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We are all used to enjoying a falafel or shwarma, but for many of us, that is the extent of our exposure to Israeli cuisine. While...
She is a household name in South Africa, but few know that Judaism has been the thread linking the many disparate, yet distinct, life experiences for...
“I love her sense of humour, how she laughs. When she laughs, it makes me want to laugh. I love her kind heart. I love that...
“There’s nothing like a wedding in Israel,” I was told by several friends living here.
Some say that plastic surgeons are talented sculptors, but in Dr Laurence Anthony Chait’s case, this is literally true. He is an acclaimed sculptor and plastic...
Two world-renowned artists with links to South Africa swung through Johannesburg on April 24 to launch a joint exhibition at the Goodman Gallery in Parkwood. Titled...
Sydenham Shul relaunched SpiritShul ’n Social last Tuesday night. It’s a weekly learning and social programme catering for students and young professionals in the Johannesburg community....
Two pupils have been selected the winners of the My Family Story competition in South Africa. As a result, Cayla Dembo from King David Victory Park,...
The upcoming chag of Shavuot, which begins on the eve of May 19, inspired a perfect learning opportunity for children at Sydenham Preschool’s playschool.
Torah Academy Primary School recently hosted 11 residents of Our Parents Home.
Your article “The quandary of the Board of Deputies’ treasurer” (April 27 issue) refers. I’m gobsmacked at the flaws in communal governance at the SA Jewish...
We sometimes proclaim how proud we are to be Jewish, almost as if we are trying to convince ourselves of this fact. If we really felt...
What a joy to read Reverend Kenneth Meshoe’s Israeli birthday greetings in the April 27 issue of your newspaper.
In every nation, certain events are identified by historians, looking back, as tipping points that defined its character and soul. Israel’s wars – the War of...
Last week, Chaya Singer, the SA Jewish Board of Deputies’ (SAJBD’s) lobbyist in Parliament, returned from an 11-day programme to promote inter-religious dialogue in Nigeria. It...
Israel will be coming full circle after 2 000 years at the start of the Giro d’Italia cycling race, from May 4 to 6, said Ze’ev...
It’s been a long journey for Max Wolpe. His father, Joe, and grandfather, Max, were renowned art dealers, and this may have ignited his passion for...
“No wonder Hitler and the Nazis killed your ancestors – because they did not want your gay blood running around Europe.” This horrific email message was...
“We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.” So says Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry,...
This week, President Cyril Ramaphosa will honour a man who is at the forefront of polarising South African Jewry and making the community feel unwelcome.
When community leader Eric Marx stepped down as treasurer of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) six months ago, his position was never filled, and...
Actress Natalie Portman’s statement explaining why she declined to attend an award ceremony in Israel in her honour was a pointed rebuke, and of a particular...
Natalie Portman is not an anti-Semite. She is probably not even anti-Israel. To label her such is stupid. Nearly as stupid as her vague and embarrassing...
In an age of pervasive cyber threats comes the need to keep one step ahead. Constantly developing digital security solutions is essential. Israel is at the...
“What a revolting person she is! And here I was so impressed by her beauty and acting ability, I thought she was a good person. She...
US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner, are expected in Israel for the moving and opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem...
Israel has been brimming over with happiness in celebrating 70 years of existence. Thousands have flocked to staged, lavish events and political leaders have given rousing,...
The year 1993 was a dramatic one in the memorialisation of the Holocaust.
His mother is Jewish, his father is Muslim. He’s the grandson and namesake of a famous Hollywood actor. His maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors. He was...
David Akinin could be described as a wandering Jew. Born in Venezuela, he moved to America and finally settled in Namibia, where he builds affordable housing,...
Three South African rabbis talk about their personal journeys – the highs, the lows, the joys and challenges
Due to a fault in their stars, two Israeli girls became soulmates when they met for the first time as cancer patients sharing the same ward.
It was a family’s love of Jewish food that inspired the birth of Feigels delicatessen 50 years ago. It is now the oldest and most traditional...
Isabella Savva, an eight-year-old King David Linksfield pupil, is a finalist in the Miss South Africa Schools pageant.
Never underestimate the power of a woman. This is the thinking behind the Mauerberger Foundation Fund’s (MFF) sponsoring of scholarships for Bedouin women at Ben-Gurion University...
Can you imagine a daughter-in-law who never once calls to wish Good Shabbos? Or a rabbi who started a new learning programme in the shul without...
When visiting Israel and driving along a street with an interesting name, it is hard not to wonder who the street was named after and what...
Israeli ambassador Lior Keinan was excited to mark Israel’s 70th birthday with his first Yom Ha’atzmaut in South Africa, he said at the embassy’s annual celebration.
The Jewish community in Klerksdorp, North West, held a special evening of remembrance and celebration last week, in observance of Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut.
As the clock struck 2 o’clock, the gates to Cape Town’s iconic amusement park, Ratanga Junction, opened for Israel’s 70th Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations. Children rushed through...
