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The White House has re-nominated controversial businesswoman and socialite, Lana Marks, as the next ambassador to South Africa.
(JTA) It was meant to be a diplomatic triumph for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: a much-touted diplomatic summit in Jerusalem on Monday with four central...
Judaism places a moral and ethical obligation on its people to give tzedakah (charity) regularly. The root of the Hebrew word is tzadek meaning a righteous...
President Cyril Ramaphosa offers great hope for South Africa both in his commitment to the constitution as well as his modern outlook. So says Roelf Meyer,...
When paediatrician Tammy Bottner gave birth to her son, she was relaxed about what lay ahead. After all, she looked after babies every day. But what...
Johannesburg-based Jake Michael Singer was among some of the world’s most exciting artists who exhibited in the special SOLO section of the Investec Cape Town Art...
Whether procured from Starbucks, Jozi Blue, or Seattle, coffee is a non-negotiable start to the morning for many of us.
The South African Rabbinical Association, the official body representing South African rabbis across the country, held a significant general meeting towards the end of 2018 to...
South African Jewish Board of Deputies National Director Wendy Kahn last week accompanied a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations (COP)...
It boggles the mind. Why is so much Torah-coverage given to the subject of an elaborate tent-structure called the tabernacle? The verses that relate to the...
It has always amazed me that South African expats around the world refer to themselves as “ex-South Africans”. Meet a Brit living in New York or...
South Africans take it for granted that they live in a large country where the population of 56 million fits easily, and they can drive for...
King David High School Linksfield (KDHSL) launched its “Lashon Tova” campaign with a powerful assembly on 15 February. The campaign, which encourages kindness and mindfulness when...
Generous Killarney Mall shoppers and retail sponsors have managed to collect one-years-worth of stationery for Thembelenkosini Care Givers in Soweto, part of an ongoing initiative to...
Josh Lasker, an ORT Jet beneficiary, is a founding partner and head of development of a robotic nurse named Abby – an automated, self-service, health-screening kiosk.
What does the Cape Town Cycle Race and a mikveh have in common? It is quite simple: Rebbetzin Sara Wineberg of the Marais Road Shul in...
Ofer Cohen, aged 34, literally had the world at his feet when he visited Victoria Falls earlier this month. But that all came to a tragic...
Venezuela’s opposition to renew ties with Israel
In an uncharacteristic move, the Department of International Relations (DIRCO) took down the anti-Israel lobby for attempting to scupper a much-needed multi-billion-rand foreign direct investment (FDI)...
Israel’s most pressing issue is the question of its identity. This will define the upcoming elections and the country’s future, says former deputy speaker of the...
Habonim Dror South Africa has expressed its disappointment that Habonim leaders around the world have not been consulted in a dispute about the movement in Israel.
After years of overseeing the fundraising for numerous organisations within the local Jewish community, the Israel United Appeal – United Communal Fund (IUA/UCF) has restructured its...
Do you know the expression, “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face?” It is a warning against pursuing revenge in a way that will...
This week, 40 years ago, Iran’s military stood down, guaranteeing the Islamic Revolution’s success.
I often ponder about my simple life in Ethiopia. Sometimes I miss the uncomplicated life that we once had. I miss the days of being a...
Thousands of television series grace our small screens, but these days the ones people are talking about are made by and about Israelis.
Among both religious and secular Jews, the ultra-orthodox community is an object of simultaneous fascination and aversion. Men garbed in unvarying black suits and white shirts...
Disabled people make up 19% of the United States’ population and are therefore the largest minority group in the US, according to the website of the...
The day two people publicly promise “to love, honour, and respect” each other is said to be the most romantic day in their life.
For many of us, few meals are considered complete if a dish of hummus is not on the table. Whether it is spooned generously into a...
I’ve mastered several languages in my time, but getting to grips with the Torah and Haftorah tropes and their unique code of arrows, squiggles, and wishbone-shaped...
After the rabbi’s sermon, the choir is the most frequently critiqued and commented on feature of the shul service.
Inspired by religion or individual preference, the “frum”, “tznius” or modest fashion industry is growing internationally, and South African entrepreneurs are joining the catwalk.
Moving to London at the age of 15 to join the Royal Ballet School, the late prima ballerina assoluta, Phyllis Spira, was always destined for greatness....
Two elections coming up will provoke serious arguments about values around South African Jewish dinner tables.
South Africans do not need to be told that they are not happy. The only question is just how miserable they are. Luckily there is a...
At the start of the new millennium, there was a widespread belief in global Jewish circles that anti-Semitism was a diminishing problem, and that it was...
(JTA) During Black History Month in the United States, we recognise the historical importance of President Abraham Lincoln as the foremost figure in the battle to...
More than 90% of the Jews in Lithuania were murdered and buried in forests during the Holocaust. Throughout the country there are memorials - some imposing,...
The famous Latin saying, In vino veritas (In wine there is truth), takes on even more significance when considered in relation to a recently-launched book, The...
