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An Israeli company is assisting local government authorities to transform toxic water to healthy drinking water in what could be a game-changer for South Africa as...
A young, pregnant Jewish woman walks down a London street without a care in the world. Behind her, a man strides purposefully, quickening his steps as...
“Citizens of Israel – thank you!” wrote Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Hebrew on Twitter shortly after Israeli polls closed on Tuesday night, 23 March....
Albert Einstein said, “If you don’t believe in miracles, you are simply unrealistic.” This was a motto of late Israeli President Shimon Peres and is a...
Stretching from Libya in the north to Mozambique in the south, from Mali in the west to Somalia in the east, over the past two decades,...
Clive Mashishi is a man on a mission. A former construction worker, he left his job to educate local communities about the Holocaust, Israel, antisemitism, and...
As I prepared for our tiny seders last Pesach and we were just settling into this strange experience called lockdown, I told my sons it wouldn’t...
The late Flora Hovsha, 95, didn’t ask for much when she was alive, her family said. But she had a lifelong wish to be buried next...
The past few months haven’t been easy for our kids, with restrictions on in-person interaction severely limiting the range of youth-movement activities they are used to....
Jews continue to play a pivotal role in securing democracy in post-apartheid South Africa, their values and social consciousness central to the democratic project. So say...
Tali Nates, the founder and executive director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC), has received an international award for her part in South Africa’s...
“I never set out to achieve things or make a name for myself. Whatever happened, happened by good fortune,” says Captain Selwyn “Scully” Levin, whose name...
She underwent a heart operation at the age of four, so Lily Senior knows the meaning of courage. Now 13, she is helping other children conquer...
Tony Leon has never been one to mince words. Ever since he became involved in politics in the Progressive Federal Party, the former leader of the...
One of the traditional songs from the Pesach Haggadah which has become hugely popular in recent years is Vehi Sheamdah. An original version composed by Yonatan...
For the past few weeks, my family and I have been doing something really special. We’ve been getting together every Sunday night, sitting around the table,...
If you’re looking to add some novelty to your Pesach seder, why not consider bringing Hitler’s Haggadah to your table? Before you express outrage, rest assured...
At the heart of the story of Exodus lies the bond between sister and brother. Indeed, “Miriam nurtured Moshe and Moshe, later in life, prayed for...
We will soon be singing the songs of Hallel at the Passover seder. Although we sing Hallel many times in the year, the line from Psalm...
I’m sure many of you remember the childhood song, “The wheels of the bus go round and round, round and round”? It’s one of my favourite...
As a child, the seder is about staying up really late, but for many adults, it’s about how quickly you can get to bed. Youthful wonder...
One seder practice has always held a special mystique for me. It’s the point when Prophet Elijah’s cup is filled and the door is opened to...
Narrating the tale of the exodus from the Haggadah at the Passover table is at its essence a ritual of storytelling, which psychologists say can be...
The Jews may have wandered through the desert for 40 years after escaping slavery, but that’s not where the term “wandering Jew” originates. In fact, it’s...
Romi Rabinowitz comes from a large, close Jewish family, and learned how to cook and entertain from her mom, mom-in-law, grannies, and aunties. Cooking and stylish...
Uncertainty about what Pesach entertaining holds for us this year has detracted from my normal plan-400-weeks-in-advance personality type. Last year, it was pretty much “let’s all...
What do chametz, COVID-19, and Netflix tidying guru Marie Kondo have in common? They’re all contributing to the current cleaning craze. As we comb our houses...
Pesach is again here. Another yom tov under the confines of the pandemic, though this time, baruch Hashem, the end is in sight. We are on...
Celebrating Passover, I’ve been reminded of a very odd feature of the biblical story. Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as...
One could find fewer more appropriate metaphors for the story of the Jewish people than that of a long and rigorous marathon in which the baton...
It’s no coincidence, our sages say, that much of the story of the exodus revolves around water. Jewish babies are cast into the river Nile, and...
If you thought that the Pesach seder experience was universal and uniform, think again. While many of us may be used to a standard routine, communities...
I wrote before Purim about the masks that we wear. Not just the COVID-19 ones, but the permanent ones that hide our true selves. And I...
Don’t you dare open the pot while they are boiling; use a kochleffel (traditional cooking spoon) and a bit of this and a bit of that;...
Pesach is a time of miracles, matzah, and memories. It’s also a time for families to come together, and the seder is one of the most-observed...
As South African Jewry gather around the seder table to commemorate the exodus from Egypt this Saturday night, it will also be a poignant reminder of...
“And you shall inscribe them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates in order that your days may increase and the days of...
Grade 7 pupils at King David Victory Park Primary School recently packed 80 bags for mothers and their newborns to be delivered to the Edenvale Hospital....
King David Linksfield pupil Shiri Kaplan has won the Chapman University of California’s annual Holocaust Creative Writing Competition in 2021 for a poem submitted while the...
It isn’t easy to imagine what the Jews went through in getting out of Egypt and wandering the desert for 40 years, but the Chevrah Kadisha...
