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Over the past few years, especially these past 12 months, fear has taken up too much space in our hearts. For many Jews, it’s fear of...
G-d created a perfect world. It’s called heaven, where we all go when we pass away from this imperfect world. Heaven is a place of no...
Life is supposed to make sense. And for me, it generally does. Even the impossible question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” is often...
It’s not easy being G-d’s defence attorney these days. That’s why I quit. I – and I believe I can speak on behalf of my colleagues...
The message arrived from the SA Jewish Report, “Good morning, rabbi, how are you? We’re gearing up for our Rosh Hashanah edition, which has suddenly snuck...
Whether it be the collective mourning of our nation on Tisha B’Av (Thursday, 27 July) and/or the pain that many in the South African community are...
You know the drill: you bump into your friend at the mall, “How’s your day going?” “Eh, not so good. Could be better.” (Tilt your head,...
I love the anecdote of the fellow who complained to the rabbi that praying the same prayers from the siddur every day was boring. To which...
As a rabbi, a large part of my role is ‘selling Judaism’ to Jews. Some might say that selling ice to Eskimos is easier… The truth...
“Rabbi, I dare you to give me a convincing argument why I should bother to fast on Tisha B’Av. Just don’t get too preachy and guilt-mongering...
“I wish you a long life!” What a heart-warming wish. It’s one of the beautiful customs of our community, albeit one that’s expressed in times of...
When you think of the word “light”, what comes to mind? Brightness? Warmth? Clarity? Soulfulness? Joy? Vibrancy? How about all the above? Light can mean many...
The year is coming to an end. As is customary in media all over the world, there must be at least one column in each newspaper...
