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Members of the community – among others – this week flocked to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital following rumours that the COVID-19 jab was available to...
Toxic politics doesn’t always torpedo good ideas. In spite of the well-known tension between the South African and Israeli governments over the Palestinian conflict, Israel’s world-leading...
“We are becoming George Orwell’s Animal Farm in South Africa, where some animals are more equal than others. People think they are above the law. We...
As South African Jews, we appreciate what it means to be Jewish. We appreciate how Judaism enriches our homes and families, how it connects us to...
It’s no coincidence that Shavuot takes place just after we read the portion of Torah called Bamidbar (In the desert). It’s the beginning of the book...
If you tell anyone that you have heard the voice of G-d speaking to you, they might give you the name of a good therapist. But...
SNICKERS CHEESECAKE The Woolies cream cheese in the silvery box works best. It looks like Philadelphia cheese. Be careful not to buy smooth cottage cheese. Snickers...
Next week is the Jewish festival of Shavuot, Pentecost, when we read the biblical book of Ruth, whose theme is kindness. These two things coming together...
There’s a well-known adage attributed to the founder of the Chassidic movement that bears reflection. Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov was a hidden mystic who lived...
We love round numbers. The celebration of decades, half centuries, and centuries always takes on special significance. Next week, on Shavuot, we will celebrate, for the...
A zaida’s wit and wisdom, the measured acumen of a South African private equity pioneer, and the strength-in-vulnerability of a cancer survivor are some of the...
They say that behind every great man is a great woman, and in the case of Sarah Goldblatt and the Afrikaans literary legend CJ [Cornelis Jacobus]...
When your grandmother isn’t given the care she needs, it will probably have an impact on you. For Lethabo Selowe, the nursing unit manager at Sandringham...
Works from 40 years of international superstar William Kentridge’s career go under the hammer this month. The 14 exciting lots by the pre-eminent South African artist...
Shavuot begins this Sunday night, and the highlight of the festival – apart from cheesecake – is the reading of the ten commandments in synagogues on...
I keep trying to muster up notable outrage at the South African government for its one sided and biased approach to Israel. I keep trying to...
As we count down the final days to Shavuot, we are also keeping an anxious eye on events in the Middle East, where after a long...
King David Pre-Primary School Victory Park’s senior group had an enjoyable outing to the Victory Park Shul last week, accompanied by Rabbi Azriel Uzvolk. Shavuot is...
King David High School Victory Park celebrated Yom Yerushalayim on Monday, 10 May, with a special assembly that highlighted the holiness and beauty of this city,...
Seven hundred families in financial difficulty in the community can now enjoy Shavuot treats including cheesecake, mac n cheese, and pizza thanks to generous monetary and...
Jewish rescue and recovery organisation Zaka SA has been awarded a medal of bravery by the Gauteng province for its assistance with the fire in the...
I live in the United States, and recently found a letter and postcard that my late mother had shown me many years ago, but we didn’t...
Nuance, context, fact checking, and, above all, reflecting both sides of the story when the issues are sharply contested, are the sine qua non of professional...
It’s time to start making December holiday plans ️, – but who will have us? Most airlines ️ have stopped flying to South Africa, and many...
Shavuot presents the perfect opportunity to indulge! We have therefore gathered various culinary wizards to bake up a storm and show us how it’s done. Join...
Yohanatan Hevroni was so excited about going to Mount Meron for Lag B’Omer after not having been there for seven years, he arranged a bus for...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has called for a face-to-face meeting with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) to resolve tensions following the recent...
On Monday, Israel implemented a ban on its citizens travelling to South Africa, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Brazil, India, Mexico, and Turkey amidst fears of COVID-19 variants. But...
As the dust settles after the Mount Meron disaster, questions will be asked about how it happened and why. Local expert Professor Efraim Kramer says stopping...
Minister of State Security Ayanda Dlodlo said South Africa was ready to deal with any security threat, and wouldn’t remain neutral in the face of potential...
Israeli scientists have uncovered secrets of our evolution deep in a cave in the Kalahari Desert. A group of scholars from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s...
When it came to the tragic events at Mount Meron over Lag B’Omer, the writing was on the wall, say many who have written and spoken...
This Sunday, there is one South African-born mother who won’t be celebrating Mother’s Day. Tanya Hevroni, who is the mother of three little girls, is mourning...
Brandon Regenbaum, who was shot in the face following a foiled robbery at Melrose Arch on Easter Monday, said this week it was “a miracle” he...
As Port Elizabeth community stalwart Isaac Rubin reflects on his 90th year, his life story emerges as a portrait of this once thriving, now diminishing, but...
(JTA) When I was very young, what motivated me to go to shul on Shabbat morning was the fire station two houses away from the synagogue....
There are few people more precious in our lives than our mothers. So, to celebrate Mother’s Day, we asked moms on Joburg Jewish Mommies to send...
After crossing from Robben Island to Blouberg Beach, deaf swimmer Ariella Levin’s grandmother Irene Marx has only one way to describe her beloved grandchild: “You are...
A friendship that started more than 50 years ago in South Africa has sown the seeds for remarkable philanthropic success in two different continents. Best friends...
Tragedy struck in Meron, Israel, last week. Dozens of deaths and injuries in a horrific collapse as thousands were celebrating the joyous day of Lag B’Omer....
