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This weekend, Pesach begins, a festival steeped in symbolism, its messages woven into every ritual. For me, Pesach distils a singular truth: freedom is precious, its...
This week, I had the honour of presenting at the conference of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, where I serve as a...
The past week’s long weekend was marked by a number of intercommunal engagements, each underscoring the strength of our ties across South Africa’s diverse landscape. The...
There has been some confusion surrounding last week’s vote in the Johannesburg City Council regarding the proposed renaming of Sandton Drive. The vote rejected a motion...
Fringe anti-Israel political party Al Jama-ah accused the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in Parliament on 4 March of curtailing freedom of speech. Al...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies was last week honoured to be represented at the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) “Never Is Now” conference, the world’s largest...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has called President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “callous disregard for Jewish life” in his address at the G20 gathering of...
Back in December 2023, in a meeting with the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his assurance that the South African...
In the wake of the diplomatic fallout following 7 October 2023, the South African government announced the closure of its embassy in Tel Aviv and suspension...
On Saturday, we witnessed the release of three more hostages from Gaza, an occasion marked by relief at their return and profound horror at their condition....
Jewish communal leadership met Israel’s new foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, on 2 February to discuss the challenges facing South African Jewry in the wake of the...
Earlier this week, together with senior leadership of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), I had the opportunity to meet recently appointed Israeli Foreign...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) met Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, the national head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the...
I’m in Poland to attend the 80th commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz. It has been an absolute honour and privilege to represent the South African...
Every so often, we experience moments destined to leave an indelible mark on our collective memory. Last weekend was such a moment, as we witnessed the...
This is the first edition of the SA Jewish Report since the untimely passing of Olga Meshoe Washington, a dear friend of our community and an...
This week marks the start of summer machanot, a cornerstone in the calendar of our Jewish youth movements and the canvas for so many formative experiences...
Ronald Lamola’s 25 November address, (left), embodies the misrepresentation and selective narrative that have come to define the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) stance on the Israel-Palestine...
Over the weekend, we were shocked to learn of the horrific murder of the Chabad emissary in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Rabbi Zvi Kogan. Chabad...
It has been a poignant month for the Jewish community as a number of events have again showcased our vibrancy and importance in the greater South...
If there is one thing that South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) chairperson Karen Milner says she knows as a Jew and a South African...
On Monday evening, 11 November, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies celebrated its 120th anniversary with a gala dinner attended by more than 300 guests,...
In 2017, responding to pressure from anti-Israel advocates to cancel a concert in Israel, Radiohead’s frontman, Thom Yorke, expressed frustration that artists he respected had questioned...
The first yahrzeit for more than 1 200 victims of the attacks on 7 October has just passed. It’s a moment that stands stark in our...
This week marks the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks. To honour this moment, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies organised a commemorative event...
Over the past week our community has witnessed a number of events that have shown a level of hostility to Jewish voices that differ from the...
There was already a spike in antisemitism on 7 October, long before the Israeli military went into Gaza, said international antisemitism expert Dr David Hirsh at...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) last weekend hosted both its Cape and Gauteng conferences. In an unusual step, we chose to hold the...
This past week, our community was united in profound grief as we mourned the tragic recovery of six executed hostages. Synagogues across the country lit Yizkor...
Spring Day in South Africa typically heralds a season of renewal, with the opening of public pools and the blooming of flowers. Yet, 1 September was...
Last week marked a significant milestone with the hosting of the largest Limmud conference in our history and one of the most substantial globally. In the...
This past weekend was a momentous one for South Africa, marked by a series of victories that filled the nation with pride. It began on Saturday...
We had the honour of hosting Ellen Germain, the United States special envoy for Holocaust Issues, this week for an insightful breakfast discussion. The meeting, also...
Last weekend, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) hosted its bi-annual national executive conference (NEC). The NEC is always a highlight of our calendar,...
Over the weekend, our collective hearts were once again broken as we learnt of the indiscriminate and deadly rocket attack on a soccer field in the...
In a significant moment for the South African Jewish community, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has laid a complaint against the African National...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies is the democratically elected representative body and civil rights guardian of South African Jewry. As part of this mandate...
This week marks nine months since 7 October. Our hearts remain heavy as we think of the hostages and all the innocent lives lost that day...
This week at the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), we bid farewell to a consummate mensch and 30-year veteran, David Saks. David has been...
International visits I’ve just returned from the United States, where I attended the conference of the American Jewish Committee and was honoured to speak on a...
