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Lighting candles is a commandment in Judaism, but it doesn’t necessarily protect a household from fire. So, though we want our Shabbat, Chanukah, and yahrzeit candles...
It’s not unusual for a newborn to wear his dad’s tallis at his bris, but it is unique when it was one of the only things...
On 31 August we woke up to the news that another deadly tragedy had occurred in Gauteng, when a building in the Johannesburg CBD, 80 Albert...
Jewish property specialists say last week’s devastating Johannesburg inferno, which caused at least 77 deaths, sounded a final warning bell for the City of Johannesburg to...
Having witnessed and enjoyed the magnificence of Maui island in Hawaii, South African-born Rabbi Michoel Goldman was horrified to hear of the devastation wrought by wildfires...
A raging home fire last Shabbos in the heart of the frum community brought together neighbours and communal emergency workers in an heroic effort. What was...
Elderly Jewish Melrose resident Lewis Neuburger stood helpless on the side of the road in the middle of the night and watched his cherished home of...
A serial arsonist has been terrorising Johannesburg’s northern suburbs, and members of the Jewish community fear for their safety. This predator watches his victims before invading...
Sydenham resident Aidi Posner was spending the last few minutes before Shabbos saying tehillim when she asked her husband, Leon, to turn on their gas heater...
South Africa is on fire! Join us to hear first-hand from those who experienced the disastrous fire at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and the devastating...
When a group of marauding arsonists torched and destroyed a luxurious Mpumalanga game lodge recently, it not only devasted one Johannesburg family but affected the lives...
A home in Norwood was engulfed in flames and almost completely destroyed on Monday evening. Though it’s not known how the fire started, the ZAKA fire...