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The stormy debate currently being waged in Israel over the expulsion of the refugees from Sudan and Eritrea to Uganda and Rwanda raises many moral questions.
“BDS is nothing outside of South Africa,” said Israel’s former ambassador to South Africa, Dr Alon Liel. He was speaking at a recent gathering in Cape...
Dan Ariely is the closest thing to an academic rock star. He is an internationally renowned behavioural economist, a public speaker and a best-selling author whose...
Calling Israel an apartheid state is “a gross distortion and untruth [used] simply to discredit Israel”. So says former South African journalist Benjamin Pogrund.
The Western Cape is not the only province gripped by drought and running out of water. The rest of the country faces profound water stress too....
If you are “woke” and “lit”, chances are you spent last weekend at the Ultra South Africa music festival. This event saw 32 000 people crammed...
Romance can blossom at the most unexpected times and it is never too late to fall in love. Although Valentine’s Day is not a Jewish holiday,...
“Our whole family were invited to a bat mitzvah, even though we hardly knew the girl. She was in my daughter’s class. It made a Hollywood...
A report called The Hate and Bias Crimes Monitoring Form Project has just been officially released at the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre. It reveals the...
It was while going through the process of his wife’s conversion that photographer Marc Shoul came up with the idea of a photographic documentary of Johannesburg...
Internationally acclaimed artist Pamela Silver’s exhibition, currently on at the University of Cape Town Irma Stern Museum – situated in Stern’s home in Mowbray – is...
Last week, the Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG) presented its report on hate crimes in South Africa over the past five years.
“So Graham, the guitar teacher, patted me on the back today. Felt weird,” said my 13-year-old daughter. It was Friday night at the Shabbat dinner table,...
How do corrupt politicians cling to power even after being fingered? In Israel, something that shields Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been accused of corruption...
Angels clearly come in different guises and with different vehicles. Last year, the Angel Network – under the leadership of Glynne Wolman – contacted Forest Town...
Orange Grove Primary School recently held a morning of singing, dancing and listening to the latest stories by author and musician Alan Glass, who is best...
Bidcorp-ORT South Africa’s Second Chance project is yielding exceptional results. This year-long maths and science programme helps post-matric students achieve improved results for entry into tertiary...
With everyone having settled into the bustle of the new school year, King David Victory Park Primary School hosted a Welcome Braai on Sunday for the...
The Grade 4 class at Sandton Sinai is busy reading The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo.
Kids are naturally drawn to playing outside. There are numerous benefits to outdoor play: it allows them to explore their environment, develop muscle strength and co-ordination,...
We are, hopefully, in the throes of a change of leadership in this country. We trust that the corruption and exploitation so prevalent in our society...
Regarding your coverage last week of the debate involving Benjamin Pogrund, Na’eem Jeenah and Alon Liel, the three seem to have expended much of their intellectual...
The first medal to be won by a Jewish competitor at this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, has gone to American snowboarder Arielle Gold....
Two cases of anti-Semitic language used by soccer fans at English soccer matches are being investigated by the Football Association (FA) and the police.
At first glance, Aaron Lipschitz is like any ordinary three-year-old boy. He attends Herzlia Alon Ashel playschool; loves cars, balloons and animals; and looks as strong...
There’s a crisis afflicting one in every four South African teenagers, resulting in long-term anxiety, poor self-image and even suicide. Given its growing prevalence, cyber-bulling may...
“One of Stephen and Bernard’s great contributions to South Africa’s business landscape was their chutzpah,” said Business Day editor Tim Cohen about Investec CEO Stephen Koseff...
Julius Malema, commander-in-chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), said this week that if Israel could solve the water problem across South Africa in a “real”...
When those attending the Davis Cup tie between Israel and South Africa last Friday afternoon heard two loud bangs, they could be forgiven for thinking the...
When top Johannesburg advocate David Unterhalter was informed late last year that he was to become a judge of the Gauteng High Court from the beginning...
The Johannesburg Jewish community – in particular, the youth – is coming together to find ways of helping Capetonians with the water crisis. Their assistance ranges...
“The two-state solution… is the only viable solution; it is the only game in town.” – Benjamin Pogrund “We do not have two states in that...
I had the privilege this week of spending time with two esteemed men – one an acclaimed veteran South African journalist who lives in Israel and...
Calls for boycotts against Israel are nothing new, and in recent years the BDS movement has gained traction internationally. But ask the average Israeli what s/he...
There is a generally accepted belief that Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as ANC leader, will finally bring some sanity to Parliament and the ruling party,...
Bishop Phakama Shembe, head of the Nazareth Baptist Church, hosted Jewish communal leaders in his home on Sunday to witness his and his community’s commitment to...
Poland’s Senate passed a controversial bill last Thursday that outlaws blaming Poland for any crimes committed during the Holocaust. Poland’s President Andrzej Duda insisted that there...
A Johannesburg woman became so gatvol of hearing her neighbours whinge about the awful state of the park in their upmarket suburb, she made it her...
Since its launch in August 2012, The Academy of Jewish Thought and Learning has become the heartbeat of the traditional South African Jewish community, ensuring that...
Every year, New Year’s resolutions are made. When it comes to our health, many of us determine that this will be the year that we’ll shed...
