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After 80-plus years as a thriving Jewish old aged home in the heart of Norwood, Our Parents Home (OPH) will be closed down and its residents...
In contrast to the thunderous condemnation after former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng spoke about the Middle East, the silence was deafening this week when retired Judge...
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes” for the first time in days, the community breathed a collective sigh of relief after experiencing concern...
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Erin Lazarus: from amputation to aspiration
At the end of 2021, Erin Lazarus (23) had the world at...
Teenager’s mysterious illness unites community in spirit of kindness
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes”...
Our Parents Home to close after 82 years
After 80-plus years as a thriving Jewish old aged home...
Hatred for the hunter
Imagine that the story began with the wolf lying peacef...
Olim welcome after retirement – but it’s a major life transition
“Israel will never say no to any Jewish person who want...
Making it count: tehillim groups reveal the power of prayer
Regardless of their religious observance, a growing num...
Desai ups ante against Israel despite JCC complaint
In contrast to the thunderous condemnation after former...
Israelis divided over Abu Akleh death
It was never going to be an innocent Friday funeral pro...
Court of public opinion rushes to condemn Israel for Abu Akleh’s murder
It has been an emotionally charged week since the highl...
Horses help humans get back in the saddle
Having a sometimes inexplicable sixth sense about human...
Arsonist fans flames in Joburg suburbs
A serial arsonist has been terrorising Johannesburg’s n...
Erin Lazarus: from amputation to aspiration
At the end of 2021, Erin Lazarus (23) had the world at...
Teenager’s mysterious illness unites community in spirit of kindness
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes”...
Bobroffs throw curve ball at SA authorities
Fugitive father and son personal injury lawyers Ronald...
Ugly “ferribel” rears its head as former mashgiach takes on the UOS
An aggrieved former mashgiach (kosher supervisor) of th...
Zero for Israeli customer care
Along with the frozen yoghurt and double espresso, I as...
Our Parents Home to close after 82 years
After 80-plus years as a thriving Jewish old aged home...
From tea to tracksuits: the granny who rocked adidas
It’s not every day that a grandmother is featured in an...
Bradley Silberman turns pain into purpose with Be the Bubble
Recovery from a life-threating brain injury after an un...
Ramaphosa reassures leaders about community’s place in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured communal leadersh...
Netanyahu’s speech to Hamas a hoax
A hoax mail has travelled world Jewry in the past 24hrs...
Be your own president, and lock yourself down to level 5
If you struggled to imagine what was going on in Wuhan...
Wedding leads to a number of COVID-19 cases
Buffets of canapés and dessert, the sharing of snacks a...
Kramer quits COVID advisory over “community flouting protocols”
One of the community’s top COVID-19 advisors this week...
Jeweller’s senseless murder leaves community reeling
The hearts of a Johannesburg family have been ripped ap...
Couple caught in crossfire of attempted mall robbery
A young couple attempted to flee the scene of a botched...
‘Happy-go-lucky’ twins’ tragic deaths raises questions
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – insepar...
A day in the night of a Hatzolah volunteer
It’s 17:20 on Tuesday, and I have just finished a full...
Biden’s daughter-in-law in SA for mom’s funeral
The daughter-in-law of United States President Joe Bide...
A life-saving friendship that lives on after death
A Johannesburg doctor is battling to come to terms with...
