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“On Rosh Hashanah it is written, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed.” When we think about those elusive heavenly books, we usually think of two...
Here we are, it’s Rosh Hashanah, the birthday of humanity, which brings with it apples and honey, songs and shofar blasts, excited children and adults, new...
The message arrived from the SA Jewish Report, “Good morning, rabbi, how are you? We’re gearing up for our Rosh Hashanah edition, which has suddenly snuck...
The centre of the Yom Kippur liturgy is the mussaf service. Within that, the centre of the mussaf is the Seder Ha’avodah, a liturgical sprawl which...
The tradition of Jews from larger South African Jewish communities visiting smaller country communities over the high holidays has been going on for decades. Now, as...
Being in a new country for Rosh Hashanah has its challenges. The SA Jewish Report reached out to recent olim to find out what this time...
Not only is Rosh Hashanah a special time spent with family and loved ones, it’s also an opportune moment to show kindness to those without a...
Rosh Hashanah is a time to consider the changes and improvements we can make in our lives. The SA Jewish Report asked Jewish school students what...
For some who have lost loved ones, live far from home, or are battling loneliness, yomtov can be a triggering time, evoking feelings of loss, emptiness,...
The kippah, or yarmulke, may be small in size, but it has a mighty presence in Jewish men’s lives. Not just men, but the mothers of...
Sephardi Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah with delicious delicacies, so different from traditional Ashkenazi fare. The SA Jewish Report asked Rifca Sommer in Zimbabwe, and Esti Cohen...
As a blonde shiksa of my acquaintance put it, the problem with Jewish functions is that there’s too much fish and not enough booze. This line...
“If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all...
With his arrival in 1933, the charisma, chutzpah, and public speaking prowess of Rabbi Moses Cyrus Weiler launched Progressive Judaism in South Africa. Some of the...
“It has been an absolute honour and privilege to have played a part in bringing to life the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Damon...
King David Primary School Victory Park (KDVP) transported audiences to a world of pure imagination in its production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from 4...
Should Jews be the only ones to portray Jews on film is the question being bandied about, particularly with the recent release of Golda (played by...
“The hardest part about following your dreams as a Jew is how scared your mother is,” says Kate Pinchuck in discussing how her Jewish identity has...
Memories of the popular Jewish Guild social and sporting club in Johannesburg were brought to the fore following the passing of Kaizer Chiefs legend Frank ‘Jingles’...
JTA – Most of my American Jewish friends ate brisket, kugel, and babka at their family high holiday feasts. I often imagined what that would be...
JTA – The first kosher delicatessen to open in Ireland in over half a century is proving a surprise hit among Dubliners since it opened its...
King David School’s 75th Birthday Sock Initiative, the brainchild of Grade 11 King David Linksfield pupil Gina Dave, exceeded expectations by raising R223 691, netting R158 534 after...
We create so much mind noise for ourselves, from the myriad disappointments to the anxious anticipation of the future. Rosh Hashanah is a time where we...
As we are about to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, I have been marvelling at how fast the year has flown by, not necessarily happily as nobody wants...
I participated in a moving series of events in Mauritius last week held to mark the 83rd anniversary of the deportation and detention of nearly 1...
Join Israeli journalist Omer Benjakob as he exposes the Spies, Lies & Dodgy Guys who operate in the shadows and run the murky world of espionage,...
In an historic moment, Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein stood alongside other religious leaders at the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island on 5 September to...
On 31 August we woke up to the news that another deadly tragedy had occurred in Gauteng, when a building in the Johannesburg CBD, 80 Albert...
Sandringham High School matric student Matjantje Ntwampe had a life marred by hardship that was exacerbated by a brutal attack in the Glenhazel area two weeks...
Jewish property specialists say last week’s devastating Johannesburg inferno, which caused at least 77 deaths, sounded a final warning bell for the City of Johannesburg to...
Swimming South Africa (SA), the governing body of aquatic sports in South Africa, has ignored the local Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) coalition’s call for it to...
In the Kuchinate studio, a sanctuary for asylum-seeking women from various African countries, a sense of shock and horror lingers after the unprecedented recent violence. Asylum...
Israel doesn’t have a comprehensive Constitution. In 1950, the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, adopted the Harari Decision, according to which the Knesset would gradually enact basic...
Nhlakanipho Chiliza grew up in a rural village in KwaZulu-Natal, raised alongside many siblings by his grandmother. When he finished high school, he worked as a...
The four “Ds” that defined his two terms as the fourth president of Botswana from 2008 to 2018 were “democracy, development, discipline, and dignity”. He was...
A shul is judged by the ratio of tissue boxes to its members. It might be easy to think that a community is judged by the...
Israel’s counter-terrorism division issued a travel warning on 31 August to Israelis travelling over the high holidays cautioning them of Iran’s global terrorist threat which includes...
Though the title of the new book by Dr Max Price is Statues and Storms: Leading through Change, one of the alternate titles he thought of...
“It’s up to you.” These words of the Rebbe were the overriding message of this year’s rebranded Chabad Miracle Drive dinner, billed Miracledrivers ’23. The event...
“A Batmitzvah movie? Finally!” Those were the words of Sammi Cohen, the director of Netflix’s You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, upon hearing...
