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South Africa’s growing xenophobia crisis couldn’t have less to do with the Middle East, and yet the hatred on the streets is being blamed on the world’s only Jewish State. Conspiracy theories abound,...
The Community Security Organisation (CSO) in Johannesburg says it has seen a spike in antisemitic incidents in Gauteng in recent weeks. There have been 15 aggravated cases over the past...
A man living in a township is carried into a welfare office because he is blind and unable to walk. A family of five squeezes into...
The impact of abuse has lifelong implications. The seminal international Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study showed that abuse is one of the leading causes of negative and detrimental outcomes across a person’s...
Few South Africans get to shake hands with the Pope. Yet two weeks ago, Professor Benji Rosman did just that after attending an international conference, titled “Preserving Human...
The most expensive currency in the world today is attention. Every company, politician, media organisation, advertiser, tech platform, and government is fighting for it. They’re battling over who...
For two decades, Rabbi Greg Alexander has been one of the most recognisable faces of Progressive Judaism in Cape Town. He has stood beside congregants during...
From constant YouTube shorts to endless Snapchat conversations to late-night game updates they absolutely cannot miss, children’s device use is a constant source of family discord. Despite resultant worries around cyberbullying, sexting and more, a recent Klikd survey found that what parents struggle with most is that their children love their screens...
When recently retired education specialist, teacher, and former Department of Basic Education official David Silman stood before French Ambassador David Martinon last month to receive one of France’s highest...
For decades, Silwood Lodge was a place of comfort, dignity, and care for Johannesburg’s elderly. But following a serious medical scare involving owner Trish Maynard, the much-loved facility closed its doors at the end of...
Journalists and authors Gus Silber and Jonathan Ancer recently brought out The Three Comma Club: How Billionaires Think, Act and Shape Our World. They spoke to the SA...
“We are living through massive transformations, a world that is in different forms of crisis. Our sense of who we are, our identity, our institutions, and...
Three weeks after a chance encounter on a storm-battered Sea Point promenade captured the hearts of South Africans, Sidney Miller’s life looks very different. The homeless wheelchair...
In Jewish tradition, rituals and symbols aren’t mere decorations or static markers of identity; they are dynamic, transformative tools designed to reshape our inner landscape. In this week’s...
When CSO Johannesburg – those smart fabulous people who are out there protecting Jewish lives – warns of an increase in aggravated antisemitic incidents, it is hard not to become a tad concerned. On Monday, CSO explained that these incidents “included...
This week, members of the Gauteng and Cape Town leadership of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) represented the South African Jewish community at the American Jewish Congress...
I was ordering something on Takealot when I remembered that the half-cup measuring thingy I use for my morning oats had gone missing in action. Rather than...
JTA – London police are reviewing footage that showed actress Helen Mirren being called “an evil Zionist bitch” by a person on the street. The video,...
JTA – US President Donald Trump is claiming credit for another truce between Hezbollah and Israel, nearly two months after surprising both sides by declaring a ceasefire that has teetered ever...
Ra’anana in central Israel is my home today. It wasn’t always. I hail from the Strand, a beautiful False Bay town that is part of the area described as the “Fairest Cape”, bracketed...
JTA – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Monday a new government body to combat racism, saying its first priority would be tackling antisemitism. Carney addressed Canada’s surge...
JTA – Leading British Jewish groups are applauding the UK government’s decision to bar the influential anti-Israel streamer Hasan Piker and his controversial uncle Cenk Uygur from...
JTA – The energy was palpable on Sunday as thousands packed a dozen blocks of Fifth Avenue waving Israeli flags for New York’s annual Israel Day Parade. Organisers...
JTA – Amid a record crowd at New York’s annual Israel Day Parade on Sunday, one participant is standing out. A growing number of city, state, and...
JTA – As golden confetti rained down around him on Thursday, Israeli chef Raz Shabtai broke down in tears and was embraced by his cheering staff. Moments earlier,...
Fifty professionals made time in their busy schedules to talk to Grade 11s at the King David KonnecteD: Careers Conversations. What made the morning especially powerful was...
