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They’re your strength, your foundation, the people you look up to. Yet, one day, you’ll realise that while they’re still right beside you, they’re no longer...
From misuse of the word “genocide” to Poland’s relevance to Jews today, Polish-Jewish journalist, educator, author, activist, and former war correspondent Konstanty Gebert has a unique...
South Africans making aliya in the first part of 2024 were even more resolute, and not deterred by concerns about emigrating to a country at war....
When artist Shani Judes saw the empty spaces on the Milton Road ablution blocks on the Sea Point promenade, she knew she had to fill them...
A young South African pianist, Sulayman Human from Oudtshoorn, won the coveted Pnina Salzman Memorial Prize 2024 in Israel this year, after having been ‘discovered’ by...
Though the South African Jewish community may be getting smaller, the number of nominations for the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards is growing in leaps and bounds....
JTA – After seven years in court and four conversions, a member of Uganda’s Abayudaya Jewish community is now an Israeli citizen. Israel’s interior ministry, which...
When you read about the anguish of a family whose brother or loved one has disappeared, you can’t help but feel their pain as well as...
The name of the portion this week is “Ekev”. The word, “ekev” has a double meaning. Ekev means the heel of a foot, and it also...
This past weekend was a momentous one for South Africa, marked by a series of victories that filled the nation with pride. It began on Saturday...
As Israel braces for a massive attack from Iran, the country is surrounded by a ring of fire, Iranian proxy armies, Hamas and Islamic Jihad in...
At 22-years-old, Capetonian Atarah Katzeff had done more than most people do in a lifetime. She danced on the sea floor while diving; climbed the Drakensberg...
In a text message sent from the saferoom on kibbutz Nir Oz, Yair Horn (45) confirmed that he and younger brother Eitan (37) were together. Amos...
JTA – When Hamas attacked on 7 October, it followed one of the most divisive years in Israel in generations. The debate about judicial reform had...
At a time of mourning like Tisha B’Av, it’s difficult to face the trauma of the Jewish community since Hamas attacked the south of Israel on...
In the Middle East’s eye-for-an-eye conflict, Israel is bracing itself for a threatened military response from Iran. This follows the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh...
The conflict between Israel and Iran is unmistakably evident in all seven fronts of the war that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified on 26 December...
The past few weeks have again shown how unstable the world has become, with unpredictable incidents occurring across the globe. Disputed elections in Venezuela A fiercely...
Twenty-five years ago Holocaust education didn’t exist in South Africa. Today, it’s an integral part of the national school curriculum, with thousands of pupils and educators...
I was astonished to see the African National Congress (ANC’s) Fikile Mbalula and the department of sport, arts, and culture campaigning against Israel at the Paris...
On 8 August 2012, writer, academic, and activist Helen Moffet wrote a furious blog post titled “Take your Women’s Day and shove it”. Of course, it...
In the unlikely event of my forgetting to look in the mirror, I have social media to remind me that I’m bald. For good measure, a...
Whether you meet your person much later than you expect or find love a second time around, it’s never too late to write your love story....
Isa Jacobson has spent more than four years creating The Apartheid Killer, a documentary that will be aired on the BBC World Service and as a...
Professional golfer Stacy Bregman, Banyana Banyana-capped footballer Erin Herz, and 2024 Touch Rugby World Cup bronze medallist Hayley Landau have overcome various challenges to excel in...
Being top of your game is awesome, but even more fascinating if the game is Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokémon TCG). Twelve-year-old Zac Aufrichtig has made...
Thirteen-year-old Mikaela Pillemer captained the KwaZulu-Natal Invitational Primary School Soccer Association Izinkanyezi team at the interprovincial Fran Hilton-Smith Tournament in Limpopo this month. She led her...
For South African students, spending time with those from American universities “opened our eyes to the fact that campus leaders can play a pivotal role in...
As the sun set on Tisha B’Av, there was a silent sigh of relief around the Jewish world, not least of all in Israel. Somehow, getting...
We now live in the post 7 October era. Every Jew has been forced to take a sincere look at their Jewish identity. The brutality of...
August is well known for being the month that celebrates women, with 9 August being National Women’s Day. But the Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) doesn’t...
We had the honour of hosting Ellen Germain, the United States special envoy for Holocaust Issues, this week for an insightful breakfast discussion. The meeting, also...
Israeli police have rescued two South African women caught in a South African prostitution network after being allegedly lured to Israel with promises of employment. In...
On that horrific Saturday, 7 October, I was supposed to visit my son, Yarden, and his family in Kibbutz Nir Oz. At 06:30, sirens blared. I...
Hurry up and wait. This is all one can do when an impending mass attack from the terror-sponsoring country that has vowed to wipe you off...
The Jewish National Fund South Africa (JNF SA) and The Base shul are calling on Jewish South Africans to light yellow Shabbat candles this Shabbos in...
As Israel braces itself for retaliation after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on 31 July, South Africa once again blames Israel and...
“You don’t know how much it helps. It gives us a boost of energy when we need it.” Based on this and other rave reviews from...
My time as rebbetzin has ended, but as I look back, I’m aware of how much more my role could have been. A lot of what...
As threats continue to hang over Israel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has played an active role in defending the country and securing the home...
