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It was the middle of the night when Cape Town Progressive Jewish Congregation’s (Temple Israel’s) Rabbi Greg Alexander (Rabbi Greg) heard that a fellow faith leader...
Israel is being used as a political football by striking workers, unions, and the anti-Israel lobby in the protracted domestic labour dispute with Clover, which has...
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – inseparable in life and death – were laid to rest side by side on Sunday, 16 January, at...
South Africa’s anti-Israel stance is one thing we don’t seem to be leaving behind in 2021, as Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Dr...
In 2021, there were record aliyah numbers from South Africa – the highest since 1994. Israeli media reported a 50% to 70% increase on 2020. Olim...
The Thulsie twins have now spent almost six years behind bars awaiting trial for allegedly planning terrorist attacks on Jewish and other institutions and individuals. One...
It’s been almost two months since 26-year-old South African oleh Eli Kay was murdered in the streets of Jerusalem. As the days pass and the reality...
There must have been a giant international Jewish sigh of relief when all those who were held hostage in the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas,...
The dream was simple: Israel’s victory in the 1967 war would lead to victory over war itself. Many back then believed that the trajectory of the...
As the devastating testimony of victims in the Chaim Walder case emerged a few weeks ago, I felt strongly that, as a community, we need to...
Understanding, confronting, and reporting sexual abuse is difficult and painful for any community. Leaders tend to want to close ranks and cover up any impropriety. Survivors...
My last memories of Max Coleman are of him, at more than 90, pulling out records of the Detainees’ Parents Support Committee (DPSC) from his meticulously-maintained...
This week, another full plane of South African olim touched down at Ben Gurion Airport. It follows more than 550 people who made aliyah last year,...
On 2 January this year at approximately 06:00, a fire broke out in Parliament. This tragic fire follows hot on the heels of a fire that...
What started as a fun pastime for Belinda Daniels, a South African emigrant in Australia, has resulted in the establishment of a soup kitchen that’s feeding...
Israeli Professor Manfred Green is optimistic that we are in the latter stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, although he admits we’re not getting rid of coronavirus...
Shirley Valentine is coming to Montecasino Theatre from 26 January. The SA Jewish Report speaks to director Gina Shmukler about the show, long delayed by the...
I’m seeking the whereabouts of Bessie Taurog, a junior primary school teacher and art teacher at King David Primary School Linksfield in the 1960s. Please help...
I learnt about what was going on at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, in the United States (US) late on Saturday, 15 January, from a...
A few years ago, I read in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) about a schism in a small American synagogue, and saw red. Rabbi XYZ had...
This week we read the portion of Yisro, which contains one the most famous passages of the Torah – the Ten Commandments. We read of the...
(JTA) The Novak Djokovic COVID-19 scandal may be stealing the headlines ahead of the Australian Open, which starts next week, but there are several Jewish players...
Some years ago, for no reason that I can clearly remember, there was a spate of “drive-by” shootings. What started as horrific and shocking headline news,...
In memoriam: George Szemere I start this week’s column with a tribute to Holocaust survivor George (Stern) Szemere, who passed away in Johannesburg last week. George...
Israel has finally dropped South Africa from its red list as COVID-19 numbers surge in the Jewish state while the Omicron wave in South Africa begins...
The multi-party Democratic Alliance (DA)-led coalition in the City of Johannesburg hangs in the balance as the small Al Jama-ah party this week dramatically dropped out...
The South African Jewish community received a special Shabbat “gift” on the first Friday of 2022, when David Scott (better known as The Kiffness) released his...
It’s not every day that you get a phone call from the office of the minister in the presidency informing you that you have been appointed...
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel chose to prevent the entry of foreigners including our brothers and sisters, the members of Jewish communities, into...
They say adapt or die. But must we jettison the old to embrace the new? Is the choice limited to modern or antiquated, or can one...
In spite of being crowned Second Princess in the Miss Universe pageant held in Eilat, Israel, last month, Miss South Africa admits to having felt nervous...
As I write this, I’m recovering from COVID-19. I have settled into isolation and healing – and, of course, putting to bed the first edition of...
When the fires swept through the Houses of Parliament on 2 January, I had many thoughts, both historical and personal. First, I thought back on other...
We’re heartbroken and devastated at the state of our community when it comes to sexual abuse, and the Chaim Walder debacle has had a deep impact....
עַל אֵלֶּה אֲנִי בוֹכִיָּה עֵינִי עֵינִי יֹרְדָה מַּיִם (For this I weep – tears stream from my eyes.) (Eicha/Lamentations 1:16) It’s this verse, that for so many...
As South Africans heave a sigh of relief at the improving COVID-19 situation, other nations are recording record infection levels, reporting new variants, and even worrying...
Though the fourth wave of COVID-19 has been mild, those who deny they have the virus have caused a headache for doctors because invariably, they help...
2022 is going to be an interesting year. It should be the year when interest rates in the United States (US) start to rise, and, of...
At the beginning of 2021, Doreen Lewis’ brother, David Lewis, died from COVID-19 at age 68. The siblings lived together and were deeply involved in the...
South African-born doctor Graham Sher was surprised, speechless, and deeply moved to be appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest...
