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I’m not a “Good Jew”. I know this because my name doesn’t appear on the ever-increasing list of “Good Jews” published in various forms. The list...
Here’s an opinion I’m fairly certain won’t be a popular one. What if we looked at this whole protest thing from another angle? What if we...
I keep trying to muster up notable outrage at the South African government for its one sided and biased approach to Israel. I keep trying to...
I sometimes wish that I had the confidence that I see in others around me. I wish I had the clarity to say out loud why...
Being blessed with five children and not enough time in the day to give them all what they need, we have begun considering importing a few...
My wife gave me this idea. I gave it context. And I love the theme. Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived...
I’m generally enthusiastic about whatever it is that I do. I’m either putting on weight or losing it. I’m never maintaining it. I’m either building up...
For as long as I’m able to remember, we have always added a number of prayers into our Shabbat morning service. Aside from what was prescribed...
I blame my mother-in-law. She is the one that started all this, and it’s thanks to her I was placed in mortal danger when making a...
One of the few good things to come out of the Oprah interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on 7 March were the spectacular memes....
A year ago, on 5 March, it was announced that the first case of COVID-19 had been diagnosed in South Africa. I remember so vividly that...
On 24 February, an article appeared in The Times of Israel claiming that 11 ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) had tested positive for COVID-19 on landing in Israel....
Sunday wasn’t a day for bald people to be outside without a hat. But I was, and although it was good to walk around a nursery...
I’m not sure we need Purim this year. I felt the same about the high holidays back in 2020, when we were much younger, thinner, and...
News that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine isn’t effective against the “South African” variant came as a terrible blow. The first consignment had already arrived in the country...
I can’t anymore! I actually can’t, with everyone watching President Cyril Ramaphosa and worrying that he looks tired. Or that he has bags under his eyes....
Can we please speak about outrage for a minute? Because I’m convinced that emotional responses say more about us than we would like them to. And...
We need to give schools a break. They are forced to find a perfect balance between trying to educate our children, keep them and the teachers...
The happenings at the Capitol building left most sane people winded. And whereas many were quick to blame 2021 for letting us down so spectacularly and...
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth, a double chin and stick-out teeth,...
If there is one event that we attended in abundance in 2020, it has been funerals. Larger and more conventional ones early on in the year,...
It’s that time of the year when we are asked to consider the past 12 months, and then look towards the next. It’s never easy to...
Monday was International Tolerance Day. It was apparently borne in 1996, when the United Nations General Assembly invited UN member states to observe the day each...
My mother would have been 80 years old this week. Had she lived. It would have been a formidable occasion, which she most likely would have...
Sunday in Johannesburg was noteworthy for a number of reasons: the Jacarandas put on a display that was truly remarkable, a massive storm hit Gauteng, and...
I’m not sure if you’re aware of an amazing feature on the website Reddit. It’s called “TIL” shortened for “today I learned”. It has amazing mostly...
My parents were married for 55 years, and fought for most of them. And then, when my mother died three years ago, my father realised there...
If you haven’t been following what’s going on in Brooklyn, here’s a quick summary. It’s a mess. A real mess. And it’s supposedly about COVID 19...
Going to shul over Sukkot felt somewhat like gaining access to the business-class lounge. Aspiring entrants wait nervously in line for their documentation to be carefully...
One of the most important lessons that I learned as a commodity trader was that we aren’t nearly as smart as we think we are. Fifteen...
By Wednesday morning, South African media had failed to acknowledge the historic signing of a peace agreement between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. Instead,...
I have no idea if I will be going to shul this Rosh Hashanah. I have no idea where I will hear the shofar, and even...
Remember the time when we left Egypt because G-d saved us with all those plagues? Back then we weren’t much of a nation, but after leaving...
The village of Oranjeville in the Free State boasts a healthy ratio of two churches to two bars. It has a tarred road, with more potholes...
There is a part of me that feels that we should cancel Rosh Hashanah this year. Or at least postpone it for the time being. We...
It pains me to write this. It pained me to speak about it on my show, and even more so to discuss it with my family....
On Sunday, we celebrated the Barmitzvah of the son of a close friend. It took place on Zoom, as has been the 2020 way. Although I...
My son, who was wearing a kippah, walked into the iStore over the weekend and asked the sales assistant for help with his laptop. The perfectly...
An article in the New York Post put it into perspective for me. The headline read, “Teachers bring coffins, guillotine while protesting NYC schools reopening plan”....
HOWARD FELDMAN Remaining silent has never been a talent of mine. From as early as I can remember, I was unable to just to “shut it”,...
