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“While other mothers will brag about their children’s abilities, my mother doesn’t say, ‘Well, my daughter speaks to dead people!’” This is how Tali (Mansur) Janet...
Trees are an extremely important part of the earth’s ecosystem. They perform a multitude of functions. They produce oxygen and process carbon dioxide which is the...
If all the world’s a stage, Daphne Kuhn of Theatre on the Square is now playing the role of a lifetime trying to save her cherished...
I didn’t check how old Tjaard was turning last Monday, but the day that followed the move to level 4 lockdown was his birthday. It so...
When the so-called Equality Act (the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, or Pepuda) was passed back in 2000, it was a game-changer...
The saddest period of our year known as the “three weeks” has just commenced, and culminates with Tisha B’Av on 18 July. We remember the violent...
Grade 11 students at King David Linksfield were recently given an informative and disturbing overview of the 1994 Rwandan genocide in a workshop facilitated by the...
On 22 June, the BBC presented a programme showing the human-rights abuses perpetrated by China on its Muslim Uighur people – how it deliberately separated children...
There is an undeniable bond between sons and their mothers. Jewish mothers have amplified this post-birth umbilical-cord dynamic into a relationship that can only be exceeded...
As a Christian who believes in the authenticity and authority of scripture, I’m compelled to express my support for the arguments put forward by Chief Rabbi...
When one of his congregants passed away last week, Rabbi Chaim Bar Sella of Rwanda turned to local rabbis in South Africa to help him arrange...
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What’s driving SA’s record aliyah numbers?
In 2021, there were record aliyah numbers from South Af...
‘Happy-go-lucky’ twins’ tragic deaths raises questions
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – insepar...
New hechsher stirs the kosher pot
Three disgruntled former mashgichim (kosher supervisors...
Legal amendment puts Lithuanian citizenship in reach
Thousands of Litvak Jews around the world stand a much...
East London rabbi fails in bid against Beth Din
The dispute between Rabbi Chanoch Galperin and the East...
Lithuania, admit it, my grandfather was a monster
The woman I thought I was prior to beginning my researc...
Judge slams censure of Mogoeng’s pro-Israel views
A trailblazing judge has emerged as a lone voice defend...
Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater
In our rush to get back to what was considered normal i...
Exercise and a good marriage: tips from world’s oldest gym instructor
Meish Jaffe is probably the oldest gym instructor in So...
“We could do much more together,” Israeli ambassador tells Ramaphosa
Israel’s new ambassador to South Africa, Eliav Belotser...
‘Happy-go-lucky’ twins’ tragic deaths raises questions
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – insepar...
What’s driving SA’s record aliyah numbers?
In 2021, there were record aliyah numbers from South Af...
Shock as ‘Eishet Chayil’ murdered in Cape Town
At the beginning of 2021, Doreen Lewis’ brother, David...
He was a hero until he was a monster
עַל אֵלֶּה אֲנִי בוֹכִיָּה עֵינִי עֵינִי יֹרְדָה מַּיִם...
New hechsher stirs the kosher pot
Three disgruntled former mashgichim (kosher supervisors...
Legal amendment puts Lithuanian citizenship in reach
Thousands of Litvak Jews around the world stand a much...
Hostage crisis hits close to home for Cape Town rabbi
It was the middle of the night when Cape Town Progressi...
Kiff vibes for a well-known psalm
The South African Jewish community received a special S...
Israel is open – but should we go?
Israel has finally dropped South Africa from its red li...
Cohen takes on new marathon at the NPC
It’s not every day that you get a phone call from the o...
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...
A day in the night of a Hatzolah volunteer
It’s 17:20 on Tuesday, and I have just finished a full...
‘Happy-go-lucky’ twins’ tragic deaths raises questions
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – insepar...
A life-saving friendship that lives on after death
A Johannesburg doctor is battling to come to terms with...
Biden’s daughter-in-law in SA for mom’s funeral
The daughter-in-law of United States President Joe Bide...
