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The Beth Din says it is reviewing its policy of applying pressure on certain establishments to turn away kosher-style caterers and event co-ordinators in favour of...
When Boxing Day tsunami survivor Dean Murinik chose to go back to Phuket, Thailand, in 2010, he went to face his fears and come to terms...
“Read it,” said Israel’s Deputy Ambassador, Ayellet Black, of the country’s headline-grabbing new nation-state law. “There is nothing new or surprising. It’s obvious Israel is Jewish...
“Why would you run a story about a Jewish person who abused people in the SA Jewish Report? Surely it feeds anti-Semitism?”
Britain may soon elect a racist and an anti-Semite as its prime minister. According to opinion polls, Jeremy Corbyn, the head of the Labour Party –...
In 1947, during the McCarthy era of anti-communist hysteria and early Cold War paranoia, the so-called Hollywood Ten were subpoenaed to appear before the House Un-American...
Mervyn Serebro is a man who just can’t say no. Inspired and driven by his own personal loss, Reach for a Dream is one of Serebro’s...
The son of the young Jewish lawyer who defied apartheid by taking on a black law student – Nelson Mandela – as an articled clerk in...
Uganda’s Jewish Abayudaya community reached a significant milestone on Tuesday morning, when its first-ever Taglit-Birthright group touched down at Ben Gurion Airport.
Israel joined countries around the world in an outpouring of condolences on Saturday, following the death of former United Nations (UN) Secretary General and Nobel Peace...
What was one of the best ways to escape the Nazis? Learn to walk, talk, stare, dress, even eat like them. This was a favourite strategy...
Americans Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz travel the world, cooking and curating dining events and developing recipes, teaching classes, and holding workshops on their version of...
We were delighted to learn last week that President Cyril Ramaphosa has agreed to speak at the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD’s) upcoming biennial...
Warnings of alarming schisms threatening the Jewish people’s future have come in the past two months from two international Jewish heavyweights: Ronald Lauder, right-wing billionaire, Donald...
It is interesting to read about the statements made by Stephen Koseff. In reality, our research has shown that almost 60% of the youth are unemployed,...
Over the past 12 years, I’ve compiled many books on South African Jewry. The proceeds have gone mainly to the Arcadia Jewish Children’s Home in Johannesburg,...
My dear friends Herby and Sandra Rosenberg celebrated their 58th anniversary last week. I asked them for the basis of the success of their enduring and...
I was at the gym in Melrose Arch, talking to a friend on my cellphone while ordering a (double) espresso. With one hand, I picked up...
The DL Link is laying the foundation for the creation of a support centre for cancer patients in Johannesburg. The project, named the DL Link Refoel...
King David Victory Park Primary and King David Ariel Grade 1 pupils showed their parents (and some grandparents) how to daven at a special Davening Breakfast...
Ilan Keet, a dad at Sandton Sinai, brought a special horn to blow for the children this week to introduce them to the different types of...
There is something special about children’s art – it’s spontaneous, authentic, and beautiful. An exhibition at Norwood Mall in Johannesburg last week showcased the work of...
More than 50 children from Johannesburg schools on a three-term schedule had the opportunity to attend Gan Yisrael Camp in August, run under the umbrella of...
Three neighbourhood recyclers recently joined Torah Academy Nursery School to share their life stories.
South African author Lori-Ann Preston recently visited Orange Grove Primary School’s library in Johannesburg, bringing a “rocket” of enthusiasm for her new novel, Thabo, the space...
August 14 proved to be a perfect day for golfing. WIZO Johannesburg’s annual Golf Day at Killarney Country Club was testimony to this.
Israeli gymnastics superstar Linoy Ashram on Sunday won a second gold medal and a bronze at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Minsk, after breaking...
Proud father Shaun Levitan puts it best of all when speaking about his chess playing twins, Judah and Caleb: “The chess adventure continues”.
Machaneh 2018. Have a look at what our youth camps have to offer this year.
A Johannesburg doctor who was found guilty of unprofessional conduct for sexually abusing female patients has been allowed to return to work at the end of...
Dr Amnon Raviv calls himself “a doctor of the soul”. He is a medical clown and currently the only person in the world with a Doctorate...
It’s gotta hurt when the guy who used to fund your political career writes two op-eds criticising you in The New York Times.
When I learnt that the case of Dr Steven Levy was back in front of the Health Professions Council of South Africa’s legal committee, this time...
“The next three years will determine the future of South Africa for the next three decades.” So says Aviad Sela, the outgoing Director of the Israel...
Investec Group Chief Executive Stephen Koseff and Goldman Sachs Partner Colin Coleman are preparing to launch the Youth Empowerment Service (YES) to bring down South Africa’s...
Just one month after Stellenbosch strawberry farmer Jeffrey Zetler was brutally murdered, his brother, Herschel Zetler, passed away from illness. The two men were pillars of...
There is no more than 15 seconds from the moment a warning siren sounds until a rocket fired from Gaza hits southern Israel. Fifteen seconds is...
As Shaun Abrahams was effectively sent out to pasture by the Constitutional Court this week, the bottleneck that had been obstructing the rehabilitation of the country’s...
In the 1975 BBC TV comedy series, Fawlty Towers, hapless hotelier Basil Fawlty (played by John Cleese) whispers to Polly, the maid, “Don’t mention the war!”...
“There is no provocation in domestic violence. It’s not about fury, it’s about power and control,” the former “golden girl of broadcasting”, Tracy Going, told women...
