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Pesach is about Freedom. Pesach is about learning not to cower when someone demeans you. Pesach is about getting out of a bad situation, as tough...
“ANC members who are Christian are intimidated by the political leadership and the Muslim community,” Johannesburg-based Reverend Reuben Chapasuka told the SA Jewish Report this week.
Boycott Divestment Sanctions South Africa (BDS-SA) has been rapped over the knuckles by members of the broad-based Palestine Solidarity Movement for bringing the anti-Israel movement into...
A rowdy 350-strong audience which prevented speakers from being heard properly much of the time was an ironic twist to an event aimed at bolstering democracy.
As the niece of African National Congress (ANC) struggle stalwart Denis Goldberg, Madeleine Hicklin saw the very real impact of political activism on a family, and...
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane and I sat on the couch of the bridal room of Sandton Shul to have a one-on-one exclusive interview for...
The African National Congress (ANC) received a political pummelling during an election debate held by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) at the Rabbi...
“We’re Jews out in space, zooming along protecting the Hebrew race.” This was sung by a bunch of tallit-wearing Jews depicted at the end of Mel...
As Pesach approaches, I am drawn to the verse that describes how G-d took us out of Egypt “on the wings of eagles” (Exodus 19:4). Each...
What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protests? Civil war? A change of government? The ousting of the old guard and its replacement by...
“Free at last, free at last, thank G-d Almighty, we are free at last!” Who said these words? No, it wasn’t Moses. It was American civil-rights...
We are about to gather with friends, family, and community to celebrate the Jewish festival of freedom. We will sit around our seder tables, grandparents and...
I was driving on a quiet country road in the Free State recently on my way to supervise the shechita (slaughter) at one of our abattoirs....
Pesach and the story of the exodus celebrate the national birth of our people, Israel. The storyline of the book of Genesis deals with fathers and...
There are so many beautiful lessons we can learn from the Haggadah and Pesach in general. Every single word, intricacy, and nuance embedded in the seder...
Social media has its pitfalls, but for finding the best Pesach prices and products, there is nothing to beat it.
How many Jews will sit down to a seder this year? Well, first we would have to agree on how many Jews there are in the...
In the Pesach story, it is women who bring about the salvation of the Jewish people.
It’s a tall order: set a beautiful seder table, prepare an amazing pesadik meal, get through the haggadah with everyone’s full attention... and keep the kids...
Although the Pesach story began in Egypt, there are only about 12 Jews living in that country today – mostly elderly and primarily concentrated in Alexandria.
If there is one word to describe the countercultural milieu ushered in during the 1960s, it’s “freedom”.
It was the heady days of South Africa’s revolution. The townships were in flames, and tens of thousands of people were in detention without trial. South...
This is my first Pesach as the managing director of the Beth Din’s Kosher Department, and it is incredible to see the amount of work that...
Pesach is here, the house has been cleaned of chametz, and you are prepared for the seder and the week ahead.
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The Torah is the ethical lodestar for any observant Jew. But what does that mean in practice? Do we understand the Torah and the commentaries of...
As we begin the festival of Pesach, the Haredi Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, is facing an unprecedented measles outbreak.
There’s a reason why children ask the four questions at the Pesach seder. For most children, one of their favourite words is “why”. In fact, ma...
“Why is this night different from every other night?”, Judge Albie Sachs asked, opening his address to guests at the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’...
As daunting as it may be to pull off a Pesach seder, chances are you’ll find one to attend almost anywhere in the world. While Pesach...
I have come to believe that Jews are genetically predisposed to have the ability to pick up their pekalach and move along with crisis. We are...
South African Jewish youth movements talk about what Pesach means to them, and the lessons their particular organisation’s channichim learn from this chag.
In August last year, the pocket watch of Sinai Kantor, a Russian Jew who was on the Titanic when it sank, was sold on auction for...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at a critical point, said Alison Jacobson, a global strategy advisor and thought leader on emerging technology.
For the 5 000 Jews living in modern Lithuania, the past remains ever-present, and the future never seems entirely clear.
The remaining Jews of Turkmenistan – less than 1 000 of them – have precarious status and usually don’t want to disclose their religious origin.
Landed with one of the longest bans recorded on the international tennis circuit, 33-year-old, Johannesburg-born Wayne Odesnik has demonstrated that a two-time loser can still emerge...
Ever had a heart attack? It’s actually easier than you think. I had one on a beautiful summer morning one Sunday.
School children from the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg visited the newly opened Holocaust Museum at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in Forest...
Steven Gruzd won the South African Masters Scrabble Championships at Huddle Park Golf Club on 22 March.
