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So many of the more cynical among us refer to Mother’s and Father’s Day as Hallmark holidays – simply a way of retailers having another reason...
I thoroughly enjoy spoiling my mother on Mother’s Day. There is something about having a special day that belongs to her (and me now, as a...
Not so long ago, I was in the Kazakh capital of Astana for a conference and found myself seated next to the Lebanese ambassador to that...
Kanye West, the African-American rap artist, seems to have placed his well-pedicured feet right in it. “Slavery,” he suggested last week, sounded “like a choice” to...
Jewish women are gathering in groups all around the world this Sunday, May 13, either with teachers or through webinars to study Talmud and celebrate Talmud...
When a patient is suffering from a life-threatening illness, beyond medical care, they desperately need their doctor to give them support and care. This seems to...
With Africa being the birthplace of mankind, it makes sense that Jews are scattered throughout the continent, albeit in relatively small numbers. But how do they...
When the burial of Leonie Muscat was held up at West Park Cemetery last Thursday to ensure that she had a place next to her soulmate,...
“I have perfected the talent of choosing the worst kind of men – I’m not a slow learner, I’m retarded,” said well-known author, chef and survivor...
Imagine a child not yet born who, one day, deep into the future, will still be able to hold a conversation with a Holocaust survivor, asking...
“The man I had deified led us into misery. The end of the war was devastating to me; I had to tell myself: everything in vain.”...
There was something ironic and eerie about the venue and date chosen for last week’s launch of Mandy Wiener’s book, Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored.
Suzanne Edmunds, Zionist stalwart and community leader, passed away on April 28 after a courageous battle with cancer.
While most traditional modes of learning are becoming increasingly redundant as we approach the largely unknown future world of work, so education cannot stay the same.
From May 3 to 6, two dozen young Jewish leaders and educators, along with a number of long-serving communal professionals and lay leaders from here and...
Hate him or love him, US President Donald Trump provokes debate on just about everything, the latest being his theatrical pro-gun speech to the National Rifle...
For the record, the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) would once again like to take issue with the SA Jewish Report’s latest article on the...
Your article in last week’s issue, “Honouring the longest-serving rabbi in SA”, refers. No valid justification seems to exist for Rabbi Zigmund Samuel Suchard’s retirement from...
It is fashionable today to be cynical, especially towards people who hold positions of authority. Just as high-definition TV has forced celebrities to be even more...
King David Victory Park scholar Jude Kapeluschnik took on a personal pre-barmitzvah challenge he’d set himself: climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Being able to understand the impact of the good work the Pretoria branch of the Union of Jewish Women (UJW) was a real highlight of the...
If the idea of hosting the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia cycle races was to market Israel to the world, it proved a great...
Forty Grade 11 pupils from various South African Jewish schools left for a two-week tour of Poland and Israel on April 9.
Dr Ali Bacher, chairman of Right To Care, one of the biggest non-profit organisations in South Africa dealing with HIV/Aids, said that if the US pulls...
If you’re an Orthodox Jew with a mortgage from Quicken Loans, you might be in trouble.
Emor begins with the laws of the Kohanim, the special restrictions and obligations that are placed upon them. To paraphrase Spiderman’s Uncle Ben: “With great holiness...
When marauding crowds attempted to settle illegally on tracts of unused but privately owned property from Sandton to Midrand in March, it brought home the reality...
For years I’ve covered conflict situations. It's never something I've feared. At The Star, I was known as “Bang Bang Betty” or “Burnick”. People called me...
South Africans take it for granted that they have an inalienable right to freedom of religious belief and practice, which – if necessary – can be...
South African music duo Die Antwoord announced last Monday that they will perform a concert in Rishon LeZion in August, at the same venue where they...
An impending vote in the Danish Parliament on the non-medical circumcision of boys risks splitting the country’s ruling party, the local media are reporting.
Fear is a powerful motivator, especially in politics. When an electorate is afraid, it isn’t difficult for a leader to convince them of almost anything.
The only time I celebrated May Day, or Workers’ Day, was in Israel. This was way back in 1988 and I was with a Habonim kvutzat...
We as Jews have a mandate to uplift our surroundings, wherever we may find ourselves, scattered as we are in all parts of the globe. However,...
In a rapidly changing world, traditional careers are under threat. So, how can we future-proof our kids when they face such an uncertain time ahead?
For decades, world Jewry helped Israel. Organisations gathered and sent funds to the feeble, small state; our air force and navy were formed and trained by...
If you are looking for a babysitter, extra lessons for your kids or even a caregiver for your elderly mother, ask a Jewish mom. We are...
Some kosher restaurants in Johannesburg are around only briefly and others last so long, they become institutions. Why?
Three phenomenal South African Jewish women have just brought out books. SA Jewish Report caught up with Mandy Wiener, Nechama Brodie and Rahla Xenopoulos and asked...
The average tenure of a rabbi in the US is five years. In the UK, it’s 10 years. When a rabbi serves a community for 46...
