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This time of year naturally turns our attention to the state of the world: the upheavals and historic events of the past year in Israel; America;...
Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World, the famous Johnny Clegg album, describes what he saw in 1989, but it feels even more apt today amidst the constant convulsions...
I have been searching for the right words to capture my feelings after all we have been through since 7 October. And then it came to...
I recently met a delegation from the World Union of Jewish Students. These university students had come to South Africa from countries around the world on...
In the relentless, grim news we’ve been following every waking moment since 7 October, the only respite we’ve had, the only true moment of stillness, is...
Can you imagine our South African Jewish community having everything it needs? A community where all parents can afford school fees? Where everyone has access to...
“Freedom is a fragile thing. It must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people.” As Jews,...
Over the past few days, as I reflected on the significance of the 15th yahrtzeit, marked this week, of my mentor, teacher, and rosh yeshiva, Rabbi...
Couch to 5K is one of the world’s most popular fitness apps. Very simply, it’s an exercise plan for beginners that motivates them to start running...
What’s the state of our community? Where are we headed? What does our future hold? In a certain way, these are unhelpful questions to ask because...
A few days ago, I came across the Unity Haggadah, published in 2020, with contributions from our community’s rabbis and rebbetzins. It was our first Pesach...
This week, South African Jewry joined Jews around the world to mourn the passing of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, of blessed memory, the leading Torah sage of...
It feels like the world is in a constant state of chaos. Just as we start to emerge from a global pandemic, a major war breaks...
As the devastating testimony of victims in the Chaim Walder case emerged a few weeks ago, I felt strongly that, as a community, we need to...
Eliyahu David Kay is a hero of the Jewish people. He was murdered in Jerusalem this week for only one reason: being a Jew. He was...
Over the years, so many people around the world have said to me that the Shabbos Project could only have been born in South Africa. Who...
COVID-19 has drastically accelerated change in the way the world works – from a social, work, health, and travel point of view. Politics, economics, and social...
Sometimes we forget to have the most important conversations with our children. Life is so busy, we are scrambling to keep up with school lifts, homework,...
On Sunday, amidst all the challenges and trauma of this pandemic, I had a most inspiring experience. I decided to visit the pop-up vaccination site at...
As South African Jews, we appreciate what it means to be Jewish. We appreciate how Judaism enriches our homes and families, how it connects us to...
Yom Ha’atzmaut is an opportunity to declare proudly and publicly our connection to Israel. This is our opportunity to remind ourselves and the world what Israel...
For the past few weeks, my family and I have been doing something really special. We’ve been getting together every Sunday night, sitting around the table,...
As we approach Purim this year, it’s hard to escape the feeling of disappointment. This is the second Purim since the beginning of the pandemic, and...
Ideas matter. Great leaders are driven and express big ideas. Technical bureaucrats may put policies in motion, but the leaders who made a difference throughout history...
I feel the loss of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt’l in a deeply personal way. I have lost a friend and a mentor, who guided and...
The year 2020 has been challenging. It has stretched us almost to breaking point. Lives and livelihoods have been lost. The coronavirus crisis has placed enormous...
