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Soccer-goalpost tragedy far from over

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

When the father of Hugo Paluch – the Yeshiva College boy who died after soccer goalposts fell on him – heard that another boy had died in the same tragic way as his son, it “shook him to his core”.
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Whatever you’re feeling, there’s a psalm for it

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

In much the same way that there is an app for everything, there is a psalm for every requirement as well. So says Chabad House Director Rabbi David Masinter.
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Jewish man killed in Kenya attack was 9/11 survivor

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

Jason Spindler, the Jewish American man who was one of 15 victims of a terrorist attack in Kenya on Tuesday, had previously survived the 11 September terrorist attack in 2001.
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Soccer-goalpost tragedy far from over
When the father of Hugo Paluch – the Yeshiva College boy who died after soccer goalposts fell on him – heard that another boy had died in the same tragic way as his son, it “shook him to his core”.
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Darkness descends on last night of Chanukah, as terror attack hits home
It has been a harrowing week of torment for the South African-born parents of the latest terror-attack victim in Israel, who this week described events as “every parent’s worst nightmare come true”.
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Top musicians pay tribute to Johnny Clegg
“I’m holding on as best I can, and living my life as fully as I can,” says iconic South African performer Johnny Clegg, who has been battling pancreatic cancer since 2015.
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Shocking findings in Stan & Pete treif chicken investigation
The investigation into the Stan & Pete treif chicken saga has revealed shocking details of how the country’s former foremost kosher caterer allegedly used unkosher meat (particularly chicken) in its operation.
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Cape Town shul gutted by fire
When it became clear that all five Sifrei Torah of Beit Midrash Morasha in Sea Point, Cape Town, had been lost in a massive fire around midnight on Tuesday, Rabbi Sam Thurgood tore his shirt and led a communal kaddish while flames lit up the night sky.
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Ramaphosa: SA has constructive role to play in Middle East
President Cyril Ramaphosa this week praised South African Jewry for setting an example of unity to the nation.
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SA News

Soccer-goalpost tragedy far from over

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

When the father of Hugo Paluch – the Yeshiva College boy who died after soccer goalposts fell on him – heard that another boy had died in the same tragic way as his son, it “shook him to his core”.
Full story
Whatever you’re feeling, there’s a psalm for it

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

In much the same way that there is an app for everything, there is a psalm for every requirement as well. So says Chabad House Director Rabbi David Masinter.
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Shylock post on social media exposes BDS anti-Semitism

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

BDS South Africa (BDS-SA) is forever denying that its anti-Israel stance is anti-Semitic. However, a post the organisation put out on its own social media account in mid-December exposed the truth.
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What happened to Friends Restaurant?

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

A photograph of the entrance to Friends Restaurant near Glenhazel with a sign saying, “Friends Restaurant has closed down” went viral on Jewish social media during the holidays, causing much consternation.
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Israel News

Israeli elections down to two men

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

Israeli elections are still three months away, which is a lifetime in Israel. So much can happen between now and then that when election day arrives on 9 April, much of what is written here could be obsolete.
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Israel story based on a fake narrative

Dec 06, 2018 Go comment!

The Israel story is “malfunctioning or getting warped in translation”, says Canadian-born Israeli Matti Friedman, who is a senior journalist and author based in Jerusalem.
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Rockets, mortars, retaliation, repeat – welcome to the Gaza belt

Nov 19, 2018 Go comment!

Fifteen hours. That’s all it took for Hamas to shoot 460 rockets and mortars at southern Israel.
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Former deputy Israeli ambassador to SA drawn into Gaza rocket anguish

Nov 15, 2018 Go comment!

On Monday evening, the skirmish raging between Israel and Hamas became very real for former Deputy Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, Michael Freeman, and his wife, Sigalit. They learned that the home of Sigalit’s mother had been hit by rocket fire, and neither of them was in a position to do anything.
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Ex-South Africans under fire near Gaza border

Nov 15, 2018 Go comment!

South African olah, Nava Uner, has lived through two previous Gaza attacks, but this past week was undoubtedly the worst.
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Putin invites Netanyahu, Abbas to World Cup final

Jun 28, 2018 Go comment!

Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to attend the World Cup final in Moscow next month.
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'Beware of Jews' sign in London

Mar 15, 2017 Go comment!

A nasty prank was behind a fake "Beware Of Jews" road sign that appeared outside a north London shul on Tuesday and was removed by authorities on Wednesday.
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Sup, Y’all – Kerry slips on ketchup

Jan 03, 2017 Go comment!

YouTube sensations Diamond and Silk stand up for Israel in wake of Obama administration’s actions, joke about Kerry having married Heinz heiress
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Why News Year’s is the worst night of the year

Dec 29, 2016 Go comment!

Israeli wordsmith Rachel Gross, submitted a hilarious piece on celebrating secular New Year for publication in JR Online.
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Tel Aviv beachfront Trump Towers

Dec 22, 2016 Go comment!

With all the hullabaloo about moving the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, this could be an amusing option.They could add a casino too...
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World News

Jewish man killed in Kenya attack was 9/11 survivor

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

Jason Spindler, the Jewish American man who was one of 15 victims of a terrorist attack in Kenya on Tuesday, had previously survived the 11 September terrorist attack in 2001.
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Zimbabwe’s Jewish community keeps its head down in the chaos

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

“Mayhem and chaos reign supreme here,” said a Jewish Zimbabwe resident this week. “It is so scary to be cut off without accurate information or contact. People have no access to doctors or any medication, and don’t know when they will. We have no way of knowing what tomorrow will bring. I was tear-gassed on Friday, I am confined to my home now, and am completely in the dark about what will happen next.”
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Chief Rabbi reiterates his call of a year ago for Jacob Zuma to stand down in this Pesach Video, likening the SA saga of today to our flight from Egypt 3329 years ago. “With that freedom comes a voice” he says. He will be marching in Pretoria on Friday.

Religious News

Sticking to tradition

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

How important is tradition in Judaism? Obviously, very important. There is even a major song in the musical Fiddler on the Roof devoted to tradition!
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The relevance of Tu B’Shvat for the youth of SA

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

The Mishna in the tractate of Rosh Hashanah teaches us that there are four New Years in the Jewish calendar.
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I say tomato, you say cherry… It’s Tu B’Shvat

Jan 17, 2019 Go comment!

The Jewish National Fund of South Africa (JNF) will this coming week give South African Jewish scholars 6 000 packets of tomato seeds from Foods and Trees for Africa to celebrate Tu B’Shvat.
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Insular or involved: the two ways of being Jewish

Dec 13, 2018 Go comment!

“And Yehudah approached him [Yosef] ...”
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