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The Beth Din rarely encourages people to go to secular courts to resolve financial disputes, but it did so as a last resort for the elderly...
Four matric prefect pupils raise outstretched right arms in “Heil Hitler” salutes on stage during a karaoke rendition of Erika, possibly the best-known tune that was...
Hatzolah Medical Rescue has embarked on a potentially one of a kind, life-saving school initiative to prevent sudden cardiac death in adolescents (SCDA). Sudden cardiac death...
JTA – The Palestinian American journalist killed while reporting on an Israeli military raid on a West Bank refugee camp was probably shot by the Israeli...
News that the last kosher butchery in Sydney, Australia, has closed, came as a shock. Not because I will miss its lamb ribs, but because I...
“Sadistic, cruel, genocidal, evil, sick, fascist, and inhumane,” was how the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) described Israel in a press release on Friday, 13 May. The...
Shireen Abu Akleh was well known to the Arab-speaking viewers of Al Jazeera. She had lived most of her life in Jerusalem, and for decades had...
Rodney Mazinter was a passionate Zionist throughout his life who believed in the power of the written word to affect change. On reflection on his long...
“He had integrity, moral courage, independence, and experience in the law, all the attributes of the ideal judge.” Close friend, Judge Phillip Levinsohn’s, words capture the...
Jerusalem isn’t just another city. To commemorate Yom Yerushalayim, the SA Jewish Report asked a few South African olim who have made their way to this...
Retired Justice Albie Sachs recently received a “flattering surprise” when the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) headed by the celebrity power couple requested permission to name...
It’s been more than two years since the East London Hebrew Congregation (ELHC) fired Rabbi Chanoch Galperin after he was found guilty of 13 counts of...
Elian Weiner and Mark Robbins have always been avid tennis and squash players, but now they’re both hooked on a new sport, padel. Likewise, Ricky Lewis...
Twenty-five-year-old Cape Town-born athlete, Jonathan Benjamin, is “beyond thrilled” to be selected to compete for South Africa in the 2022 World Games in the duathlon discipline....
When we write a story that “names and shames” someone, we don’t do it lightly. The SA Jewish Report isn’t in the naming and shaming game,...
Bechukotai starts with a famous invitation from Hashem, “If you will walk in my laws…” after which He lists the many blessings that we will receive...
Racist incidents in our country are still common. Seldom, however, do they take so repellent and demeaning a form as that which occurred at Stellenbosch University...
After 80-plus years as a thriving Jewish old aged home in the heart of Norwood, Our Parents Home (OPH) will be closed down and its residents...
In contrast to the thunderous condemnation after former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng spoke about the Middle East, the silence was deafening this week when retired Judge...
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes” for the first time in days, the community breathed a collective sigh of relief after experiencing concern...
It has been an emotionally charged week since the highly publicised, fatal, and tragic shooting of veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while reporting in the troubled...
It was never going to be an innocent Friday funeral procession in Jerusalem. And, from the moment the news broke last Wednesday that Shireen Abu Akleh,...
At the end of 2021, Erin Lazarus (23) had the world at her feet – literally. She had just finished her degree, and was due to...
“Israel will never say no to any Jewish person who wants to make aliya, certainly not to older Jews. The reason the country exists is to...
Imagine that the story began with the wolf lying peacefully in bed. Perhaps he’s reading a story, flipping channels, or mindlessly scrolling through his Instagram account....
Regardless of their religious observance, a growing number of people are joining tehillim WhatsApp groups, often in support of the recovery of people they’ve never even...
Did you know that Holocaust victims used wooden clubs, newspapers, toothpaste tube caps, and bread to create chess sets during World War II? This was revealed...
The SA Jewish Report last week (12 May 2022) detailed how Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein commissioned an independent survey in Israel recently to gauge attitudes...
“A visit to a museum is a search for beauty, truth, and meaning in our lives.” As we commemorate International Museum Day on 18 May, these...
Having a sometimes inexplicable sixth sense about humans, horses have long been lauded as powerful conduits of healing. Bianca Sigurdsson, an equine specialist and horse-riding instructor,...
I remember being asked to speak to the “youngsters” at Our Parents Home many years ago, and I giggled at the imagery until I got there....
Artist Jennifer Kopping’s exhibition at the Holocaust & Genocide Centre in Johannesburg is magical and poignant. Titled “Heartsounds”, it’s made up of intricate collages that use...
Tribute to Ann Harris Ann Harris’ recent move to Israel truly marked the end of an era for our community. Arriving with her esteemed husband, Rabbi...
Lionel Messi is arguably the greatest footballer of our generation. Although he may be in the twilight of his career, upon his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain...
Denis Shaporenko is 36 years old, has cerebral palsy, and has lost 50% of his vision. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, he fled, making aliya...
WIZO South Africa has had an industrious and fruitful first half of 2022. We’re an organisation full of dynamic women with a passion for Israel and...
David Badar was cooking for Shabbat after Yom Ha’atzmaut (on 5 May) when he got a call that there had been a terrorist attack in his...
It has been a long and painful recovery for the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH), ravaged by fire more than a year ago. With the...
Labour law expert and member of parliament (MP), Michael Bagraim, says he has noticed a dramatic increase in anti-Israel rhetoric across political parties in parliament. This...
South African Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein may well sway the decision-making process in Israel’s Knesset over whether Israel should change to a five-day working week,...
