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It nearly tore Israeli society apart, while for me, it remains one of the most distressing stories I’ve ever reported. This week, thirteen years ago, Israel...
The wars in Iraq and Syria have greatly expanded the influence of Iran, in an arc from Tehran westwards to the Mediterranean coast. It has long...
Britain’s former Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, branded Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn a dangerous anti-Semite in an interview published on Tuesday.
“Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or...
The most difficult question I have been asked about Judaism is, “Which is your favourite festival?” Ooh, I don’t know! I love the traditions of Pesach:...
On erev Rosh Hashanah, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) extended good wishes to the South African Jewish community over the high holy days. This came just...
A moving photograph of two firemen taken at the recent devastating fire in Johannesburg is testament to the behind-the-scenes bravery and camaraderie of the members of...
While Olga Kirsch has always been seen as an Afrikaans poet who happened to be Jewish, the time has come to claim her as a Jewish...
What happens when you take graffiti, pop art, film icons, cartoons, and high-fashion iconography and mash them up in the mind of a creative maverick?
Two weeks ago, Lynam Ndawana was on the brink of losing her scholarship to study in China because she didn’t have the money for the airfare...
ORT South Africa and the South African Board of Jewish Education (SABJE) formed a new affiliation last week to transfer essential skills to King David School...
Technology is changing everything, even how we shop, and the way we arrange or go on holiday.
Two long-running hate-speech cases were successfully brought to finality last week, when the South African Jewish Board of Deputy’s (SAJBD’s) complaints against two prominent Western Cape...
One puzzling aspect of this era is how to understand United States President Donald Trump. His administration has announced it will cut the last remaining channel...
We do love our moral outrage, don’t we? Nothing gets us quite as warm and fuzzy as good ‘ole fashioned, “how dare they!” does.
Sarit Keinan, the wife of the Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, Lior Keinan, recently invited a group of Holocaust survivors to a pre-Rosh Hashanah luncheon at...
The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) joined in the celebration of National Senior Citizen’s Day in the United States on 21 August – declared by former...
Seven South African pupils from various Jewish schools have won scholarships for a high-school programme in Israel, allowing them to complete their studies in the country...
Liron Krawitz, a Grade 8 pupil at King David Victory Park, came first in the Shimon Perez Israel Quiz 2018 finals held at the high school...
Israeli hit musical phenomenon Koolulam is on its way to South Africa in October.
The Pine Street Shul quiz team beat 17 other teams at the Sandton Sinai school quiz on 4 September, cruising to victory by 10 points.
Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), insists it was never his intention to hurt or upset the Jewish community with anti-Semitic conspiracy...
The Community Security Organisation (CSO) has warned parents and caregivers to be hyper-vigilant about children’s safety because of an increase in suspicious activity in public places.
Why is it that music has such a deep effect on us? Sometimes it seems as though music has a direct line to our souls. It...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the South African Jewish community on the day after Rosh Hashanah.
When your child is dropped at home and can’t actually walk to the front door because he is so drunk, should you be worried? Especially when...
In spite of spending almost 700 hours working on the investigation into the Stan & Pete “treif chicken” saga, Bowmans Attorneys still has not completed its...
Brit Milot (circumcisions) are at the very core of Judaism, but while it is one of the ultimate mitzvot, no parent would want their baby boy...
As a community, we punch way above our weight. Our contribution to the economy, the country, and its people is quite phenomenal. This was evident on...
A few years ago, while visiting a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, I asked a 17-year-old boy where he came from. I was taken aback by...
In recent times, there has been heated debate over the law of nationality. One can argue about the nature and essence of the law, but I...
Israeli Ambassador Lior Keinan’s first year in South Africa has been busy – and it doesn’t appear to be letting up any time soon. “Our countries...
What does it mean to be a journalist? How do you cover news fairly and accurately? Can you do so without bias or in a way...
There were many odd and terrible moments that emerged from the Jacob Zuma rape trial, but one in particular has always struck me as quintessentially, ludicrously...
“That moment when you hear the diagnosis is like being trapped – there’s no going back,” says Julian Katz, recalling the moment he was told his...
There are many lovely explanations for why we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, but one of the most powerful is given by Moses Maimonides. For...
Hey, does anybody here still make new year’s resolutions? Or are we all over that phase? Maybe you do still make resolutions, and yours goes something...
People over-estimate themselves.
Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the month of Tishrei, is the day on which we beseech Hashem to grant us our needs for the year...
“… two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shatter’d visage lies, whose frown And...
