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Virulently anti-Israel organisation Africa4Palestine (A4P) has once again got the ruling party to help foot the bill for an anti-Israel billboard on a busy Johannesburg highway....
The SA Jewish Report is in the news this week for supposedly having been “expelled” from the Press Council for not obeying an order it gave...
When 18-year-old Hanna Green delivered the keynote address at cancer-support organisation the DL Link’s fundraising dinner three weeks ago, she held the attention of everyone in...
Jewish cemeteries are usually clearly separated from the wider population, but recently, the Small Jewish Communities Association (SJCA) noticed that 15 local people had been buried...
“There are a lot of attempts to spread disinformation about Israel,” said Eli Belotsercovsky, Israel’s ambassador to South Africa. “Some is out of ignorance, but a...
Before becoming famous for his role as Mr Bean, British comedian Rowan Atkinson commanded the stage as a stand-up comic. During one of his most notorious...
Once again, our team of doctors find ourselves treating scores of patients with flu, or influenza A, to be more precise. The patients are acutely unwell,...
It was the first week of hard lockdown, and I got a call from a hysterical husband. “Chantal, my wife has locked me in the garage...
Johannesburg, which has the largest number of Jewish elderly residents in the country, has no kosher, privately-run Jewish retirement homes, creating a definite need. There are...
Surrogacy is becoming increasingly commonplace, offering couples with fertility challenges a miraculous way to welcome much-longed-for children. Yet when it comes to Jewish law, establishing maternity...
Sergio Bergman, a qualified scientist, became the first rabbi appointed as a government minister in Argentina. He is a close friend of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better...
Having been a bully and someone who was bullied, Clinton Fein and Bryan Schimmel are on a mission to use their experience to eradicate bullying from...
“No matter how your morning starts off, when you get on a bike, you get a real sense of freedom and it certainly makes me feel...
“Everything in life is luck,” Donald Trump is reputed to have once said with uncharacteristic humility. And for a change, the great rabbis of Talmudic times...
“I wish you a long life!” What a heart-warming wish. It’s one of the beautiful customs of our community, albeit one that’s expressed in times of...
To get to the top of Mount Sinai entails an arduous jeep ride to the foot of the mountain. This is then followed by a two-hour...
Fundamental to Jewish thought is the idea that everything was created for a reason. Even seemingly unnecessary and annoying insects have a purpose, and are all...
Megillat Ruth is only four chapters long, but we read it every year on Shavuot, the festival celebrating the giving and receiving of the Torah. The...
“You would get this on an aeroplane.” “This must be served at Diepsloot prison.” “It tastes like Swiss roll.” “This is a mushy pudding.” “It tastes...
For as long as I can remember, I have been one of the many cheesecake fans. I have been collecting recipes for many years and bought...
When Shavuot comes around, we’re always looking for the tastiest milchik recipes to spoil our families. Lauren Boolkin provides two delicious recipes for this occasion. Tiramisu...
What was expected to be a day of battle in the raising of the Israeli and Palestinian flags wasn’t a battle as such. There were hundreds...
“And they came to the Sinai Desert, and they encamped in the wilderness, and there Israel camped before the mountain.” The festival of Shavuot celebrates receiving...
He was one of the brains behind Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg, and has been knighted by the French government. Now, David Kramer, a Johannesburg-based educator,...
Last week, the SowetanLIVE reported on workshops for pupils conducted by the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre (DHGC) in Howick. In the article, those interviewed expressed...
