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I’m glad that Matan Rosenstrauch appreciated my previous letter. He writes that it would be naïve to believe that Israel’s policies were based on fear and...
It amazed me that the Shabbos Project was again so successful, as Jews stood together.
An appeal by a UCT student to “scrap Western science and to restart science from an Africa perspective” has produced a piercing reaction on social media.
The commentary by Ron Kampeas (“Bannon a dilemma for Jewish groups seeking access to Trump” in Jewish Report of November 16) evoked a curious sentiment in...
In this week’s Torah portion of Chayei Sara, we read about the mission Avraham gave his servant, Eliezer, to find a wife for Yitzchak (Isaac).
In last week’s paper Paula Levin did a comprehensive piece on the various shuls’ Challah Bakes as part of The Shabbos Project. One sentence reads: “Emmarentia...
Jewish students and faculty members have expressed concern after the Hitler-loving leader of the Wits #FeesMustFall movement, Mcebo Dlamini, was released on R2 000 bail by...
The maddening goings-on in South African politics as the country picks its way through its bewildering muddle is echoed in the arts, and the multiplicity of...
I come from a family where people die. Not in the 90-year-old way where they slowly shuffle off the mortal coil. Or where they transition from...
Now that exams are in full swing and everyone has to stay put and study, it’s time to hunker down with pumpkin bread, pancakes and French...
My mother grew up in New York and went on the hunt for the perfect babka she remembered from the Jewish delis and bakeries that used...
In recent months, the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have each emphasised what in recent years hardly needed...
At the Jewish Women’s Benevolent Society’s poker evening held at the Wanderer's Club in Johannesburg on Sunday November 13, the winner was definitely the Chai Education...
Nearly 900 guests attended the opening last Saturday night of Johannesburg Art Gallery’s (JAG) summer exhibition. The occasion was enlivened by great bands such as Le...
Feisty, fair and formidable. These are the characteristics one expects from Western Cape Premier Helen Zille. The more than 300 people who attended the launch of...
For Port Elizabeth Jewry, the recent Shabbos Project provided further inspiring evidence of the revitalisation that is now taking place in the community, South Africa’s second...
On Friday evening, November 11, Elphin Lodge’s Jewish residents celebrated the Shabbos Project with a kosher meal for 45 residents after the evening service.
Waverley Shul in Johannesburg wholeheartedly embraced the recent Shabbos Project.
There is a sub-sub genre of American literature - a shelf labelled the American Jewish Experience. As short as this shelf is, it groans under the...
Throughout 2016 the Maccabi SA Junior Cricket Committee has been driving a collection of cricket equipment for underprivileged communities in Alexandra township. The idea was to...
The legacy of chesed and philanthropy was passed on to Afrika Tikkun CEO Marc Lubner from his grandfather Morrie and father Bertie.
Over 20 years ago, two visionaries, former Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris and the late Bertie Lubner, sought to have the Jewish community make a meaningful difference...
While some are taking the same holiday as always this summer, for others, the current economic climate is a factor in their plans: they are choosing...
JERUSALEM - Before they leave on their nightly anti-terrorist raids, members of the Israeli Border Police (Mishmar HaGvul) elite counter-terrorist unit, YAMAS, like to offer a...
To celebrate the Shabbos Project, King David Junior School Linksfield hosted a special Shabbat morning assembly with beautiful Shabbat songs and a meaningful presentation by one...
YAEL GORDON Rebecca Matisonn and Gabriel Wolfson have been selected as the King David High School Victory Park incoming councillors for 2016/2017.
Sandton Sinai Nursery School filled up tables and joined in the spirit of this year's Shabbos Project by teaming up to make challah at the “Big...
Yeshiva College’s annual grade 1 concert is undoubtedly an incredible culmination of the school’s grade 1 year. The theme for the evening was “Fairy Tales” and...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies expressed outrage last week over a high profile “coffin assault” in Mpumalanga where a black farmworker was forced into...
The sudden and tragic passing on Monday of one of the Jewish community’s best-known and beloved educators, Allan Karp, was a shock for many. “Mr Karp”,...
Soul Sport magazine will be inserted in next week’s Jewish Report. This one-of-a-kind glossy publication covers a large range of articles and features pertaining to Jewish...
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has used “hearsay evidence from a news article and comments made by the ANC back in August” to try and...
WASHINGTON - Seventy per cent of Jewish voters favoured Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, with 25 per cent opting for Donald Trump, according to a...
Last week Friday night Sydenham Shul hosted another of its popular Young Jewish Joburg Friday Night Dinners catering for students and young professionals.
It was shortly after midnight last week when Johannesburger, Pam Green, had a traumatic experience that has now prompted her to start a campaign called #bring...
Rabbi Eliezer Berland (79), who spent time in South Africa on the run from Israeli authorities during two stints, before finally being arrested by the Hawks...
I saw with disgust the front page of a recent Jewish Report. Then the disgust turned into anger and concern as I read the inside article...
The Board featured prominently in the media last week, with our statement condemning the racially-motivated “coffin” assault in Mpumalanga receiving wide coverage. Alana Baranov, who represents...
Pharmacy group Dis-Chem made a fairy tale entry into the JSE’s Food and Drug Retailers sector last week. Founders Ivan and Lynette Saltzman, pictured, were probably...
Jeremy Gordin says the Boks, like the Fallists, are simply advancing the decolonisation agenda - and rambles whimsically on matters of politics. He recounts how a...
