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There are many reasons why it isn’t easy to be a Jewish male. Expectation of performance begins at eight days, and hardly eases up until we...
It took me a while to comprehend what he was telling me. Because it made no sense to me that anyone would choose to run 100km...
I hate honey. I might be a blasphemer of note for even thinking such a thing, but “living my truth” means being honest. And honestly, I...
It’s worth pondering how unpaid African National Congress (ANC) employees feel about the organisation allocating resources to massive billboards decrying Israel. ANC policy aside, it must...
There aren’t many positive things to be said about living through a pandemic. The loss, the fear, anxiety, and financial impact cannot be understated, nor the...
The “good book” is quite specific. It tells us that we need to circumcise our sons, teach our children Torah, make sure that they understand what...
I’ll just come out and say it. There should be a pause on all aliyah applications for six months. Like a cooling off period. Because whereas...
There is something truly awful about being the only couple at a restaurant. Whereas after years of travel, I don’t have a problem dining alone, I...
This is an apology to my daughter, Abby, to animal lovers everywhere, and to the late Yorkshire Terrier called Fred. May his memory always be for...
Fred died this morning. Not to speak ill of the dead or anything, it needs to be said that he was a bit of a narcissist....
On Sunday, I had an article that would write itself. Those are my favourites, as the words flow from the heart and the pages are filled...
My parents were married for 55 years, and I’m certain that not one of the 20 075 days that they were together was a day without...
I didn’t check how old Tjaard was turning last Monday, but the day that followed the move to level 4 lockdown was his birthday. It so...
As if we didn’t have enough to worry us, there’s genuine concern about diabetes amongst healthcare workers. And if there isn’t, there certainly should be. Because...
One of the vivid memories that I have about the period in my life spent on planes was taking off from Zurich Airport on the way...
So, there we were in the desert waiting to enter the land of Israel, when the spies returned from their reconnaissance mission. They had news which...
I’m not a “Good Jew”. I know this because my name doesn’t appear on the ever-increasing list of “Good Jews” published in various forms. The list...
Here’s an opinion I’m fairly certain won’t be a popular one. What if we looked at this whole protest thing from another angle? What if we...
I keep trying to muster up notable outrage at the South African government for its one sided and biased approach to Israel. I keep trying to...
I sometimes wish that I had the confidence that I see in others around me. I wish I had the clarity to say out loud why...
Being blessed with five children and not enough time in the day to give them all what they need, we have begun considering importing a few...
My wife gave me this idea. I gave it context. And I love the theme. Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived...
I’m generally enthusiastic about whatever it is that I do. I’m either putting on weight or losing it. I’m never maintaining it. I’m either building up...
For as long as I’m able to remember, we have always added a number of prayers into our Shabbat morning service. Aside from what was prescribed...
I blame my mother-in-law. She is the one that started all this, and it’s thanks to her I was placed in mortal danger when making a...
One of the few good things to come out of the Oprah interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on 7 March were the spectacular memes....
A year ago, on 5 March, it was announced that the first case of COVID-19 had been diagnosed in South Africa. I remember so vividly that...
On 24 February, an article appeared in The Times of Israel claiming that 11 ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) had tested positive for COVID-19 on landing in Israel....
Sunday wasn’t a day for bald people to be outside without a hat. But I was, and although it was good to walk around a nursery...
I’m not sure we need Purim this year. I felt the same about the high holidays back in 2020, when we were much younger, thinner, and...
News that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine isn’t effective against the “South African” variant came as a terrible blow. The first consignment had already arrived in the country...
I can’t anymore! I actually can’t, with everyone watching President Cyril Ramaphosa and worrying that he looks tired. Or that he has bags under his eyes....
Can we please speak about outrage for a minute? Because I’m convinced that emotional responses say more about us than we would like them to. And...
We need to give schools a break. They are forced to find a perfect balance between trying to educate our children, keep them and the teachers...
The happenings at the Capitol building left most sane people winded. And whereas many were quick to blame 2021 for letting us down so spectacularly and...
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth, a double chin and stick-out teeth,...
If there is one event that we attended in abundance in 2020, it has been funerals. Larger and more conventional ones early on in the year,...
It’s that time of the year when we are asked to consider the past 12 months, and then look towards the next. It’s never easy to...
Monday was International Tolerance Day. It was apparently borne in 1996, when the United Nations General Assembly invited UN member states to observe the day each...
My mother would have been 80 years old this week. Had she lived. It would have been a formidable occasion, which she most likely would have...
