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Steering clear of trouble or challenges is much easier than facing problems head on with the clear intention of finding a solution. As we approach Rosh...
Throughout the election campaign, the ANC made it clear that its love and care for Palestinians far outweighed its love and care for its own people....
Pesach is a time when we look back on our past as slaves and how we broke free of our shackles, but this year is almost...
I woke up in the early hours of the morning before this newspaper was put to bed wracking my brain for an inspiring front-page story with...
“There are none so blind as those who will not see.” This phrase, of disputed origin, is so apt in relation to Israel, Gaza, and Jews....
On the night of 6 October last year, more than 3 000 young, vibrant partygoers in Israel went down south to dance, hang out with friends,...
I’ve been on countless protest marches in my life, but there was something about marching alongside other Jewish women that was so empowering, emotive, and heartwarming....
International Women’s Day on 8 March is a farce! How can we celebrate women while the world hasn’t acknowledged the violent sexual crimes perpetrated against Jewish...
There are no winners in war, especially not a war that’s still being waged five months later with no end in sight. Though so many denigrate...
On Sunday, I happened to stumble on yellow ribbons on a fence in the James & Ethel Gray Park in Johannesburg, and I immediately recognised that...
While the war between Israel and Hamas continues unabated and there are more deaths of soldiers and civilians, the world hasn’t stopped debating, arguing, and discussing...
Last Wednesday and Thursday night, all the issues in the world were set aside for 2023 matriculants and their parents, as they waited for that SMS...
David Teeger has just matriculated and yet this young man, no more than 19 years old, has become a symbol of what’s happening to South African...
As we move into Chanukah, the festival of miracles and victory, it’s not easy to find the joy to celebrate. Generally, at this time of year,...
I’m incensed by the revolting abuse that the winner of our inaugural Absa Jewish Achiever Rising Star Award, David Teeger, has been subjected to in the...
In one week, Israel recalled the Israel ambassador to South Africa and the South African government declared it was bringing home its diplomatic staff from Israel,...
It’s deeply shocking to watch as the world around us appears to be becoming progressively more antisemitic. Perhaps we were naïve all along and the sentiment...
I contemplated going to watch the unedited footage of the massacre that was taken from the Hamas terrorists’ bodycams because I believed it was my duty...
In Europe, people are painting blue Magen Davids on the walls of Jewish homes as a form or antisemitism. A mob of hundreds in Dagestan, Russia,...
How is it that there are people questioning whether 1 400 Jews were killed on 7 October in the south of Israel? How dare people challenge...
“Don’t take me, I’m too young!” This desperate plea keeps playing in my head. I went cold on hearing the mother of two children, aged 12...
How does one fully understand the horrific violence and degradation that our Israeli brothers and sisters endured last weekend? How do you forget the image of...
It’s a new year, the flowers are blossoming, and summer is well on its way. Then, why oh why do we all seem so exhausted and...
As we count down to Yom Kippur this weekend, I cannot help wondering why the University of Cape Town (UCT) doesn’t just apologise to the South...
As we are about to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, I have been marvelling at how fast the year has flown by, not necessarily happily as nobody wants...
It’s difficult to imagine the depth of devastation and horror of last week’s inner-city fire in Johannesburg, in which 77 people including women and children were...
When I hear that Jewish people outside of South Africa feel sorry for us as they believe we’re all miserable, negative, and our lives are awful,...
When people take risks to save lives, they are heroes. They may escape public exposure or even the notice of their friends and family, but that...
Our minds are wired to avoid dwelling on the painful times in our past. It’s a relief on the one hand because it means we can...
Truth is inevitably stranger than fiction, and sometimes it’s so bizarre that it’s almost too difficult to believe. This week, when we were looking for stories,...
We all have our own way of doing good. You don’t have to be a multi-millionaire to help someone. You just need to be on the...
On Tuesday this week, at least four Israeli newspapers were distributed with jet-black front pages under their banner heads. The only words on the page were,...
“United we stand, divided we fall” is a commonly used phrase that goes to the very core of who we are as a Jewish people. This...
There was something quite magical in watching snowflakes fall in Johannesburg. It wasn’t a blizzard, so we could see each individual snowflake falling. It felt like...
When visitors leave, they often comment on the incredible strength of our community and how we band together to deal with adversity. They always comment on...
A colleague pointed out last week that after many successive publications with stories dominated by Israel, we had a recent period in which we didn’t publish...
I feel immense pride when I see young people standing up for being Jewish and not allowing our haters to get the better of them. We...
As we commemorate Youth Day and celebrate Father’s Day, it’s heartbreaking to learn that there are children in our community who can’t depend on their parents...
There’s something exciting about being first at anything. When it’s a competition and you have worked hard for it, it’s hugely satisfying. When you’re chosen to...
There’s so much going on around us right now, but what dominates our dinner table chitchat? Solar. We’re all focused on keeping the lights on in...
