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ORT South Africa joined students and teachers of the Jewish educational organisation around the world on 10 April to celebrate ORT’s establishment in St Petersburg on...
King David Linksfield’s (KDL’s) benchmark tests for Grades 3, 6, and 9 show that its students are far exceeding international IEB (Independent Examinations Board) standards in...
For one week, King David Senior Primary Linksfield was abuzz with the flavours, sights, and sounds of Israel as the Grade 4 to 7 students celebrated...
King David High School Victory Park’s mock election last week generated strikingly similar results to Israel’s real election on 9 April.
Pesach food gifts have been pouring in from excited young pupils following a recent visit by the Chevrah Kadisha’s Matzah Man to Torah Academy Nursery School.
Since 2009, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has been holding multi-party “Great Debates” as part of our #MakeUsCount pre-election awareness and education campaigns....
As a child, I loved Pesach. I loved changing over to the weird, outdated crockery and mismatched cutlery. I loved my new clothes that signalled the...
In spite of the doom and gloom which characterises South Africans’ mood these days following the catastrophe of former President Jacob Zuma’s tenure, South Africa’s democracy...
A thoughtful man and a thoughtful former cricketer, Mandy Yachad begins our telephone interview with the verbal equivalent of a prod into the covers for a...
South African cities are facing a major threat to their trees. A beetle the size of a sesame seed is killing them at an alarming rate...
As outlandish as some of today’s music videos may be, concentration-camp uniforms and the infamous yellow Star of David are among the last things you’d expect...
A few years back, some friends of mine were trapped in a terrible pyramid scheme. Basically, they were invited to get involved in a wildly profitable...
The world was transfixed on Monday evening by images of flames and smoke pouring from the burning roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris.
(JTA) Like countless Jewish children in Europe, Toni Pinya was routinely subjected to anti-Semitic bullying at school.
(JTA) Anywhere else in Europe, a muscular cartoon character named Max the Matzah would have amounted to little more than an inside Jewish joke.
(JTA) At Passover each year, we are reminded that even though the original story is generations old, we are supposed to engage with the narrative as...
(JTA) Joyce Fienberg was a connector. Bringing people together for a holiday meal was incredibly important to her. This didn’t just apply to her family. She...
“At the mansion, the girls would do Shabbos with me every Friday, which was a special moment. I am very proud to be Jewish,” says make-up...
(JTA) At first, it reads like a grim joke. Less than six months after the worst attack on Jews in United States history, the Trump administration...
Having embarked on the journey of exploring their family’s Jewish roots, Grade 7 students David Matisonn and Jesse Shur were this week recognised for their outstanding...
The Jewish community has been shaken to its core by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu’s announcement last week that all relations with Israel...
(JTA) Airbnb to cancel its ban on West Bank settlement listings In a reversal of a 2018 policy announcement, Airbnb will not remove West Bank settlement...
With Benjamin Netanyahu positioned to lead Israel for a fifth term following this week’s election, will it have any impact on South Africa’s relationship with the...
“This is an unimaginable achievement,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told exuberant supporters in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
It is more than a year since the Stan & Pete treif-chicken scandal rocked the community, setting off a multi-pronged investigation and calls for a sweeping...
The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in the Western Cape is demanding that the University of Cape Town (UCT) support the academic boycott of Israeli universities.
Johannesburg mashgichim came together on Monday evening to form an association to improve their conditions of employment.
South Africa is in the midst of an extensive process of rebuilding, and all its citizens need to find ways to make a difference rather than...
Last week came so close to ending on a high note for South African Jewry after Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) almost seemed to pass us by...
(JTA) Even by Israeli standards, the country’s latest general elections have been exceptionally dirty, rife with personal attacks between candidates, and fake news.
Well known music producer and DJ, Sketchy Bongo, claimed this week he wasn’t put under pressure by anti-Israel lobbyists into apologising for his performance at a...
When Marina Furman was 19 years old, the KGB arrived at her apartment, escorted her to a nearby park, and beat her to within an inch...
What do you do when events take place that make you realise there isn’t a political party that you want to vote for?
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane called for a reform of South Africa’s foreign policy, particularly in regard to Israel and the wider Middle East conflict.
It's a crop that has been a feature of Jewish life and culture since Biblical times, but are attitudes towards the now-legal use of marijuana shifting...
Considering the proliferation of the marijuana plant in our country of birth, it is no surprise that South African entrepreneurs are involved in medical cannabis in...
Twelve years ago, South African jeweller Kevin Friedman was asked by the Botswana government to make a brooch for a statesman. He was never told who...
With Pesach starting next week, the Johannesburg Jewish community is stocking up on Pesachdik goods, though the large variation in prices makes it worth shopping around....
Rebbetzin Shula Shifra Kazen was born in Stalinist Russia to a poor Jewish family that lived hand to mouth on the freezing streets, clinging to their...
A lavish breakfast fit for a king in the warmth of a magnificent Glenhazel home. A band of rumbling Harley Davidsons parked outside. Music and joy....
