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Chicken soup is easily the lifeblood of any Jew, flowing through the veins from kop (head) to kishkes (guts). The aroma of chicken soup pervading the...
World-famous South African artist William Kentridge says that allowing some uncertainty to enter into his work process, particularly during multimedia collaboration, has been key to his...
Temple Israel Heritage Centre Hillbrow, 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, The Outreach Foundation Hillbrow, and the Mercy Church in Kensington joined forces in Kensington on...
Bet David in Morningside has a tradition of inviting children from the Alexandra Orphanage and child-care initiative, Look and Love, also situated in Alexandra, to an...
The Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation introduced former Miss South Africa Kerishnie Naiker and singer Danny K to the foundation’s 72 young representatives and their caregivers before...
Women from the Klerksdorp Jewish community visited the oncology department, wards, and chemotherapy room of Klerksdorp Hospital on 18 July to hand out hand-crocheted blankets, cupcakes,...
Chabad Hyde Park-Sandhurst held a surprise birthday brunch recently to celebrate Rebbetzin Mashi Lipskar’s 70th birthday.
Emfundisweni Primary School in Alexandra Township was the beneficiary of Medicare Percelia Pharmacy’s Mandela Day donation drive on 18 July, part of the organisation’s focus on...
Johannesburg’s Norwood Mall was abuzz on Mandela Day on 18 July with hundreds of volunteers making sandwiches for those in need.
Who gets to see a new culture being born? Is it the Woodstock groupie, gathering his guitar, beads, jeans, and marijuana to join 400 000 people...
At this time of the year, the WIZO (Women’s International Zionist Organisation) Centre in Savyon has an annual Bar/Batmitzvah party for children whose parents cannot afford...
Don’t even ask. For some reason, we landed up at the World of Dogs and Cats Pet Expo in Midrand on Sunday afternoon. After having spent...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) are often described as “sister organisations”, although, to take the sibling metaphor...
Corbyn says Labour has anti-Semitism issue Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour Party must recognise that anti-Jewish bigotry has become part of the movement, and drive out...
In the aftermath of Pinchas’ slaying of Zimri and Kozbi at the end of last week’s Torah portion, we read this week how some of the...
There was a spring in the step of cricket fans in local English shuls on Shabbat last weekend following England’s dramatic win in the World Cup...
One is not supposed to speak in a shiva house unless the mourners speak first - for very good reason.
We appreciate our SA Jewish Report, thank you. Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein’s opinion piece refers, (vol 23, number 24.)
As uncomfortable as some of the stories which have occurred over the past two weeks may make us feel, we need to know the truth.
On Sunday night, Evan Speechly, one of South Africa’s leading physiotherapists, will be jetting off to the European Maccabi Games in Budapest as part of the...
He has been described as a son of Africa, a white Zulu, a voice of revolution, a genius, a teacher, student, and mentor, but before all...
In the space of a few weeks ex-Durbanite Evan Cohen has gone from being a linguistics professor in Tel Aviv to becoming the face of the...
When Johnny Clegg was 16, his mother, Muriel, the public relations officer at a record company, begged me to speak to her teenage son who was...
Simon Gear, Eyewitness News (EWN) weatherman and science correspondent, has just returned from a trip to Israel, and he thinks it would be wrong if South...
South African-born businesswoman and couture handbag designer Lana Marks is one step closer to Pretoria and filling the shoes of the next United States ambassador to...
Minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor, last week said that the government would be ready to re-engage in discourse with Israel when Israel took...
“One of the greatest soundtracks of our lives has just ended,” wrote Arthur Goldstuck on Facebook on Tuesday night, just hours after legendary musician Johnny Clegg...
Israel is stronger than Hamas on the ground. But in the digital sphere, the Gaza militant organisation is fast developing cyber capabilities that if the Israel...
Mandela Day is a special day in many of our lives when we reflect on the values Nelson Mandela stood for. But, it also allows us...
The United States billionaire, financier, and friend of presidents, Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested on 6 July for sex trafficking minors. Epstein is accused of paying girls...
Getting divorced is traumatic, but for men, it can be particularly destructive. All too often, men lose contact with their children following a divorce. They also...
The recent comparison of intermarriage in the United States to a “second Holocaust” has been commended and condemned by world Jewry.
(JTA) If you’re going to physically block an entrance to an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) detention centre, the handbook says, don’t be nice about it.
Waxing, threading, and facials are words which for years have been associated with women only – until now.
Mandela Day comes around once a year, getting people rallying to do good. These Jewish organisations – among many others – don’t wait for Mandela Day...
I woke up this morning to find that my family had left me. It was 05:20, and it was clear that they had exited in a...
South Africa’s legal system has shown its effectiveness through the dignity and thoroughness of the commission of inquiry into state capture. This should be noted by...
South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) National Director Wendy Kahn and Parliamentary Liaison Officer Chaya Singer last week attended several budget speeches in Parliament, including...
Linksfield Ridge looms large over King David School and areas that were traditionally Jewish. So, many of us are familiar with it and the roads leading...
(JTA) It’s Emmy season again, and Jews in the TV industry have plenty of reason to celebrate.
