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At the beginning of November, the Kay family celebrated the happiest of simchas in Israel – the wedding of Avi and Devorah Kay’s eldest son. Three...
In times of darkness, it’s easy to fall into a pit of despair instead of fighting for the light. The murder of South African Eli Kay...
Antisemitism experts have spoken out against racism following a despicable rant by a young man on TikTok last week. Charges have been laid against TikTok user...
“If she goes through with it, she’s definitely a hero.” So said former Miss Iraq, social activist Sarah Idan, who has repeatedly come out in support...
COVID-19 cases have increased over the past three weeks in South Africa, especially in Gauteng, but the vast majority in hospital are unvaccinated, according to experts....
There are some people out there who believe the Jewish community is paranoid and sees antisemitism in everything. There was a time when even I thought...
When we hear the phrase “gender-based violence” (GBV), we automatically think people mean violence against women. But this is a mistake. In fact, the term GBV...
I didn’t know Eli Kay. I know that he worked at the Kotel, that he was 25, that he was carrying a Likutei Sichos when he...
Veteran investigative journalist and media trainer, Raymond “Ray” Joseph, has always believed that journalists should fight for justice with their pens not the courts. But that...
It’s noteworthy that two days after British Interior Minister Priti Patel announced that she was banning the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, Eliyahu David Kay was shot...
“I marvel at the miracle of modern medicine and unbelievable human kindness,” says advocate Gerald Farber, 73, who has a new lease on life after a...
Many stories begin with the setting of a “dark and stormy night”. The difference, in this case, is that this story is true. It was a...
Eliyahu David Kay is a hero of the Jewish people. He was murdered in Jerusalem this week for only one reason: being a Jew. He was...
Have you ever heard of Samuel Pierpont Langley? I hadn’t before listening to author and organisational consultant Simon Sinek talk about “How great leaders inspire action”....
Most of us use candles for lighting the chanukiah, but our sages lauded the use of olive oil. The reasons for this are more revealing than...
Chanukah means indulging in tempting sufganiyot and other delicacies. The SA Jewish Report asked two of our favourite food maestros to give us their favourite Chanukah...
It’s the key question to a more stable South Africa – can Eskom keep the lights on? In the Chanukah story, one drop of oil lasted...
You have all heard the joke many times before. The summary of all Jewish holidays: “They tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat.” To a...
There’s a lot about Chanukah that speaks to where we are in South Africa’s young democracy right now. And it starts, like many Jewish discussions, with...
And just like that, after a blessed four months in which the Jewish community of South Africa got married, had Batmitzvahs and Barmitzvahs, danced the Horah...
When you think of the word “light”, what comes to mind? Brightness? Warmth? Clarity? Soulfulness? Joy? Vibrancy? How about all the above? Light can mean many...
Stoicism is the new black. Ryan Holiday, the modern day stoic, has become a personal guru to many, and Marcus Eurelius’ Meditations is flying off the...
“Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights.” The immortal lyrics of actor/singer-songwriter Adam Sandler may not strictly reflect reality – at least...
“Should I take a patient off a medical ventilator?” “How do I balance a mother’s desired method of childbirth with what’s best for her baby?” “Do...
It’s ironic that traditional Chanukah desserts include rugelach (sweet pastries made from cream-cheese dough) and sufganiyot (doughnuts) even though Jews and dairy tend not to get...
South African-born Greg Joseph is the only Jewish kicker in the National Football League (NFL), and has been for years now. Last Sunday, he revelled in...
He was an architect, a developer, a sportsman, a philanthropist, a Zionist, and supporter of the Indian resistance movement (Satyagraha), but Hermann Kallenbach is best known...
I hadn’t thought of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem Ulysses for some years. And yet, there I was in the middle of a conversation with Avi Kay,...
Our community was shocked and grief-stricken to learn over the weekend that one of its own young members, Eliyahu David Kay, had been fatally wounded in...
This month can certainly use some light. Our community has experienced the emotional toll of terrible losses in the past days and weeks. It almost feels...
Yeshiva College’s sports day last week was the highlight of the school year, with track, soccer, netball, and swimming making up the day’s events. Medals were...
Jaryd Raizon of The Knowledge Trust won first prize at the Shining Light Awards ceremony, held at the Studeo in Woodstock, Cape Town. This is the...
Steven Klagsbrun has been honoured with a meritorious service award in recognition of a lifetime of expertise and service as honorary attorney to Pretoria Jewish community...
The Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) Johannesburg on 18 November partnered with Michele Engelberg, the founder of Keep Safe Self-Defence Workshops, to give a workshop to...
I would be grateful if anyone is able to help me trace my missing relatives, Cynthia Hasson (born Sassen), the daughter of my late grandfather, and...
I spent a surreal week in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) representing South Africa in a delegation of young World Jewish Congress Jewish Diplomatic Corps leaders...
Dear Eli I cannot sleep tonight. The past 24 hours have thrown me off my fulcrum. Shock and devastation swept through our community, hurt and disbelief...
In the lead-up to the recent T20 World Cup, South African cricket was rocked by allegations of systemic racism at the highest levels of the game....
Join Jeff Gable, Absa Chief Economist, as he gives a realistic and enlightening overview of the local and global economy in the context of the challenges...
It’s touch and go whether Miss South Africa will get on a plane to Israel to compete in the Miss Universe pageant next month, after a...
