Ferguson, Baltimore, and New York – or...
I would like to take this opportunity to share my thoughts and some important context to the decision taken by South African rabbis more than ten...
The teen suicide rate is the highest it has been in the past two decades, according to recent international studies.
Mooz Brothers, one of Johannesburg’s best-loved kosher bakeries and eateries, closed its doors this week.
Not everyone gets to be up close and personal with three presidents. Adrienne Cohen has done just that. Before your mind goes to places it shouldn’t,...
Krav Maga, a unique martial art forged in Bratislava in response to anti-Semitism in the 1930s, is now practised all over the world.
When news of the terrorist attacks on the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch broke on 15 March, it left New Zealand reeling.
(JTA) In April, Israeli police announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man in Beit Shemesh accused of multiple counts of child sexual assault.
It is a fact that only 5% of killers worldwide are female. “They are outliers, and their stories are far more fascinating than their murderous male...
Having trained in an “illegal” multiracial karate dojo (martial arts space) during apartheid, Kerry Saloner was never allowed to compete. Now 46 and living in Australia,...
It’s never easy to go against the grain, especially when it comes to your relationship with Judaism. But those on a religious journey sometimes move towards...
When Sara Evian and Balu Nivison met on a women’s tour of Israel about nine years ago, they could never have imagined that they would land...
Art gallery owner Avital Lang has spent ten years running workshops at Pollsmoor Prison. Getting to know prisoners and helping them to discover their artistic talent...
(JTA) A 23-year-old East Bay, San Francisco, man who threatened to murder “over 30” Jews and police officers on a gaming website, wants his gun back.
It’s time for us to stop avoiding the conversation about homosexuality and orthodox Judaism. Children are dying while we pretend that there is no need to...
The ongoing saga about the possible indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for fraud and breach of trust has surprising tentacles, some connected to SA.
As reported elsewhere in this issue, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ restructuring of its country communities department has taken an encouraging turn. At a...
