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When a former ultra-Orthodox student at the illustrious Ponevezh Yeshiva created one of Israel’s biggest international television series, he was worried he would be ostracised by...
In my National Chairman’s message delivered at last month’s South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) Gauteng Council conference, I applauded the outgoing council for providing...
“You do the most vital work for the community, and we are all so grateful. You are literally out there saving lives, lifting up families, giving...
We all complain frequently about the corruption of the African National Congress (ANC), but what really caused it? Could Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s ban on cigarettes and alcohol...
Ronan Keating sang, “Life is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it”, and never before has this been more true than over these past five months. Not...
My mother is very much a doer. She would venture into the ashrams of India and visit strangers in hospitals to spread love and healing. This...
Surprising though it may seem, COVID-19 hasn’t dampened the thriving dating scene across the Johannesburg Jewish community. Lonely hearts are finding love in spite of social...
Kicking people out of one’s seat in shul, and being kicked out of someone else’s seat, as unpleasant as both interactions are, seem to be a...
What do amusement parks, fizzy drinks, ice cream, women’s makeup, and the suburb of Killarney have in common? They were all introduced into South Africa by...
When Rabbi Menachem Bombach turned 20, he had no knowledge of the Hebrew or English alphabet, couldn’t do basic maths, and only spoke Yiddish. This was...
As if the Middle East wasn’t already complicated enough, the events of 2020 have added yet another dimension of complication to the region. Historic peace treaties,...
On 24 August 2019, a 19-year-old female student at the University of Cape Town named Uyinene Mrwetyana was brutally raped and murdered by a male employee...
Before COVID-19, the World Health Organization declared 2020 International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife to honour Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing and...
A South African doctor in Chicago has made spinal surgery history through the use of futuristic technology. King David alumnus, Dr Frank Phillips, used the technology...
The mitzvah of hearing the shofar daily is integral to the month of Elul, which occurs from now until Rosh Hashanah. And it isn’t easy, not...
“I can’t believe I’m still protesting about this,” reads one of the thousands of different posters carried by women protesters in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, this...
A hundred South Africans have made aliyah since lockdown began in March, as South Africa’s economic and political future remain a strong “push factor” for Jews...
“In a big crisis, the world turns to social science,” said Dan Ariely, the renowned Israeli-American professor of psychology and behavioural economics at Duke University. “We...
Following the police raid in Kliprivier two weeks ago that may have uncovered a Gauteng-based terrorist cell linked to ISIS (Islamic State), the question remains if...
Emigration is expected to increase in the months and years ahead as South Africans struggle to survive in a battered economy and volatile political climate exacerbated...
The announcement by the president of progress to lockdown level 2 from 18 August and the consequent lifting of the great majority of infection-control restrictions has...
Yeshiva College held its first virtual assembly at school on Thursday, 20 August. Pupils watched the assembly from class, showing how the school has had to...
It pains me to write this. It pained me to speak about it on my show, and even more so to discuss it with my family....
At the first post-conference Gauteng Council meeting on 24 August, Professor Karen Milner was elected chairperson, and Harold Jacobs and Dani Mofsovitz vice-chairpersons. I congratulate them...
As widespread international support for the recent deal to normalise diplomatic ties between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel continues to grow, the South African...
The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) and Zionist youth movements Bnei Akiva, Habonim, Netzer, and Betar are in discussion with medical and security advisors about the...
The Emunah Batmitzvah Course has thrived this year in spite of the challenging circumstances. The course, run by Jayde Ronthal and Diasha Gershuni, is part of...
King David High School Victory Park (KDVP) last week appointed its student representative council (SRC) for 2020/2021 following a rigorous selection process which involved voting by...
The Jewish National Fund of South Africa distributed 500 food parcels to the Mamelodi community in Tshwane on 11 August with the assistance of volunteers from...
Emeritus Professor Howard Phillips sees 1948 to 1968 as the golden age of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) medical school, as well as the best...
True freedom can be found in your own mind, and the key to unlocking it is in your pocket. No matter how dire life may be,...
A husband turns to his wife after leaving a party, and asks if she noticed an acquaintance of theirs. His wife asks, “Are you referring to...
On Thursday, the news broke that Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had agreed to a full normalisation of relations, the first peace treaty between...
In a heart-wrenching post on the Joburg Jewish Mommies Facebook group last week, Tracy-Lee Langlois shared the tragedy of having passed COVID-19 on to her mother,...
Aimee Chiat, Herzlia Constantia’s foundation phase head of department, has taken a step that some might say is risky, but has been met by relief by...
Menashe Selamolela wants to ensure that the Jewish community continues to fight antisemitism and contribute positively to South Africa. He is a member of the Lemba...
Debbie Meyer grew up close to her grandmother, who was fortunate enough to have escaped Nazi Germany before the horrors of the Holocaust. However, when she...
This week, there’s undoubtedly a slight lifting of spirits in the country. Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to level-two lockdown, we are all feeling a move...
We were preparing for the pandemic to hit us, and had anticipated that in the worst-case scenario, we could have hospital beds in our reception area,...
As the epicentre of COVID-19 moves to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), five people have died from the virus in the tiny Durban Jewish community of 1 800, all...
