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Major General Yaakov Amidror is former national security advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During his time in office, Amidror participated in high-level talks with...
Disconsolation. Despondency. Hopelessness. A notable absence of joie de vivre (enjoyment of life). Modern society seems permeated with a sense of overwhelming dissatisfaction. Often this dissatisfaction...
A dusty book on a dusty shelf. This is the way so many perceive the Torah. Why should a 3 000-year-old document dictate moral standards and...
The cost of living is a struggle we all face – and more now than ever in South Africa. But how do big families who keep...
When the Israeli Embassy in South Africa heard that a young Israeli had died at Victoria Falls two weeks ago, they immediately called Gail van Jaarsveldt,...
Debbie, a mother of two girls from South Africa who moved to Israel more than a decade ago, is willing to talk about lice. But only...
On reading that the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) is closing down its country communities department and bringing Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft’s tenure to an...
Since the end of the Holocaust, Yiddish has been classified as a dying, dead, or endangered language. But around the world there are many people who...
“Human trafficking is the second most profitable organised crime in the world next to drug trafficking. The profit margins for human trafficking can be up to...
The role played by the South African forces who took up arms against the Germans is often overlooked even though this was extremely significant.
Filmmaker Ashley Lazarus produced a memorable movie in South Africa in the 1970s at the height of apartheid. Titled e’Lollipop, it was about the friendship between...
It’s a story that would not sound too out of place in 2019: New York’s leading newspaper accuses the president of the United States of corruption...
When it comes to comedy, Jews have long taken centre stage. Yet, it’s often the male comedians who are recognised while the women wait in the...
When Evelyn Sarrat-Rosenbaum wasn’t steering a yacht, she was piloting a plane through impenetrable clouds. In spite of being told that he’d never be a bodybuilder,...
Chitter chatter and koch (gossip) are not the only conversation to be had around the Shabbos table. I’m talking about the ability of the food you...
One of my favourite books, But – He Was Good To His Mother by Robert A Rockaway, details the “life and crimes” of Jewish mobsters in...
The road to becoming a successful entrepreneur is not easy, but it’s a road that Allon Raiz, the Chief Executive of Raizcorp, is well acquainted with.
Beit Emanuel’s Jkids team hosts Shabbat services for youngsters at shul every week.
When the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) first introduced a pre-election education and awareness campaign for the Jewish community back in 2009, the name...
A democracy cannot be judged by the nature of every party in its government. Its power is its ability to encompass widely different viewpoints. Even in...
Parshat Vayakhel details the construction of the vessels for the Mishkan, and the building of the Mishkan itself.
This letter is written on behalf of the Jewish Democratic Initiative (JDI) – a movement which strives for an inclusive and tolerant South African Jewish community...
It may be of interest to reflect on the earlier vicissitudes of anti-Semitism in South Africa, as reflected about the time of World War II. Richard...
In response to the letter on women abuse in the 15 February 2019 SA Jewish Report, I wish to point out that people can be bullies....
A siddur is not just any book.
King David High School Victory Park was privileged to have special operations veterans Yuval Appel and Yogev Mor tell their story to pupils at a recent...
Eighteen students from Torah Academy Primary School recently took part in the international Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos competition, which encourages children to master the 613 mitzvot over...
Yeshiva College has launched a new leadership programme at the school, part of the school’s overall focus on Torah values. The school has extended its Grade...
Israeli director Guy Nattiv this week took the Oscar for the best live action short film at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Recognised for his...
“There is no economic ban on Israel whatsoever,” International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu told a packed media briefing on Tuesday.
The South African government believes that “peace in Palestine remains elusive”. This is according to a statement put out late on Wednesday night by UN Ambassador...
In November last year, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) announced that it was bringing Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft’s tenure as country communities’ rabbi to...
We have all heard the term before, and either flinched, cringed, or nodded our heads. The words “apartheid Israel” have become a term so often used...
Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni presented a bitter-sweet budget to Parliament on Wednesday that will have an impact on every one of us, not least in...
I can’t bear bullies! I know I am not alone in having a serious aversion to anyone or any group who tries to make themselves feel...
How to fight terrorism while at the same time not encourage it is a challenge Israel continues to grapple with. Last Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
The first night our power went, we made the best of the experience. My family gathered around the braai, my husband prodded the meat, I sipped...
When Johannesburg Jewry got wind that the Sydenham Shul choir was not going to be singing for the foreseeable future, most were astonished. The choir had...
The Middle East conflict made a backseat appearance at this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate, while more pressing topics of a local nature...
In just eight weeks, Israeli voters head for the polls. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu will be seeking re-election for the fifth time. However this election will...
