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Nothing quite heralds the arrival of Rosh Hashanah like the sweet, hopeful scent of jasmine. This year, however, not all the sweetness of jasmine, apples, and...
Rosh Hashanah shakes us out of our complacency, forcing us to make changes. This has also been the case during the COVID-19 pandemic, say psychologists, who...
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the start of the Jewish year, here are 10 short ideas which might help you focus your davening...
During the past December holiday season, I happened upon a stationery shop and saw on one of its shelves a gratitude journal. Its cover was bright...
When they get going, there’s no stopping the sensational green and gold. They instil fear and trepidation into the hearts of their opposition. Blink, and you...
This past year has been tough for all of us. The thought of another potentially tough year is daunting. How easy it is to become paralysed...
I have always been fascinated by the ability to change. On the one hand, change is the most mundane, even trite, topic to discuss on the...
As the Hebrew year 5781 concludes, here’s a look back at the major events that shaped Israel, South Africa, and beyond in the past 12 months....
I pick up the paintbrush, dip it in a deep blue hue, and gently sweep it across the canvas. Sweeping and wisping, this way and that....
A time for beginnings and endings, Rosh Hashanah will be especially poignant for families who face recent or looming emigration. “Out of all the yomtavim, Rosh...
I genuinely have no idea how the year 5781 has been. I know that I’m still here, and that’s good. I know that my father isn’t,...
As we move into the new Jewish year, the SA Jewish Report asked our Grades 4 to 7 youngsters how the changes to Rosh Hashanah and...
In mid-July, Israel’s minister of religious affairs proposed a bill that would reform the country’s kashrut industry. Although this most directly affects Israeli businesses and consumers,...
Rosh Hashanah is our time for gathering together with family to reflect on the past year and plan for the next. None of us is without...
(JTA) Yom Kippur is arguably one of the most important days in the Jewish calendar. It’s the Day of Atonement, a day for reflecting and repenting,...
I had a great deal of difficulty deciding which recipes to select this year. On the one hand, I was tempted to go the traditional route...
There’s no better way to start a new year than with great food. We’ve therefore searched the globe to bring you this culinary delight. Join Rotem...
If you thought that the Rosh Hashanah experience was universal and uniform, think again. While many Ashkenazi Jews may be used to eating a few traditional...
A video by the South African Rabbinical Association of 40 South African rabbonim and chazzanim singing Avinu Malkeinu is being shared around the world as a...
Love them or loathe them, shul choirs are to Rosh Hashanah what matzah is to Pesach. Raising their voices from either the bimah or the choir...
When you think of Rosh Hashanah, what comes to mind? While there are so many customs, rituals, and traditions associated with this holiday, no doubt the...
This year has been like no other, and it was therefore very difficult to write Rosh Hashanah messages like any other year. As Rosh Hashanah 5781...
The Rosh Hashanah of my childhood started with a photograph. The family, including my grandparents, all freshly decked in our new clothes, stood in the garden...
As Jewish people around the world mark the sweetness of a new year with apples dipped in honey, the SA Jewish Report delved behind the scenes...
Growing up, Oxford Shul, located in Riviera, Johannesburg, was the place to see and be seen, especially around Rosh Hashanah and the high holy days. Oxford...
It’s the blossoms! Three colours! The blossoms of the trees on the pavement. Pink, dark pink, and white. That means yom tov, and it means Rosh...
Back in March, when the full impact of coronavirus hit South Africa and President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the hard lockdown, the festival of Pesach was just...
Never in our lifetimes have we longed for a different kind of year to be born! When we recited Hayom Harat Olam last year as 5780...
For a long time now, the concept of Mashiach and the anticipation of his arrival has become more and more of a mainstream discussion. An ever-increasing...
A young man walks into the rabbi’s office and asks if he may speak to him for a few minutes. Apparently, he is considering a career...
Who better to give us their creative thoughts than high school scholars? We called on the schools to send us their best articles or pieces of...
I was chatting to my son, Bentzy, who is in the United States, and he shared something fascinating with me. Did you know that since the...
“I’m sorry. Do you forgive me?” When you hear this with increasing frequency, you know Rosh Hashanah is around the corner. Frequent though it may be,...
I’ve always loved the basic message of Rosh Hashanah. We aren’t perfect; we make mistakes but, importantly, we can change. Rosh Hashanah forces us to carve...
Rosh Hashanah is usually a time of delicious food shared with precious loved ones and friends, but this year we need to rely on just the...
The phrase I have on repeat in my head is the line from the spine-chilling Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayer, Unetana tokef. “Mi yanuach, and...
Facebook isn’t a place for a nice Jewish boy, let alone a rabbi. That’s rich coming from me, a rabbi with a significant social-media presence. I...
I have no idea if I will be going to shul this Rosh Hashanah. I have no idea where I will hear the shofar, and even...
Who would ever have thought when we went into lockdown on Pesach, we would still be reeling from the effects of COVID-19 at Rosh Hashanah? My...
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...
