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As Nelson Mandela often emphasised, both before and after becoming president, the attainment of political freedom in South Africa would have little meaning if it didn’t...
Standing to sing This Little Light of Mine, children welcomed visitors to the Eco Blessings Preparatory School on the Brakpan Shul premises on Mandela Day (Tuesday,...
“In the spirit of Mandela, we got pupils from King David, Phateng Comprehensive School, an African National Congress ward councillor and the Democratic Alliance mayor, the...
Two young brothers, aged nine and 11, shovel earth onto their mother’s grave, then stoically say kaddish. The rabbi leads the congregation in a rendition of...
The South African-born chief rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, Ephraim Mirvis, was officially knighted by King Charles III on Tuesday, 11 July, at Windsor...
On one of the coldest days in Tshwane’s recent history, a group of local matriculants from Mamelodi were captivated by two visiting Israeli water experts at...
Less than 50 people gathered for a “vigil for Jenin” in Cape Town on Sunday, 9 July, and though the crowd was tiny, the message was...
It has been two calamitous years for the small and ageing KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Jewish community, which has been battered by a series of natural and man-made...
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Tuesday, 11 July, for a “day of resilience”, but some called it a “day of disruption”....
An elaborate samovar, otherwise known as a Russian tea urn, is being escorted from Cape Town to Lithuania by the outgoing Lithuanian ambassador to South Africa...
It’s kick off time for one of South Africa’s favourite soccer teams, Orlando Pirates, to take on Israel’s popular Maccabi Tel Aviv in a friendly pre-season...
When their friends have the latest PlayStation Console, sports car, or designer jeans, it can be difficult for kids from families with fewer resources to accept...
Monday’s snowfall took Jozi by surprise, being the first time we have had the delightful white cover since 2012. Some may recall a smattering in 2007,...
“I skeem my bru’s beak’s bust!” he said. Silence, as I tried to process the words. Initially, I thought I was perhaps having a stroke as...
“For many years, I couldn’t understand why a struggle 6 000 miles (9 656km) away was far more important to my father than I seemed to be”,...
When Johannesburg student Yishai Basserabie’s single My Own Skin hit streaming platforms Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Spotify recently, it was a milestone for this talented...
“You don’t need to donate thousands to make a difference,” says Dr Efrat Barnes, a medical doctor at the Teddy Bear Clinic, “you just need a...
In a world in which we face more problems than solutions, the rush of decoding cryptic crosswords is that much more satisfying. Now, through Cluedle, a...
You may think CrossFit is restricted to your local gym, but Capetonian sisters Reegan and Brady Finkel are heading to the United States this August to...
Has something ever happened to you that made you sit up, take note, and think – how can that possibly be? Well it happened recently to...
On Mandela Day, in honour of the life of the late great President Nelson Mandela, we traditionally find a way of doing at least 67 minutes...
I have recently returned from a memorable family trip to the United States. Spending time in a different country and city allowed me to reflect and...
There was something quite magical in watching snowflakes fall in Johannesburg. It wasn’t a blizzard, so we could see each individual snowflake falling. It felt like...
Events in Cape Town over the past six months were the main subject of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ (SAJBD’s) meeting in Pretoria on...
On a cold winter’s morning in Johannesburg, some of South Africa’s most influential, inspiring, and knowledgeable business minds gathered at the Snaid & Morris offices in...
National Police Commissioner General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola assured Jewish leadership that he would take any threat to the Jewish community seriously at a meeting with the...
A top-level delegation from Israel is heading to South Africa next week to engage with local authorities at the coalface of the country’s water challenges. It...
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading international Jewish human rights organisation, has come out in support of local Jewry after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) called...
Another South Africa government minister has just returned from visiting the Middle East without setting foot in Israel or engaging with Israelis in any way. This...
On the night of 27 June, French police shot dead a 17-year-old of Algerian heritage named Nahel M in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre. Nahel, a...
As Liat Amar Arran, who has run the Israel Centre in South Africa for the past four and a half years, packs to return to Israel,...
Nearly 200 000 Holocaust survivors are still being supported by the Conference for Material Claims Against Germany (or Claims Conference), established just more than 70 years ago....
According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), incidents of antisemitism in the United States increased 36% from 2021 to 2022. Over the past year, the highest number...
The Old Pretoria Synagogue, a national heritage site with major historical significance, has been left to rack and ruin two years after a string of empty...
When Gabrielle Union’s character, Jenna, moves to New York City in the Netflix romcom The Perfect Find, her new apartment reflects the style of a woman...
I hadn’t realised it, but very few people in Glenhazel live in their own homes. They might physically be domiciled there, have paid for it, have...
Exuding glamour and positivity in spite of the multiple challenges she’s faced, award-winning Pam Golding real estate agent Lara Nathan stars in BBC Lifestyle’s Listing Jozi,...
The tzitzit worn by former Proteas batsman Mandy Yachad in his cricket match against India in 1991 has been described as the most unique item on...
Author and journalist Marion Scher has just brought out a new book called Big Bully – An Epidemic of Unkindness, a ground breaking look at this...
Weekend markets abound, but Picnic and Thrift is unique in that it’s a sustainable thrift market curated by young people for young people. And it’s the...
