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Israel has finally dropped South Africa from its red list as COVID-19 numbers surge in the Jewish state while the Omicron wave in South Africa begins...
The South African Jewish community received a special Shabbat “gift” on the first Friday of 2022, when David Scott (better known as The Kiffness) released his...
At the beginning of 2021, Doreen Lewis’ brother, David Lewis, died from COVID-19 at age 68. The siblings lived together and were deeply involved in the...
For some Jews, kosher prawns and mussels would be a dream come true. So, when it emerged in December 2021 that two local treif seafood products...
Israel and Vera (nee Wilkov) Bulafkin were high-school sweethearts when they first fell in love, and it has remained a romance for the ages as they...
A 73-year-old Jewish woman with dementia in Johannesburg tested positive for COVID-19 this week, but after 48 hours of being a bit sleepy, she was back...
In a cruel twist of fate, the businesses that were to benefit most over the festive season have now had to bear the brunt of COVID-19...
News reporter Lara Logan is known for her shocking statements, but she took it to new heights when she compared Dr Anthony Fauci to Dr Josef...
In the time when Dr Nir Tsuk visited South Africa, the country went from barely any COVID-19 cases a day to a rapidly increasing fourth wave....
South Africa’s chief rabbi, Dr Warren Goldstein, has taken on the Israeli government over its sudden blanket travel ban in light of the new variant discovered...
Orthodox spiritual leaders in South Africa have expressed their shock and dismay over the treatment of South African travellers turned away from Ben Gurion Airport last...
Sarah Cohen* was woken by banging on the door at 04:30 on the morning of Friday 26 November. She was visiting from the United Kingdom (UK)...
The announcement by youth movements at the beginning of November that they would be holding COVID-19-safe summer machanot was greeted with joy and hope for brighter...
At some point in their lives, most parents will probably type “How do I talk to my kids about sex?” into an internet search engine. However,...
Pretoria teacher Sudesh Mooloo’s life was turned upside down in May 2021 when he wrote a WhatsApp status saying, “I’m not anti-Palestine. I’m anti-Hamas. I stand...
The scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) is as pervasive in the Jewish community as it is elsewhere. Because of this, the Union of Jewish Women (UJW)...
At the beginning of November, the Kay family celebrated the happiest of simchas in Israel – the wedding of Avi and Devorah Kay’s eldest son. Three...
In times of darkness, it’s easy to fall into a pit of despair instead of fighting for the light. The murder of South African Eli Kay...
Veteran investigative journalist and media trainer, Raymond “Ray” Joseph, has always believed that journalists should fight for justice with their pens not the courts. But that...
Many stories begin with the setting of a “dark and stormy night”. The difference, in this case, is that this story is true. It was a...
It’s the key question to a more stable South Africa – can Eskom keep the lights on? In the Chanukah story, one drop of oil lasted...
In a major step for kashrut in South Africa, a Pick n Pay product with a Montreal Kosher (MK Kosher) hechsher was added to the retailer’s...
Amidst the virulent reaction from the South African government and media to Miss South Africa choosing to compete in Miss Universe in Israel, one cartoon took...
The chaos, vandalism, and destruction that reigned at the University of Cape Town (UCT) from 2015 to 2017 may feel like a distant memory to some,...
The photograph shows two carefree teenage girls ice-skating on the frozen canals of Amsterdam. The one escaped the Nazis and went to America before coming to...
In what could be a game changer for kashrut in South Africa, MK Kosher, a global kosher certifier, is expanding its operations in the country. “In...
South African playwright and novelist Damon Galgut, who was awarded the prestigious Booker Prize last week, told the SA Jewish Report that he has a complicated...
Levels of hatred against Jews in South Africa were taken to a new height in recent weeks when the Media Review Network (MRN) started calling South...
A shocking video has emerged of the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK), Tzipi Hotovely, being evacuated from an event at the London School of...
Spur Steak Ranches is so much part of the South African landscape, it’s difficult to imagine life without it. So many South Africans have celebrated special...
Young Jews need incentives to stay, succession planning, a stronger connection to South Africa, and acknowledgment of different identities if the community is to stem the...
Israel’s observer status at the African Union (AU) was strengthened in recent days when Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi visited Israel at...
An Israeli company has been given the green light to begin clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccination pill in South Africa, which could be a game-changer...
Local elections are about the nitty-gritty of daily life: fixing potholes, water, and electricity, maintaining infrastructure, and service delivery. But a number of political parties, individuals,...
The Johannesburg Jewish community was shaken when four armed suspects entered a parking lot next to Jewish primary and pre-primary school Sandton Sinai on 18 October...
The Zimbabwe Jewish community is tiny, but it’s still functioning. So an announcement last week that Jewish retirement home Savyon Lodge in Bulawayo is closing down...
Harry Lipschitz grew up knowing he was named after his heroic uncle, Tzvi (Harry) Lipschitz, who fell fighting in Israel’s War of Independence. But he was...
We all feel connected to Anne Frank in some way, but now an even closer connection has been made to her in Cape Town. A letter...
Though he hailed from the smaller Jewish community of Durban, the impact of philanthropist and communal patriarch John Moshal was felt across the length and breadth...
In late May 2021, the South African Jewish community was feeling especially vulnerable after weeks of anti-Israel sentiment. So, when an Israeli newspaper reported that a...
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