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Acclaimed American concert pianist Mona Golabek learned to play the piano, but her mother Lisa Jura gave her far more than an education in music. Through...
Fliers declare Holocaust ‘fake news’ Two anti-Semitic fliers that deny the Holocaust were posted at Massachusetts synagogue Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead this week, with reports of...
The Talmud (B’rachot 12b) records that certain sages raised the idea of including an extra section in the Sh’ma, above and beyond the three we read...
The Tour de France, one of the most-watched sporting events with an average TV viewership of 2.6 billion, currently has cycling fans fastened to their sofas.
There isn’t much that Cheryl Katz, the new president of Klerksdorp Rotary Club, can’t do. Inducted to the presidency last weekend, Katz is the first Jewish...
While I differ from you on some matters, I support your exposure of Jewish crooks. Such exposure is not lashon harah (gossip). Keep up the good...
In the wake of the recent tragic suicide of a young Jewish teenager at a time when he was questioning his sexuality, there has been a...
Our rabbinate has recently been harshly criticised, both on the pages of this newspaper and in the privacy of many homes. Its stance on Limmud seems...
For three or four heady weeks in 2017, James Small became an honorary Jew. Maccabi rugby had under-achieved in the three Maccabiah prior to that, and...
Did you know that when you order the newest gadget from Takealot.com, your child’s birthday present from Loot.co.za, or the latest bestsellers from Exclusive Books online,...
Former African National Congress MP, Andrew Feinstein, has come out guns blazing in reaction to criticism of his Jewish identity in response to his support for...
Nicci Raz, national executive director of the South African Zionist Federation, and Danny Adeno Abebe, shaliach of the World Zionist Organisation and Habonim, celebrate the donation...
Ari Brest captivated audiences whenever he stood up to perform as a singer, musician, or actor. He undoubtedly had star quality – that X factor.
When Jack and Emma Yurich were preparing for their Barmitzvah and Batmitzvah in the United States, they weren’t thinking about the oodles of boodle they might...
A Johannesburg man told his father-in-law this week that he was ashamed to be a Jew because the SA Jewish Report “named and shamed a Jew...
“The state of Israel is facing the total dissolution of its democracy,” says former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. “This is a strategic threat no less...
I have spent more than 25 years of my life teaching and engaging with teenagers. My sole agenda is to ensure the social and emotional well-being...
The recent tragic death of Adam Seef is a wake-up call for the Jewish community in South Africa to examine its attitudes to LGBT+ (lesbian, gay,...
LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) teens at various schools within the community say more needs be done to make them feel included, while the schools...
People around the world last Shabbos commemorated the 25th yahrzeit of my saintly teacher and mentor, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of righteous memory....
Taking office so shortly after the end of the Holocaust, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, played a key role as guardian to a generation...
(JTA) Supermodel Naomi Campbell, in a tribute to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, wrote on social media: “An inspirational leader, scholar, and teacher. The...
A few years ago, then Commonwealth Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks described Limmud as “the jewel in the crown of Anglo-Jewry”. While American research organisation, the...
(JTA) In a country where Nazis killed 98% of its Jewish minority, the survival of five members from the Abravanel family was regarded as something akin...
There is the perception that the number of vacant homes in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Glenhazel is on the rise, and that it is due...
Some Jews leaving Glenhazel are choosing to live slightly off the beaten track. Areas like Magaliessig, Greenstone, and Fourways are putting themselves on the Jewish map,...
Gal Lusky, the founder of Israel Flying Aid (IFA), doesn’t ask permission to go and save people. She and her organisation do what needs to be...
I read the purported justification given by orthodox Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein for the Beth Din’s decision to bar the rabbinate from participating at Limmud...
For many years, I had become quite distant, if not alienated, from Jewish life. And then, Limmud happened. I suddenly discovered a diverse, exciting, non-judgemental space...
I have the privilege of being an American married into a South African family, and have been impressed by the cohesiveness and kindness manifested by South...
In the wake of the tragic death of Adam Seef, it’s worth keeping in mind the power of words. Although the outpouring of compassion and calls...
In difficult circumstances, you produce a really fine community newspaper. It gives us a rare opportunity to explore diverse views.
While South African-born Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis does support Limmud in England, his predecessor, the popular Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, boycotted it.
(JTA) Farrakhan ‘termite’ tweet removed A 2018 tweet in which Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan compared Jews to termites is no longer available on Twitter.
The information age has given us an unprecedented ability to understand ourselves, one another, and the world around us. I’m a person with eclectic interests, and...
The recently concluded Nahum Goldmann Fellowship Programme (NGFP), this year held in Israel, once again brought together a broad range of up-and-coming young Jewish leaders from...
I hated last week’s SA Jewish Report. I hated the fact that it covered the alleged fraud of a religious Jew. I hated that the lead...
What would the contents of your dustbin tell a stranger about your life? There has been much talk in South Africa lately about the rubbish of...
Following the success of the 2019 Bidvest Sports Quiz in April, event organiser Mscsports handed a cheque of R400 000 to the event’s beneficiary, the Selwyn...
Students put up impressive stalls at King David Victory Park Primary School’s annual Grade 5 Market Day last Thursday.
