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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...
As the representative voice and human rights lobby of South African Jewry, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ core mission is proactive and, where necessary,...
On Monday, Yom Hashoah ceremonies were held under the auspices of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, and Durban....
For decades, Iran has waged a ceaseless war against Israel through its Hamas, Hezbollah, and most recently, Houthi proxies, funding, arming, and doubtlessly directing them behind...
Just seven weeks remain until the national and provincial elections, the sixth since the holding of the first all-inclusive elections that launched our non-racial democracy. Terms...
The loss of innocent lives has been especially heartbreaking during the seemingly endless war against Hamas in Gaza, and the deaths of the World Central Kitchen...
Shabbos at Sydenham Shul took on a very different flavour on Friday, 15 March, when 250 senior members of the Shembe Nazareth Baptist Church and a...
Given all that has happened over the past five months, there was always going to be an additional element of viciousness to this year’s round of...
At the time of going to print, I have just returned from New York, where I attended the Anti-Defamation League Conference and spoke on a panel...
It took nearly five months and continual pressure from women’s rights advocates, but the United Nations (UN) has finally acknowledged that both during and subsequent to...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) delivered a memorandum to the justice department in Pretoria on 12 February in response to Justice and Correctional...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has continued to be active on the media front in response to persistent denials by Justice Minister Ronald...
The last person in government one would expect to declare publicly that there’s “no antisemitism in South Africa” and that claims of antisemitic incidents in the...
For South African Jewry, 29 December, just like 7 October, was another seminal date where everything changed. The news that our own government had just instituted...
In times of stress for our community, there’s an additional need for people to be kept informed about what’s happening and in particular, what Jewish leadership...
The ongoing scandal over David Teeger being summarily removed as captain of the South African Under-19 cricket side has been the Board’s primary focus as the...
10 January 2024 President Ramaphosa Republic of South Africa PresidentRSA@presidency.gov.za President Ramaphosa – clarification of meeting 13 December 2023 Dear President Ramaphosa We met with...
