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When a heart-shaped stone that Staff Sergeant Nitai Metodi had given to his South African-born grandmother, Riva Hellman, fell and chipped last Friday morning, she knew...
Israel has a moral obligation to bring the hostages home now, says Yaron Deckel, a senior Israeli journalist who is now the head of the Jewish...
Johannesburg has ushered in its 11th mayor since 2016, Dada Morero, following the welcome exit of Al Jamah-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda, regarded as a puppet mayor who accomplished...
Yotam Haim’s mother, Iris, was excited to go and watch him perform on 7 October, but by the time he was meant to perform, he had...
“Every one of us is going to die!” screamed Ariella Ruback (21) to her commanding officer, as she stared at the security cameras watching hundreds of...
Anti-Israel sentiments on billboards alongside Gauteng’s roads have abounded since the Hamas terror attack of 7 October, but now the public has recourse against anonymous adverts...
In the incessant din of antisemitism that has invaded our public square since 7 October, it can be confusing to understand where it’s coming from and...
A circle of yellow flags, symbolic of the hostages who remain captive in Gaza, greet you as you enter Kibbutz Nir Am – a painful reminder...
Thirty years after the violence of the genocide in Rwanda, Carl Wilkens, a humanitarian aid worker who lived in the country at the time of the...
The foundational Israeli experience, the fact that so many Jews came to Israel because they had nowhere else to go, has profound consequences for any strategy...
“How are you meant to be a woman involved in Jewish life when you are left out of the central elements of Jewish life?” This is...
While 40% to 60% of Israeli Jews identify as secular, it’s not the kind of secular most people imagine it to be, said American-Canadian-Israeli queer Jewish...
Ofir Dayan grew up in the community of Ma’ale Shomron in the West Bank, where, she said, “Jews and Palestinians coexisted”. Though people have fixed ideas...
Rocket fire from the north and south; the looming threat of war with Iran; more than 100 000 displaced Israelis; a rising death toll on both...
As many as 24% of Americans are antisemitic, Steven Windmueller, emeritus professor of Jewish communal studies at the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles and specialist...
Where was G-d on 7 October? Rav David Stav, the founder and chairperson of Tzohar, a modern Orthodox rabbinical organisation that connects with the broader Israeli...
The massive challenges facing the animal-welfare sector in South Africa were brought to light when dogs and cats had to be rescued from a Cape animal...
I would hate to be G-d. Whereas having the power to do pretty much anything must be cool, the job comes with terms and conditions that...
There’s much chatter about the recently released book, We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children, written by Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke. The SA Jewish...
The sad passing on 21 August of William Smith, an exceptional mathematics and science teacher, has given many South Africans a moment’s pause and reflection on...
Nic Wolpe wanted to make Liliesleaf a place of inspiration, liberation, and dialogue; a place to keep memory alive. For his work, he was knighted by...
Professor Wayne Derman will be in the thick of the action at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris as the International Paralympic Committee’s chief medical director....
When the Jews of Port Elizabeth, now Gqeberha, started Theodor Herzl School, they had no idea that it would still be going 65 years later. However,...
Mina Lopato Nursery school in Greenside has reclaimed its foundation stone after 18 years. The stone, which has been at the Emmarentia Shul in Komatie Street,...
Don’t you just love it when the antisemitic narrative of Israel being an apartheid state is once again proven to be so wrong? The international anti-Israel...
The month of Elul is upon us. It’s a time to prepare ourselves for the high holidays and the new year, when we hope we’ll all...
Last week marked a significant milestone with the hosting of the largest Limmud conference in our history and one of the most substantial globally. In the...
The South African Police Service has deployed heat-sensing drones, police tracker dogs, divers, and search and rescue teams to locate missing Capetonian Robert Schroder (58), but...
South African-born grandmother and former hostage, Channah Peri, has endured unimaginable torment for more than 10 months, a nightmare that began with the horrific events of...
Ben-Gurion University (BGU) President Professor Daniel Chamovitz says University of Cape Town (UCT) students and staff who want to cut ties with Israeli universities would be...
As the Israel-Hamas war grinds on relentlessly and a deal remains elusive, the United States (US) isn’t the only sheriff in town. In recent months, Beijing...
Shame on those who call the recovery of six bodies of Israeli hostages a success! Shame on those who think that military pressure saves hostages –...
In a nation known for its diversity, the experiences of those who navigate the world with hearing loss often go unnoticed. But the crowning of a...
As eyewitnesses to the Holocaust become few and far between, new ways to memorialise the Holocaust have been digitised through technology, and are increasingly transmitted through...
Abuse exists in our community, and though it’s not easy to talk about it, we must expose it, Melanie Uranovsky told Limmud Cape Town last weekend....
It’s holiday season in Europe, but is it appropriate to travel? Are we allowed to laugh after visiting Auschwitz? Is it permissible to go on holiday...
The murderous attack by Hamas on 7 October and the subsequent 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip have made every Zionist question whether peace...
There are two types of people in the world: those who are happy for their WhatsApp phone contacts to see when they were last seen, and...
Being in Melbourne when an employee at the Elsternwick branch of Officeworks refused to laminate a Jewish newspaper article, citing her “pro-Palestine” stance as the reason,...
There’s nothing like celebrating our achievements, but there’s also power in sharing our struggles. The Women of Courage breakfast hosted by the Union of Jewish Women...
