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(JTA) Norwegian rapper not charged with hate speech A Norwegian rapper who cursed Jews while performing at an event in Oslo promoting multiculturalism will not be...
Jewish South African singer Danny Koppel, better known as Danny K, tweeted to his 44 500 followers that South Africans should stand up against racism –...
A Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions South Africa (BDS-SA) board member has compared Israelis to Nazis, and demonised Israeli soldiers by portraying them as calculated mass murderers...
As elections draw near, President Cyril Ramaphosa is caught between a rock and a hard place as far as downgrading the South African Embassy in Israel...
“This is the Holocaust trial of the 21st century,” says Grant Gochin, an ex-South African who has taken the Lithuanian government to court.
We are winging our way towards Human Rights Day (21 March), the first public holiday of the year, which coincides with Purim. I can’t help but...
Weighted down by a bulletproof jacket, I’m standing in front of the iconic French monument, the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris. To my right are the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed in parliament last week that South Africa intended to downgrade its diplomatic presence in Israel. The foreign affairs bureaucracy was working “feverishly”...
South African Jews living overseas who have registered to vote in the upcoming South African elections were told the only day they can do this is...
While diplomatic ties with Israel wither, South Africa’s friendship with Iran is blossoming. Last Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told parliament that the government was “working feverishly”...
One of the questions that haunts the story of Purim and moves silently through the lines of the Megillah is clear and chillingly simple: How could...
An attentive listener to the Megillah reading on Purim may notice a transformation in the character of Esther, for whom the story is named. She emerges...
Purim is a unique festival during which we celebrate the miraculous deliverance of the Jewish community of Shushan from the designs of the grand vizier of...
There is a beautiful idea in Judaism, that G-d looked into the Torah and created the world. Although it is unlikely that G-d literally peered into...
Think of a Prohibition era bootlegger and you probably imagine an Italian accent, bespoke suit and Tommy gun. But you would be just as correct to...
South Africans enjoy yeast dough Hamantaschen. Well, I definitely prefer them to the biscuit version. Their soft, delicious, bread-like texture makes them mouth-wateringly tempting. With all...
“My father may live in Jerusalem, but his heart and mind are still in Ethiopia,” says Danny Adeno Abebe, who was a child when he and...
“There is no better way to combat Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) than by engaging with and investing in Israel’s economy – not on ideological or...
You tear through the psychedelic packaging and, in a state of reverence, take it gently by the rubber grip, feeling the control. You marvel at the...
WhatsApp group chats, frequent breakfasts, the odd braai, an occasional wedding invitation, the continual search for the perfect coffee shop, and joint holiday plans. You’d be...
The riders in Team Hatzolah sweated out all the excitement they had built up prior to the 5th Cape Invasion Cycle Tour, which took place from...
When thousands of ultra-Orthodox women swarmed to the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem last Friday to harass women belonging to the feminist Women of the Wall...
This week, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) was working with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to resolve a problem that has arisen regarding...
It’s a strange thing. The news that South Africa will be downgrading its embassy in Israel upset me for reasons I hardly expected. As a vocal...
Did you know that the Megillah, which is read every year on the holiday of Purim, is the only book in the entire Tanach – the...
Morris Isaacson High School in Soweto has a long-standing connection to the Jewish community in Johannesburg, having originally been built by the Lithuanian Jewish immigrant after...
The Jewish Inspiration (JI) Congregation, a new shul in Glenhazel led by Rav Ilan Herrmann, recently hosted former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Danella Eliasov at...
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax. All you need is a book.” – Dr Seuss
Young teenagers from vastly different backgrounds came together in Johannesburg last weekend for a charity soccer event aimed at uniting children from different communities.
A typical morning at King David Victory Park (KDVP) Pre-Primary School involves yoga stretches for Grade R students. Teacher Jodi leads the children through a series...
Sandton Sinai Nursery School children gave special power to the DL Link Jerusalem Marathon runners in their support of those people in the community with cancer.
Temima Tobias, Chai Hadar and Tzivia Pink enter into the spirit of Rosh Chodesh Adar 2 at Torah Academy Primary School.
What an amazing “pyjamas, pages and pizza” evening we had on 6 March at Yeshiva College Pre-Primary School in Johannesburg.
If there’s a deal to be struck or an audit to be done in South African sport, you can be sure that Dave Sidenberg will be...
Tina Brenzel, director of sport at United Herzlia Schools (UHS), was the second woman to cross the finishing line in the conventional race in the Cape...
Footage recorded and reported by Israel’s Channel 13 this week shows Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officers training Tanzanian soldiers in hand-to-hand krav maga (self-defence fighting tactics),...
Coal mining is a messy business, involving a lot of dirty hands.
There’s a terrifying monster popping up in your kid’s YouTube videos, interacting with them on WhatsApp, and encouraging them to commit suicide. It’s called the Momo...
It is not often a rabbi and head of school is recognised for service excellence in a sporting arena. The Premier of Gauteng, David Makhura, last...
In Israel, the corrupt occupants of high public office have been subjected to the full brunt of a criminal justice system being applied without fear or...
