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As this is the last Above Board for 2024, I thought it correct to use this opportunity for a retrospective on what has been an extremely...
This week marks the start of summer machanot, a cornerstone in the calendar of our Jewish youth movements and the canvas for so many formative experiences...
Over the weekend, we were shocked to learn of the horrific murder of the Chabad emissary in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Rabbi Zvi Kogan. Chabad...
It has been a poignant month for the Jewish community as a number of events have again showcased our vibrancy and importance in the greater South...
On Monday evening, 11 November, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies celebrated its 120th anniversary with a gala dinner attended by more than 300 guests,...
In 2017, responding to pressure from anti-Israel advocates to cancel a concert in Israel, Radiohead’s frontman, Thom Yorke, expressed frustration that artists he respected had questioned...
The first yahrzeit for more than 1 200 victims of the attacks on 7 October has just passed. It’s a moment that stands stark in our...
This week marks the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks. To honour this moment, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies organised a commemorative event...
Over the past week our community has witnessed a number of events that have shown a level of hostility to Jewish voices that differ from the...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) last weekend hosted both its Cape and Gauteng conferences. In an unusual step, we chose to hold the...
This past week, our community was united in profound grief as we mourned the tragic recovery of six executed hostages. Synagogues across the country lit Yizkor...
Spring Day in South Africa typically heralds a season of renewal, with the opening of public pools and the blooming of flowers. Yet, 1 September was...
Last week marked a significant milestone with the hosting of the largest Limmud conference in our history and one of the most substantial globally. In the...
This past weekend was a momentous one for South Africa, marked by a series of victories that filled the nation with pride. It began on Saturday...
We had the honour of hosting Ellen Germain, the United States special envoy for Holocaust Issues, this week for an insightful breakfast discussion. The meeting, also...
Last weekend, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) hosted its bi-annual national executive conference (NEC). The NEC is always a highlight of our calendar,...
Over the weekend, our collective hearts were once again broken as we learnt of the indiscriminate and deadly rocket attack on a soccer field in the...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies is the democratically elected representative body and civil rights guardian of South African Jewry. As part of this mandate...
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, which claimed 85 lives...
This week marks nine months since 7 October. Our hearts remain heavy as we think of the hostages and all the innocent lives lost that day...
On Sunday evening, 30 June, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the long-awaited executive of the incoming Government of National Unity (GNU). The South African Jewish Board of...
This week at the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), we bid farewell to a consummate mensch and 30-year veteran, David Saks. David has been...
International visits I’ve just returned from the United States, where I attended the conference of the American Jewish Committee and was honoured to speak on a...
Last week’s elections brought about a seismic change to the political landscape, with the African National Congress (ANC) decisively losing its one-party rule after 30 years...
At the time of writing, we were counting down the final hours until the election. For the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), polling day...
As the representative voice and human rights lobby of South African Jewry, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ core mission is proactive and, where necessary,...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has had pre-election initiatives at every national and municipal election since 2009. They are part of our engagement...
On Monday, Yom Hashoah ceremonies were held under the auspices of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, and Durban....
For decades, Iran has waged a ceaseless war against Israel through its Hamas, Hezbollah, and most recently, Houthi proxies, funding, arming, and doubtlessly directing them behind...
Just seven weeks remain until the national and provincial elections, the sixth since the holding of the first all-inclusive elections that launched our non-racial democracy. Terms...
The loss of innocent lives has been especially heartbreaking during the seemingly endless war against Hamas in Gaza, and the deaths of the World Central Kitchen...
Given all that has happened over the past five months, there was always going to be an additional element of viciousness to this year’s round of...
At the time of going to print, I have just returned from New York, where I attended the Anti-Defamation League Conference and spoke on a panel...
It took nearly five months and continual pressure from women’s rights advocates, but the United Nations (UN) has finally acknowledged that both during and subsequent to...
This week featured a visit by eminent Israeli diplomat, lawyer, and writer Daniel Taub. An expert in international law with specialisations in counterterrorism and the laws...
I’m filled with mixed emotions as we head towards the seventh election since the dawn of democracy. I remember all the times in the past when...
In combating antisemitism, the Board deals both with direct instances of abusive behaviour against Jewish individuals or institutions and offensive statements made in the public domain...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has continued to be active on the media front in response to persistent denials by Justice Minister Ronald...
The last person in government one would expect to declare publicly that there’s “no antisemitism in South Africa” and that claims of antisemitic incidents in the...
For South African Jewry, 29 December, just like 7 October, was another seminal date where everything changed. The news that our own government had just instituted...
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