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For retired American lawyer Mark Werner, Israel is the lifeblood of the Jewish people. The son of a Holocaust survivor, he grew up with a strong...
Life has picked up a rhythm. It seems a distant dream that we used to be able to have lunch dates at Frangelicas, or have family...
Near the beginning of South Africa’s lockdown, Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein heard about a member of the community “who owned a small business supporting himself,...
“It was a major victory. All South Africans, except for the die-hard Nats [Nationalist Party supporters] felt a sense of triumph. We’d emerged from some of...
On 19 April, three-year-old Raphi Blatt was living happily under lockdown, surrounded by family and exploring his environment, when the unthinkable happened. Now, the Jewish community...
Much-loved Johannesburg rabbi, Mendel Liberow, 58, said his recovery from the coronavirus was “miraculous” after weeks of uncertainty and a brush with death.
Jaxon Cohen is only 11 years old, but he has already been talent-spotted, played a lead role in the musical Matilda, travelled overseas, caught coronavirus, and...
Last week, we had a full-page advert on page 3, asking for donations to keep publishing the SA Jewish Report. I have since fielded a number...
As if the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the crisis in Israeli politics isn’t enough to keep senior policymakers and military officers awake at night, there’s another...
One of the positive consequences of lockdown for those living in a normal functioning household is time to connect with family members without the pressure of...
South African Jews have a stronger identity and are more religiously inclined than those in Australia or the United Kingdom, according to the findings of the...
South Africans emigrating to Israel are mostly doing so to get out of South Africa, rather than because of a strong desire to live in Israel.
We all have different methods of coping with lockdown, and Cape Town singer and entertainer Dani Bitton’s way is by entertaining others. With theatres closed around...
Every time Johannesburg graphic designer Bryan Maron has gone shopping for the family during lockdown, he has passed an intersection in Morningside where people wait for...
“This is a great example of tikkun olam, which is an ancient Hebrew concept meaning ‘repair the world’. It’s imperative that we continue to take care...
“Death threat: special report: inside the global race to avert a pandemic.” This was the cover of Time magazine of 17 October 2005. I was director...
As the coronavirus crisis deepens, our locked-down community has come together (at a distance) with cash donations and acts of solidarity that are spreading hope to...
Who is holy? Is it the mountain-top mystic, the monk in the monastery, or the guru in the garage?
“Daniel, the things that you’ve requested from me for almost 16 years have been nearly impossible to do. You want me to be strong. You want...
For army veteran Yoseph Haddad, Yom Hazikaron, the day of remembrance for Israel’s fallen soldiers, is especially painful.
When multi-talented artist Rikki Brest exited The Bachelor SA on M-Net recently, she felt relieved. Although she had dreamt it would lead to her finding love,...
Your husband or boyfriend is driving you mad. You want some time out to breathe, but you can’t leave home. The truth is, whether you’re an...
A simple breath of air is the greatest affirmation of life for Talia Isaacs, a 34-year-old double-lung transplant recipient for whom gratitude is a daily practice.
Six weeks of lockdown have imposed a formidable range of challenges upon the South African people, both practical and moral. The moral aspect goes beyond simply...
You know how we read medical articles with the disclaimer that they aren’t offering medical advice, and it would be best to consult a qualified medical...
When Capetonians Neil Plit – a severe asthmatic – and his new wife, Lauren, embarked on their honeymoon in Thailand early in March, they had been...
Rabbi Zalman Kossowsky, an eminent Torah giant who left an indelible mark on the South African Jewish community, passed away this week in Florida in the...
A spoof video of Hitler complaining that he can’t get coffee from Loof in Norwood, and a board game called Secret Hitler sold on takealot.com have...
Saul Tomson, the chief executive of the Chevrah Kadisha, was at home with his family enjoying the second day of Pesach when he received the dreaded...
The South African Jewish community may be getting smaller, but it is stronger than most communities in the world, ensuring that it will survive well into...
When President Cyril Ramaphosa told the nation on Tuesday evening that South Africa was never going to be the same again, his words sent shivers down...
In one of the most spectacular U-turns in Israeli political history, the former army chief and leader of the Blue and White party, Benny Gantz, on...
“I’ve taken strain in every possible way. I’m unable to meet my personal financial obligations and those of the business, where I haven’t been able to...
The close-knit nature of Jewish families and communities and the physical proximity of rituals and customs has led to disproportionately high COVID-19 infection rates among religious...
“Everyone back on the bus!”
Late last month, my board took the difficult decision to close down the educational travel company I co-founded four years ago with Investec. We felt it...
My husband Marc and I believe that as a registered nurse and an advanced life-support paramedic, we need to play our part as essential service workers...
Migration, whether within South Africa or beyond, is on the rise among South African Jewry. Whether they’re relocating to Cape Town or Tel Aviv, South African...
The commonly held belief in the Jewish community that we are under siege from crime isn’t a reflection of reality, according to the newly-released Jewish Community...
“To me, he was just dad, pops, or much as he never warmed to it, my ‘old man’. The world will never be quite the same...
