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Torah Academy Boys High School held an action-packed five-day Shabbaton recently next to the Blyde River Canyon in Hoedspruit.
These are trying times for Ronen Cohen, the convenor of SA Maccabi’s futsal delegation heading to Budapest for the European Maccabi Games at the end of...
“I have finally reached rock bottom. I feel so alone no matter how many people I am surrounded by and cared for by.”
The South African Jewish community last week was shocked by allegations of a yet another fraudulent investment scheme targeting community members, and run by one of...
The trustees of country communities and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) met last Sunday to plot the way forward following the board’s announcement...
An imposing and colourful sign calling on passers-by to “Be Kind” was erected this week on the busy intersection of Oxford and Bolton Road in Rosebank.
Did you know the halacha does not prohibit the consumption of the whole hindquarter of a cow? Only the sciatic nerve, certain fats, and blood vessels...
When the news of Adam Seef’s death started filtering into this community, there was disbelief and shock across the board.
The rallying call, “Black lives matter!” was heard again this week. But it didn’t emanate from American cities like Ferguson, Baltimore, and New York – or...
I would like to take this opportunity to share my thoughts and some important context to the decision taken by South African rabbis more than ten...
The teen suicide rate is the highest it has been in the past two decades, according to recent international studies.
Mooz Brothers, one of Johannesburg’s best-loved kosher bakeries and eateries, closed its doors this week.
Not everyone gets to be up close and personal with three presidents. Adrienne Cohen has done just that. Before your mind goes to places it shouldn’t,...
Krav Maga, a unique martial art forged in Bratislava in response to anti-Semitism in the 1930s, is now practised all over the world.
When news of the terrorist attacks on the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch broke on 15 March, it left New Zealand reeling.
(JTA) In April, Israeli police announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man in Beit Shemesh accused of multiple counts of child sexual assault.
It is a fact that only 5% of killers worldwide are female. “They are outliers, and their stories are far more fascinating than their murderous male...
Having trained in an “illegal” multiracial karate dojo (martial arts space) during apartheid, Kerry Saloner was never allowed to compete. Now 46 and living in Australia,...
It’s never easy to go against the grain, especially when it comes to your relationship with Judaism. But those on a religious journey sometimes move towards...
When Sara Evian and Balu Nivison met on a women’s tour of Israel about nine years ago, they could never have imagined that they would land...
Art gallery owner Avital Lang has spent ten years running workshops at Pollsmoor Prison. Getting to know prisoners and helping them to discover their artistic talent...
(JTA) A 23-year-old East Bay, San Francisco, man who threatened to murder “over 30” Jews and police officers on a gaming website, wants his gun back.
It’s time for us to stop avoiding the conversation about homosexuality and orthodox Judaism. Children are dying while we pretend that there is no need to...
The ongoing saga about the possible indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for fraud and breach of trust has surprising tentacles, some connected to SA.
As reported elsewhere in this issue, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ restructuring of its country communities department has taken an encouraging turn. At a...
Great Park Shul robbed The Great Park Shul in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, was robbed in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A small group of daring though deeply spiritual people gathered in the Sinai desert 3 330 years ago with a bold proposition: to create a framework...
Grade R children at King David Victory Park Pre-Primary school spent a creative morning making rainmakers in honour of the book Nomvula’s Big Shake, Rattle and...
It seems there is some sympathy for the man who dined at the Wimpy in Bloemfontein wearing full Nazi regalia (“Swastika-wearing ‘soldier’ in Wimpy says sorry”,...
These are heady days for Argentine sport. On Saturday, the Jaguares play against the Crusaders in Christchurch in their first-ever Super Rugby final, while over in...
The end of a long and inspirational running road, a road that stretched more than 100 000km or nearly three-times around the world, has come for...
As a secular Jew, I am somewhat bemused by the stand the Beth Din has taken against Limmud.
In regard to the Beth Din’s Limmud decision, don’t judge our judges. The Book of Ruth talks about how in the days of judging judges, there...
The Beth Din endorsement of the Rabbinical Association’s banning of “its rabbis” from attending or teaching at Limmud is not surprising, albeit disappointing.
The elderly man who last weekend was seen enjoying breakfast at a Wimpy eatery in the Free State wearing a World War II German soldier’s uniform...
Jewish graves in Somerset West and Strand Jewish Cemetery were vandalised last week. Two tombstones were knocked over, and a grave covering was cracked, in the...
Hillel Newman, an Israeli career diplomat born in Johannesburg, has been named Israel’s consul general for the southwestern United States, with headquarters in Los Angeles, and...
(JTA) Days ahead of a workshop where Jared Kushner sought tens of billions of dollars for his Middle East peace plan, the White House unveiled an...
On the eve of the unveiling of the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, Independent Media’s Foreign Editor Shannon Ebrahim had her own version of events about...
Statistics can be useful when used properly, or troublesome if misused or abused. In some cases, this misuse can be accidental.
