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I refer to the outstanding article in last week’s paper which asks who will follow in the steps of Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.
It was interesting to receive news from the chief rabbi about the Shabbos Projects in Weldon, Tel Aviv, Florence, Darmstadt, San Luis, Spring Valley, Prague, and...
I am compiling a history of the Roodepoort Florida Hebrew Congregation, which hopefully will become a book. I would like to hear from anyone who has...
The attacker of the Pittsburgh synagogue last weekend told the policeman who arrested him that he wanted to kill Jews because he believed that, “They’re committing...
Mina Lopato Nursery School Grade R pupils in special graduation T-shirts pack boxes with toiletries brought in by parents
Sarah Orkin, a pupil at Sandton Sinai Primary School, made the school proud by winning the Grade 5 section of the Malcolm Gooding Speech Competition on...
The children of Torah Academy Nursery School baked challahs to take home and enjoy in honour of this year’s Shabbos Project last Friday.
The South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS) won best student society at the annual Leadership Awards Ceremony at the University of the Witwatersrand last Tuesday.
Graduates of the 2018 Diller Teen Fellows programme shared stories of personal growth and learning with their proud parents and King David leadership at Beyachad in...
The grandchildren of Solomon and Janie Esrechowitz held a reunion in Johannesburg on Sunday 21 October after 50 years apart. There were 11 Esrechowitz children, resulting...
The much anticipated Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO’s) Etgar branch’s Annual Garden Day is always one of WIZO’s most successful events, and this year did not...
Former South African Steven Cohen felt pride as he watched his daughter, Gili, compete in the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi last...
The ANC-allied Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) that won 13 of 15 seats on the University of the Witwatersrand’s Student Representative Council (SRC), are unquestionably aligned with...
“Zimbabwe is experiencing fuel and food shortages. There is a critical lack of basic medication, and my family in Harare have experienced days and days without...
Former student leader Mcebo Dlamini, who said “I Love Hitler” and made other inflammatory remarks three years ago, is the frontrunner in the race to find...
Theodore Yach defied the odds for most of his adult life. He had a record for swimming the icy Atlantic to Robben Island more times than...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday accused both the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas of routinely engaging in “systematic” unwarranted arrests and torture of critics, suspected...
When Jordan Smith, a 17-year-old pupil at King David High School Linksfield, took up break dancing at the age of 10, it was simply for fun....
When this community sets its mind to doing something, magic happens.
The story of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi changes by the day. But by all accounts, it seems the 59-year-old Saudi journalist, who was once a...
This week, we’re commemorating 23 years since the murder of then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
The South African-born Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth and the UK (United Kingdom) Ephraim Mirvis is leading the charge against prejudice...
When apartheid ended in 1990, Pieter-Dirk Uys thought his career was over. But with the wealth of satirical material presenting itself on an almost daily basis,...
“I have a metronome inside of me – it tells me what is in time, and therefore also in tune, and that is how I relate...
This year’s global Shabbos Project will include a group of mountaineers summiting Kilimanjaro; a musical Kabbalat Shabbat on a Sydney beach; and a lone Jew in...
I’ve always found Shabboses at home in Johannesburg to be a suspension in time – a moment to exhale after the nonstop bustle of my week....
It is a unique and precious blessing to have a family with five living generations. We spoke to some families who enjoy this rare phenomenon.
When Willow Markovitz-Levin came into the world last week, it was the end of an extraordinary journey and the start of an incredible new beginning. She...
We’re all familiar with the typical stereotypes people peddle about Jews. From miserly to murderous, myths of all kinds have been attributed to the Jewish people,...
At the bleakest time in the history of European Jewry, the evacuation of more than 7 000 Danish Jews – or 95% of the population –...
The past few weeks have been replete with Jewish holidays. From days of awe to days of joy, we experienced mega doses of holiness, joy, and...
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach may or may not be America’s most famous rabbi. But among Jews, at least, he may be its most polarising rabbi.
They were not soldiers. They had no vested interest in the war, but in their millions, black men from Africa were used as porters for World...
During the years leading up to the transition to democracy in 1994, the way in which the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) carried out...
When Israeli-born concert pianist Aviram Reichert performed in South Africa in the early 2000s on a five-week programme, the auditoriums were packed everywhere. Having performed as...
With more than 5 000 immigrants marching towards the United States border, it would seem that Donald Trump is about to be tested in much the...
Young South African Jews gathered recently in a forest in Elgin, in the Western Cape, for the third annual three-day LaunchPad, an innovation retreat and networking...
King David Victory Park (KDVP) Primary School last Thursday held its annual Cultivate art exhibition and auction, featuring the works of prominent South African artists.
Even a rainy Sunday afternoon on 14 October could not deter more than 250 people from welcoming a brand new Torah scroll marking Chabad of Norwood’s...
South Africa’s future economy will have an impact on the country’s youth, and it is young professionals who hold this future in their hands.
