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The Beth Din this week reinforced a ten-year prohibition of local orthodox rabbis from attending or teaching at Jewish learning festival Limmud. This was after the...
When South African-born Melissa Cohen met Hunter Biden – the son of Joe Biden, former United States vice president and 2020 Democrat front runner – she...
Unions protesting against the resignation of South African Airways (SAA) Chief Executive Vuyani Jarana are threatening to shut down the aviation industry in South Africa if...
“As apartheid was a cancer here, Zionism is a world cancer. It is going to consume the world. I see Zionism as the major threat in...
There are fears that a confrontation between the United States and Iran could erupt at any moment in the Middle East.
We are a small, tight-knit community with many diverse interests, talents, and strong views. It is this that makes us interesting and helps us to punch...
Jewish identity is definable, and probably always has been definable, in at least two quite different ways.
The South African Board of Jewish Education (SABJE) is restructuring its executive body, appointing the principal of King David Victory Park (KDVP) Primary, Rabbi Ricky Seeff,...
Chaya Singer, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ parliamentary and diplomatic liaison, was awarded a Gauteng Provincial Government Premier Youth Excellence and Service Award on...
As president Cyril Ramaphosa was preparing for his State of the Nation Address that was given on Thursday, the SA Jewish Report asked a selection of...
Karen Kallmann celebrated her Batmitzvah in May at the tender age of 48. She is just one of a number of Cape Town women who have...
The late Sonia Goodman, 88, was always a fiercely independent woman with a mind of her own. So, it was no surprise to her son and...
Studying for a masters degree in history is a challenge for most people, but Isadore Kahanovitz can’t see why people are making a fuss about him...
Anesu Bridget Mhlanga on a mission. First, she wants to convert to Judaism, and second, she wants to build a thriving Jewish community centre in Zimbabwe.
Observant women rarely have the opportunity to show their talent for theatre, dance, and song, but they proved their abilities last week in The Power of...
Dr Laurie Cardoza-Moore, the president of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations (PJTN), has called on Christian leaders to step-up efforts to combat anti-Semitism. PJTN is a...
Local artist and writer Terry Kurgan’s autobiographical book that begins with her grandparent’s flight from Poland has been longlisted for an Alan Paton Award for non-fiction.
When both your parents are arrested and held for three months without trial, and you – a young teenager – have to look after your three...
The “Kosher Butcher’s wife”, Sharon Lurie, whose recipes are a favourite among the community, launched her third cookbook, A Taste of South Africa with the Kosher...
Cape Town communal organisations are reeling from the loss of Nilly Baruch, who passed away unexpectedly last Thursday at the age of 75.
(JTA) Would the builders of New York’s Temple Emanu-El ever have imagined that their congregation’s sanctuary would one day be packed to the balconies with thousands...
As has often been pointed out in this forum, our professional staff make up the engine room of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD).
I am aware that any column I write in which I complain about the behaviour of children at shul will paint me as an old kvetch...
Fingers are being pointed everywhere following the tragic results of the latest survey of South African Jewry by the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, a summary...
(JTA) Ukraine construction causes outcry The World Jewish Congress expressed its “outrage” on Tuesday about the prospect of construction of apartment buildings on the mass graves...
In this week’s parsha, some of the Jewish people are taken to task for complaining. First, they complained of exhaustion as a result of their travels...
Young Jewish families who are willing and able to take an active role in the Pretoria community are being drawn to live in the city through...
The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Sewing Empowerment Project held its graduation at the UJW’s offices in Johannesburg on 13 June, celebrating empowerment and the creation...
Sihle Ngobese, aka “Big Daddy Liberty”, enthralled the Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) on 13 June with his love of Israel, Jerusalem, and especially the Torah.
Readers may be interested to hear that the Catholic Church is looking into beatifying Pope Pius XII.
Perseverance is a trait five times-winning Comrades Marathon icon Jackie Mekler possesses in abundance. Not only did he win this, the world’s largest and oldest ultramarathon,...
Jewish rugby in South Africa is flourishing, says Brad Berger, Maccabi South Africa’s director of rugby. The system is slowly producing good young players. Also, with...
Terror-accused Thulsie twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee once again appeared in the South Gauteng High Court on Tuesday, this time to hear about preparations for their trial.
Anti-Israel activists appear to be attempting to improperly influence a survey issued by the University of Cape Town (UCT) over a possible academic boycott of Israeli...
Classic anti-Semitism is hundreds of years old. It is overt, and cannot be masked as anything else. However, “new anti-Semitism”, which reached the global stage in...
African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule claimed that his Twitter account had been hacked after the rand-damaging and potentially catastrophic tweet referring to the Reserve...
When we set out to find out if there was a Jewish connection to Soweto, we knew we would find something interesting. Isn’t that always the...
A Jewish grave was partially dug open in Robertson in the Western Cape recently, and a case of vandalism has been opened with the police.
The rand remains under pressure after last week’s double whammy of a threat to Reserve Bank independence from within the African National Congress (ANC), and the...
United States (US) President Donald Trump calls his much-anticipated plan to jump start the Israeli-Palestinian peace process the “deal of the century”. But right now, it’s...
