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Three years after 7 October and in a relatively quiet time in Israel, Telfed volunteers continue to support soldiers, families, and children. This included a large group in Ra’anana packing back-to-school gifts for 1...
The history of Pretoria Jewry, told in Jacaranda Jews: Voices from Pretoria 1865–2025, is a rich and fascinating one. The story of how that book came into being, told...
Sharon Spiegel Wagner is once again in an Agatha Christie mystery, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd in Johannesburg. The SA Jewish Report caught up with her between rehearsals. We fell for you doing musical comedy,...
As Israel hurtles towards elections, the Netanyahu era may finally be over, but has Bibi used up all of his 9 lives after 19 years in...
Cape Town dancer Gala Winkler is performing in the Darkroom Contemporary production of e.ID: A Fugue at the State Theatre in Pretoria. The SA Jewish Report spoke to her between performances. What is your...
Aimee Mica Komorowsky wrote and stars in Sarajevo, the theatrical production that won four Naledi Awards and is on show once again at Theatre on the Square....
The national coordinator of PAGAD (People Against Gangsterism and Drugs) vowed to “unleash the party of Allah on the shores of Africa” when speaking to a crowd waving Hamas,...
🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 In Blue Zones around the world, people routinely live past 100 years. WHY? And can you do the same? Is it your genes, exercise, diet,...
Union of Jewish Women (UJW) president Sue Jacobson commended the Johannesburg branch on its commitment to education, community partnerships, and innovation, at the 94th annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday,...
Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft has just brought out his second book, The Travelling Rabbi – Journeys Continued. The SA Jewish Report speaks to him about it. What drew you to becoming ‘The Travelling Rabbi’, and when and...
On Mandela Day, more than 5 000 people from Johannesburg’s inner city gathered to break bread in Education Town. For many, it was a warm meal. For...
Aviva Pelham, Capetonian opera doyenne, is performing the role of Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music at Theatre on the Bay. The SA Jewish Report spoke to her between performances. ...
With thanks to the generosity of Brian and Ros Jossel, Jewish food fund Yad Aharon & Michael celebrated the opening of its revamped soup kitchen in Johannesburg’s Rouxville. The space redefines what a community soup...
No-holds-barred sex coach Nicki Brivik has launched her first book, SEXponential: Transform Your Sex Life, a practical guide to revving up things in the bedroom. The SA Jewish Report talks to her. How...
As Israel heads to an election at the convergence of multiple crises Howard Sackstein discusses Israel’s future with Amit Segal, one of Israel’s top journalists and...
King David High School Grade 12 pupil Noah Greenblatt will represent South Africa at the prestigious International Mathematical Olympiad in China. He is one of only six pupils chosen to represent the country at the premier...
Graduates of the Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Sewing Empowerment School walked the red carpet last week in beautiful outfits they had designed, patterned, and stitched themselves. The graduation ceremony at Johannesburg’s Oxford Shul was the culmination of four...
Fifty years ago, on 16 June 1976, thousands of young people in Soweto rose up against injustice, marching for their right to a better education and a better future. To...
Around 15 Batmitzvah girls and their mothers joined Great Park Synagogue Rabbi Dovid Hazdan to hand out blankets and jackets at Uthando, the Afrika Tikkun centre in Johannesburg, last week. The B’not Mitzvah group was also involved...
It is a special mitzvah for a Barmitzvah boy and his family to donate money to give wheelchairs to pupils at the Hope School in Johannesburg. Helping them...
At every dinner table people are talking about Ozempic, Mounjaro, Retatrutide, and which peptides they are using for weight loss, brain fog, injury repair, and glowing...
Fifty years after the 1976 Soweto Uprising, the SA Jewish Report asked Jewish youth what young people today are fighting for. Here are the responses from three King David High School...
Holocaust survivors and members of the second and third generations gathered at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) on Thursday, 4 June, to mark International Holocaust Survivor...
A taste of South Africa came to Mill Hill, London, when Sharon Lurie, author of The Kosher Butcher’s Wife series, presented a cooking demonstration to a sold-out audience in...
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...
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...
Communal leader and entrepreneur Reeva Forman described former South African president Jan Smuts as a visionary in his support of Israel. Forman represented the Jewish community at the annual General Jan C Smuts Memorial Parade, held on...
Mambo’s is Changing the Home Game Guess what? The Western Cape’s favourite home living secret has officially landed in Gauteng, and it’s a total gamechanger. Mambo’s...
Painting and cheesecake-tasting sound like a good way to prepare for Shavuot. That’s exactly how the women of the Pretoria Jewish community spent Sunday, 17 May, at the Hebrew Congregation Shul. They created...
Rabbi Jonathan Fox, the group rabbi of the Chevrah Kadisha, has recently published The Bible Challenge. The SA Jewish Report chats to him about it. What inspired you to write this book? As the Bible is...
Ilana Zelkin’s vanilla cinnamon phyllo cake Ingredients 1 packet phyllo pastry 500g butter 250g flaked almonds 2 tsp cinnamon and sugar 2 packets vanilla instant pudding ...
JNF helps launch One Billion Tree campaign The Jewish National Fund South Africa (JNF SA) has joined the campaign to plant a million trees across South Africa in a single day in September. It’s part...
🚨Municipal elections are proclaimed for 4 November. Can a 75 year old grandmother save Joburg? And what about the rest of the country? On Sunday 10...
Founder and chief executive of Discovery Adrian Gore has authored a book called The Four Principles – Multiply Your Impact in Life and Leadership, which is to...
Albie Sachs, Fathers, Sons and Soft Vengeance is on at Theatre on the Square in Sandton from 7 May. The SA Jewish Report speaks to its playwright, Gail Louw, and Graham Hopkins, who plays the role...
Last week, 32 pupils from King David and Herzlia high schools took part in the first South African scholar tour to Poland since 2019. It was a deeply moving journey into...
With The Story of 702 – In Touch, In Tune and Independent recently launched, the SA Jewish Report speaks to its publisher, Batya Bricker. Why and how do you believe...
“Loss does not fade with time; it changes shape, but it remains,” Naama Scop told the Yom Hazikaron gathering at the Israeli embassy in Pretoria on Tuesday morning. Scop,...
South African expat and author Joanne Fedler recently brought out her latest book, Bring Us Home From Sorrow: A Love Letter, which focuses on her experience of losing her...
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ), in partnership with the Glenhazel Residents Association and CAP Green, launched the upgraded Galliot Park on Tuesday. It says the park is a powerful example...
