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Amulets, exorcisms, and incantations might seem the stuff of fantasy, yet they aren’t foreign to Jewish life. Since the days of the Tanach, the relationship between...
Rosh Hashanah is more than just a holiday. It’s Judgement Day. That’s why the traditional greeting at this time is not “happy holiday”, “good yom tov”...
On 7 September 2019, a new Facebook group sprang into existence. At the time of writing, #ImStaying had 118 000 members, and was growing every hour.
Even during times of persecution, oppression, expulsion, and hardship, Jews found ways to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – often at great risk.
(JTA) Rosh Hashanah menus, while traditional and delicious, can also get a little stale year after year. With Israeli food trending across the globe, now is...
Impress your friends and family with these little-known facts about the Jewish new year.
While Rosh Hashanah reminds us that G-d is the “true judge”, there’s no denying the fact that as human beings, we often judge one another. How...
In these tough economic times, lavish Yom Tov and breaking-of-the-fast meals are often a thing of the past. But just because your budget is tight doesn’t...
(JTA) What did I do to deserve the child who doesn’t eat when she’s supposed to – if she eats at all – who doesn’t sleep...
(JTA) A lot happened in 1989. The Berlin Wall fell, the Iron Curtain crumbled, and a young political theorist named Francis Fukuyama announced that with Western...
What are the chances of two Jewish guys from Cape Town making it big in the New York fashion world? Quite good, it seems. Sivan Miller...
I recently made the mistake of stopping on orange in Joburg, instead of speeding up to beat the red light. The guy behind me slammed his...
If ballgowns, bouillabaisse, and Bates mean anything to you, chances are you’re a fan of the hit series, Downton Abbey. The release of the long-awaited film...
Once a trade for a nice Jewish boy, diamond cutting and polishing in South Africa no longer is.
The opening of Beit Luria on 8 September 2019 was a dream come true for its founders.
Renowned Israeli pianist Dr Michael Tsalka performed Mozart’s piano concerti nos 20 and 25 at the Brooklyn Theatre in Pretoria on 15 September.
The Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) recently partnered with pupils from Yeshiva College High School in Johannesburg to assemble custom-designed wheelchairs, which were given to children...
Alwyn Uys, guest speaker at Herzlia Middle and High Schools’ recent Sports Awards, inspired the audience with a story of how he triumphed over adversity to...
King David High School Linksfield dominated the stage of the Inter-High Dance awards last Thursday, winning in four categories: dance, choreography, theme dance, and best overall.
King David Linksfield has had a successful rugby season, the highlights of which include the 1st XV being awarded a silver medal in the Pirates School...
Grade 6 pupils at King David Senior Primary Linksfield have partnered with Summerwood Primary School in a special, voluntary after school extra-mural activity called Collaborate and...
Shaun Sacks of NGO Monitor takes issue with non-governmental organisations working for human rights in Israel. His critique is disingenuous, and based on innuendo rather than...
In the past two weeks, South Africa has once again been shaken to its core by the horror of widespread violence against “foreigners”. Under the auspices...
Theatre director Sylvaine Strike; actress, voice, and text specialist Gina Shmukler; choreographer Phumlani Mndebele; and the first-year students of the Market Theatre Laboratory have created Eclipsed,...
Quick Trivial Pursuit question: “How many Israeli teams have competed in the Olympics?”
People tend to be suspicious of change. The thinking goes that if things have worked well enough in the past, why not carry on as before?...
I have never fasted well. From a young age, the mere thought that I would have to do so filled me with anxiety and stress. It...
What is it about a piece of fabric with patterns and colours that can make people rush into battle and get killed? Millions have died in...
Gandhi Rosh Hashanah greeting found in archives A Rosh Hashanah greeting written by Mahatma Gandhi on the day that the Nazis invaded Poland has been discovered...
This week's Torah portion, Nitzavim, is always read on the Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah. There are so many things about this portion that connect it to...
Lawyers are advising the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in laying criminal charges after a Johannesburg man went on a shameless anti-Semitic, racist, and...
The boyfriend of the Israeli woman who was raped at a backpackers’ lodge in Graskop, Mpumalanga, two weeks ago says she “isn’t stable at all”, and...
Media stalwart Anton Harber is the latest target of a racial attack on Twitter, having been accused of defending racists seemingly because he is white.
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has criticised the “dishonest tactics” being used to imply support for a University of Cape Town (UCT) academic...
Seven people around the world have reportedly died from a vape-linked lung condition, and about 450 others are believed to be affected by it, according to...
I fear for our youth, what with the ugly face of social media. This week, there seems – unwittingly – to be a theme to this...
After a decade in power, incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might soon have to vacate the country’s top office.
The results of the second Israeli election this year are still fresh and undetermined. It seems like a deadlock. None of the major parties can easily...
Terry Kurgan won the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction earlier this month, for her book Everyone is Present, a fundamentally Jewish book. The SA Jewish Report...
Minimum sentences have no effect on curbing crime, but long sentences aren’t the answer either, Emeritus Justice Edwin Cameron told the Annual Rabinowitz Lecture at the...
