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The thrill-a-minute Rugby 7s have captured the hearts of fans around the world. The Blitzbokke, South Africa’s national Rugby 7s team, ranks second in the world,...
Crawford College Sandton is extremely proud of Grade 9 student Jayden Symanowitz who came eighth in Gauteng in the Junior Secondary Schools’ category in the Wits...
In spite of the disruptions of 2020, 28 students at King David High School Victory Park participated in the Wits Mathematics Competition in the third quarter,...
On Friday, starting at 12:10, 101.9 Chai FM will be broadcasting the third in a four-part radio series, titled Abraham’s Children that looks at similarities and...
It’s that time of the year when we are asked to consider the past 12 months, and then look towards the next. It’s never easy to...
Although in theory I’m not offended if anyone depicts Nazis as blubbering idiots, I stay away from jokes about the Holocaust. Why? Because they’re not funny....
Coming up with an activity for international Mizvah Day on 15 November was a no-brainer for the Gauteng Progressive movement, whose members spent the day cleaning...
Zac Abel, the son of Raella Abel and Chris Purcell, and the grandson of Myrna Nel and David Abel, has been selected as the 2021 SACS...
The Embassy of Israel in South Africa has joined Fight Back SA, a non-profit organisation focused on the empowerment of women and children, to provide free...
In this week’s Torah portion, we read that Jacob journeyed to his mother’s family in Haran while on the run from his murderous brother Esau. As...
“The discovery of botulinum toxin (Botox) as a cosmetic treatment was a ‘a happy accident’,” says Dr Jemma Simpson, a doctor working in the field of...
(JTA) This year’s Grammy Awards will almost certainly be different from past years, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But in spite of the lack of detail...
After this tough year, we all want our traditional summer holiday, but even making that annual trip to Plettenberg Bay or Cape Town is no longer...
Ettie Buch has been an active member of Bnoth Zion (BZ) WIZO (the Women’s International Zionist Association) in Cape Town for 72 years, so it’s fitting...
Taking its popular name from a pair of cast-iron lions flanking its entrance, the Lion’s Shul in Doornfontein has been part of Jewish life in Johannesburg...
Ten years ago, genetic tests carried out by British scientists revealed that many of the Lemba tribe in Southern Africa have Jewish origins. While that may...
In spite of fears of COVID-19 and doctors pleading for it to be cancelled, the matric end-of-year Rage is going ahead as planned. The annual event...
“We need a return to journalism not as a commercial enterprise but as a sustainable public service. That’s what gives it importance and value in our...
While there have never been more dating apps, platforms, and websites, Jewish singles wanting to get married still struggle to meet their beshert (soul mate) who...
A representative of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has warned of a rising trend of extremism and hate in the United States (US) and across the globe...
A staple in any self-respecting South African kitchen, rooibos tea hasn’t always had the widespread popularity it enjoys nowadays. Once considered an inferior substitute for black...
Jews instinctively know what it’s like to be a wandering people, longing for home, and travel agent Vanessa Frankal recognised this when she encountered Gabriel Mambe...
For many years, word had it that if journalist and author Suzanne Belling didn’t know you, you weren’t part of the Jewish community. Such was the...
Rachel Kolisi may be a devoted Christian, but her connection to Judaism and Jewish history means that she feels a strong link to our community. This...
Making light of a tough situation is mostly acceptable and, I guess, understandable. Sometimes we need to find the humorous side to uncomfortable or unpleasant situations,...
Only 21% of Israelis reported that they would agree to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first round of a vaccine rollout, according to a study...
Forensic investigator David Klatzow, who for three decades campaigned to reopen the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid activist Ashley Kriel in 1987, welcomes the news...
A spoof video which depicts Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein as Adolf Hitler has been doing the rounds on social media. Though it’s intended to be...
A video created by South African musician David Scott (known as The Kiffness) this week comparing the rise of the Nazi Party to that of the...
(JTA) United States (US) Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris’ Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff, has made history as he will be the first Jewish spouse of a president or...
The Jewish Agency for Israel this week launched a support system to help Jews around the world handle the continuing coronavirus crisis and other emergency situations....
Kerri Marks has never entered a beauty pageant before, but was recently chosen as one of the top 25 in the Mrs South Africa competition. Possibly...
Monday was International Tolerance Day. It was apparently borne in 1996, when the United Nations General Assembly invited UN member states to observe the day each...
Not even a pandemic can stop aspirant young writers from pursuing their dreams. Seventeen King David High School Victory Park students from Grades 9-12 entered the...
Yeshiva College Boys High School has appointed Rabbi Meir Zaiden as menahel at the school. Zaiden is tasked with professionalising the limudei kodesh curriculum, providing clear leadership for limudei...
A while ago, I had the privilege of attending meetings with fellow rabbis. It was a mixture of business and retreat. There was so much to...
So many in our community have lost their jobs since the onset of lockdown. We have invited people in this position to send in their details...
Every so often, hackles are raised when those seeking to discredit their political or ideological opponents resort to making factually incorrect and insensitive analogies with Nazism...
As matric starts to draw to a close, I could describe how difficult it was adjusting to writing exams while wearing a mask, or how I...
Hundreds of people from across the world paid their respects to the late Rabbi Avraham Tanzer, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva College, at a memorial tribute held...
