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JTA – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that his government’s support for Israel was “unequivocal” in an address at a synagogue on Monday, 9 October,...
How does one fully understand the horrific violence and degradation that our Israeli brothers and sisters endured last weekend? How do you forget the image of...
JTA – The original lyrics of U2’s hit song Pride (In the Name of Love) were about Martin Luther King Jr. But on Sunday night, 8...
It was the first murder in humanity. Cain killed his brother, Abel. Adam and Eve had to come to terms with a double tragedy. At that...
To our brothers and sisters in Israel, our beloved community, and our treasured Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Bahai, and other religious allies, there are no words to...
JTA – In an unusual show of support for Israel, a number of professional athletes and sports teams issued statements about Hamas’ invasion of the country,...
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) officially declared Israel an apartheid state last Thursday, 28 September. Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein says this has been...
The eagerly anticipated festival of Sukkot was thrown into crisis last week as Johannesburg Jewry grappled with a dire shortage of lulav and etrog sets. Hundreds...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, which began on 6 October 1973, otherwise known as the Ramadan or October War. On...
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi’s recent announcement of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC’s) decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the capital...
The Abraham Accords normalising Israel’s relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in September 2020 seemed to come out of the blue. Soon after came normalisation...
The Union of Orthodox Synagogues (UOS) Beth Din hechsher is the kashrut certification consumers see on most kosher products in South Africa, but the market is...
Suppliers of kosher chicken are concerned about the avian influenza or bird flu plaguing South Africa’s poultry industry, but insist that there’s “no cause for alarm”...
Trauma isn’t a disease but an adaptive response that occurs when your body works to survive and normalise something that shouldn’t be happening, said social worker...
When Etz Chaim Shul in Berea, Johannesburg, closed its doors several decades ago, Lily and Bernard Neuhaus bought various items from the congregation, including a beautiful...
There are three types of people in the world: those who close doors behind them; those who don’t; and those who make a half-hearted, insincere attempt...
Jewish values and Zionism have been the core ethos of King David Schools over 75 years of existence, but for about 40 alumni, a King David...
Herzlia High School’s under-14 soccer team was excited about playing in the provincial final of the Kay Motsepe Football Cup, until they found out it was...
Barry Gilder has seen many things in his time, and they form the basis of the riveting events in his new novel, At Fire Hour. Born...
From the late 1800s, young Jewish women and their families were deceptively lured by members of organised Jewish crime gangs in Russia and Eastern Europe who...
“Sold for R1.6 million to Pretoria Capitals,” auctioneer Ariella Kuper declared at the SA20 Auction in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 27 September. A round of applause followed...
Israeli actress and avid rower Razia Israeli felt like she was in the wrong movie at certain times during the World Rowing Masters Regatta at Roodeplaat...
One of the most exciting parts of the run-up to the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards, to be held on 22 October 2023, is the public voting,...
JTA – Israelis weren’t sure their country would survive. American Jews weren’t sure how to respond. Fifty years after the Yom Kippur War, which broke out...
JTA – Drew Weissman, a Jewish scientist who identified the technology that made possible the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in...
JTA – Like many other fans heading into the 2 October New York Film Festival screening of Maestro, Alexander Gorlin was aware of the “Jewface” controversy...
Chag Sameach! We are in the midst of celebrating some of the most joyous days in the Jewish calendar. For the past week, we celebrated the...
It’s a new year, the flowers are blossoming, and summer is well on its way. Then, why oh why do we all seem so exhausted and...
In Jewish tradition, Sukkot represents moving from a time of judgement and solemn introspection to one of celebration and togetherness. It’s also a time when Jews...
