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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...
Join EYLON LEVY, GIL HOFFMAN (HonestReporting), and TAL HAGIN (Open Source Intelligence Disinformation Analyst) For Media Wars: the battle for truth. We delve into the murky...
Nearly 2 000 Joburg Jews gathered at The Teatro at Montecasino on Tuesday evening, not just to watch two international music stars, Simcha Leiner and Nachman...
A powerful initiative inspired by the memory of two young Israeli children is capturing the imagination of Jewish high school pupils across South Africa. The Bibas...
Mosiuoa Lekota was a friend who remained present, not only in easy moments but also in times of challenge and adversity, said South African Jewish Board...
You can’t get a more war-hardened journalist than Paula Slier: Blacklisted by the SABC for being Jewish War correspondent for Russia Today First-hand witness to every...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies met with the new United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, on Wednesday, 4 March, to...
This Purim, Yad Aharon & Michael dressed up as “Where’s Wally” (an illustrated character in a series of children’s puzzle books featuring detailed chaotic illustrations where the reader must locate ‘Wally’). Yad...
With the Middle East once again in flames, join us for an essential security briefing with two of Israel’s most respected defence experts: Colonel Miri Eisin...
Eli and Jill Rabinowitz, former South Africans now based in Perth, Australia, are visiting the country to promote their educational initiative, “In My Pocket”, for local students. The project centres on...
King David Primary School Sandton has unveiled a vibrant new multipurpose court designed to accommodate netball, basketball, futsal, soccer skills, hockey drills, as well as fitness and...
Israel’s leading non-governmental humanitarian aid agency welcomed former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel to Kakuma Refugee Camp and surrounding communities in Turkana County, Kenya, last week on...
South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) KwaZulu-Natal Council President Alana Pugh-Jones Baranov was invited to attend the 77th Republic Day of India on Tuesday, 27 January. The event, which...
Jewish high school students with an artistic flair teamed up to transform the blank, bland exterior walls of Selwyn Segal in Johannesburg into vibrant, feel-good, magical landscapes in...
The Jewish National Fund (JNF’s) Tu B’Shvat festivities included a Family Market Day on Sunday, 1 February, where community members of all ages could celebrate together. The JNF also collaborated with...
As many as 30 000 protesters may have been killed and 330 000 injured on the streets of Iran on 8 and 9 January alone, two...
More than 70 congregants of Edenvale Shul recently met at the shul’s premises to commit to doing what they could to raise funds in an effort to ensure the shul’s sustainability after being given...
Dozens of recently arrived new olim from South Africa have been welcomed into their first home, a new Amigur Golden Age residence overlooking the sea in Netanya. The olim migrated to Israel recently with the assistance of the Israel Centre...
Eclectic British Jewish singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse died tragically at 27, but her deeply soulful voice and raw emotional lyrics have left an indelible mark on the...
Cape Town Jewish seniors recently completed a mural containing the Cape Jewish Seniors Association’s logo at its centre in Sea Point. The group worked under the guidance of mosaic teacher Yvette Polovin. The association promotes the interests and...
In a groundbreaking archaeological excavation beneath the Western Wall Plaza, a rock-hewn mikveh (a ritual purification bath) was uncovered in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority...
“As mayor of Cape Town, and on behalf of our city, I want to say clearly that antisemitism has no place here.” These are the words of...
The latest graduates of the Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Johannesburg Sewing Empowerment School showed off their creations in the “Afrocentric Wedding Vibes” showcase on 11...
Leaders from a wide range of faith communities marked Chanukah and Christmas at the Israeli embassy in Pretoria on 15 December. These included representatives from Jewish, Christian,...
President Isaac Herzog spoke to David Ossip, president of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, and Rabbi Levi Wolff, the rabbi of the Central Synagogue in...
ORT Jet’s celebration on 4 December of 20 years of empowering entrepreneurs was a momentous milestone in our economic and entrepreneurial landscape. Held at the Houghton Golf Club, the event...
Mike Abel, the founder and executive chairman of The Up&UpGroup, was this week awarded the Financial Mail AdFocus Lifetime Achiever Award and the AAA Alumnus Luminary Award. The SA Jewish Report spoke to Abel, Jewish Achiever Business Award winner in 2018, about it. What does winning...
Social media star Hamza Howidy is no friend of Israel, but less so of Hamas. In 2019, Hamza co-organised the “We Want to Live” protests where...
Ady Wander, who passed away on 12 November at the age of 89, leaves only 15 remaining Holocaust survivors in Johannesburg, and only 12 still active enough to participate in Holocaust...
