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On Sunday, 11 October, the 228th village in South Africa received running water due to Sivan Yaari and Innovation: Africa, a non-profit organisation that brings Israeli...
An Israeli family’s efforts to bring their father home for burial took an unexpected turn when a Namibian pathologist recognised a ZAKA volunteer he had met...
King David High School pupils are increasingly proud of being Jewish and feel emotionally connected to Israel, according to the latest research conducted by the South...
A new Chabad house in Stellenbosch could give hundreds of Jewish students a permanent home away from home, with an ambitious fundraising campaign racing to secure...
Nine Israeli political representatives faced questions about Gaza, military service, and the failures surrounding 7 October during an online English-language election debate on Sunday. Their exchanges...
Stories of Israelis who risked their lives to defend their kibbutz communities shaped Cape Town’s commemoration of 7 October. The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) Cape...
Three years after 7 October, Doron Libshtein is still learning how to live with the loss of his brother Ofir, who died defending Kibbutz Kfar Aza....
Three Israeli women with South African roots were confronted with the unimaginable on 7 October. One lost her son in battle, one was taken hostage by...
Three years after the Hamas attacks of 7 October, South African Jews remember where they were when they first started hearing about the massacre in Israel,...
You may have spoken Yiddish today without knowing it. Words such as klutz, schmooze, chutzpah, schlep, and bagel have travelled far beyond Jewish homes. In South...
A growing number of Johannesburg and Cape Town homeowners say they’ve discovered their private lives playing out on TikTok without their knowledge. Some videos have apparently...
Documentary filmmaker and photographer Joshua Rubin known on social media as ‘joshwideawake’, had been dreaming about travelling around South Africa for years. But it took the...
Before 7 October, Yakir Hexter had been about to begin his third year of architectural studies at Ariel University. Instead, he landed up putting on his...
Thousands of Christians, gathered for the A Million Women National Solemn Assembly, have challenged the government’s position on Israel, making it clear that the country’s foreign...
More than half of the housebreakings in South Africa in 2025/26 weren’t reported to police because many victims believed nothing would be done. This finding is...
South African Jews living in the United Kingdom (UK) say they remain largely safe despite a sustained surge in antisemitic incidents since 7 October 2023, including...
Israelis living in South Africa will have to spends thousands to vote in the upcoming election. They will have to fly home as there is no...
The dwindling Jewish community in East London (KuGompo City) once again filled its shul for Rosh Hashanah services, with a full minyan throughout the festival despite...
At a time when relations between the South African and Israeli governments remain deeply strained, a group of royals has returned from Israel calling for greater cooperation between the countries. The 12-member delegation...
For decades after the Holocaust, many survivors rebuilt their lives without being heard. Their transformation into respected witnesses and symbols of resilience took generations. That change was the focus...
For some Jews, the sound of the shofar at Rosh Hashanah is woven into childhood memories. For others, this year will be the first time they...
Every Friday, they arrive. A colourful bouquet. A sunset over Jerusalem. A Shabbat table glowing with candles. During Elul, the Hebrew month preceding Rosh Hashanah and Yom...
For many Jewish families, the high holy days mean crowded dining tables, packed synagogue services, familiar rituals, and generations coming together. But for others, those traditions can make the yomtavim difficult. Some find large gatherings overwhelming....
For Wayne Duvenage, the fight against corruption isn’t separate from business. Rather, it is a condition for business to function. The chief executive of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)...
When a family is confronted with a serious illness or an end-of-life diagnosis, there is often a scramble to work out what help is available. A recent webinar organised by wellness network...
At 55, Paul Koffler never expected to represent South Africa on a world sporting stage. Yet this month, he was in London wearing the green and gold, competing at the...
Jewish organisations and academics are criticising the University of the Western Cape (UWC) decision to confer honorary doctorates on four prominent figures who have taken an anti-Israel...
For a family that’s travelled to more than 30 countries, South Africa had to offer something special to leave an impression. Daniel and Raizel Namdar, the Chabad couple behind...
What happens when an art festival asks visitors to leave the gallery behind and explore Johannesburg through the people who make its art? That’s the idea behind Contra Joburg,...
Retirement is often treated as a finish line. But for people who live into their 90s or beyond, it can mark the beginning of several decades...
Tanya Silverman and Janine Berzen are still pinching themselves after winning gold at an international pickleball tournament in Vietnam. The South African-born pair danced and sang on the...
When Harel Iluz returned to an apartment destroyed by the recent Sea Point fire, he expected to find nothing intact. The roof had collapsed, the heat had destroyed most of the contents, and...
For observant Johannesburg Jewish rugby fans, getting to Ellis Park for the Springboks’ clash with New Zealand on Saturday, 22 August, meant walking kilometres, joining friends and family along the...
Just days after receiving a national lifetime achievement award, Selwyn Nathan is looking back on more than five decades in South African golf. Nathan was handed the Steve Tshwete Lifetime...
Errol Anstey has been awarded the title of Alderman after 16 years as a City of Cape Town councillor. It recognises a political career that began decades before...
For most of their lives, Batyah* and Gila* understood themselves to be Muslim. Yet, woven through generations of their family was a Jewish identity they did not fully understand. The...
For Israel, the battle is no longer only a military one. Dan Feferman told Limmud Cape Town that the information space is as strategic a battlefield, capable of shaping public opinion, political decisions,...
Investing can seem like something reserved for people with substantial savings, financial expertise, or a high tolerance for risk. A Limmud Cape Town session challenged all three...
Right-wing voters who no longer want Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to be in power could decide Israel’s election in October. It could also hinge on the cost of living, military service, and whether Netanyahu can...
For decades, the Nazi extermination camp at Sobibor in Poland was deliberately hidden beneath trees, earth, and silence. Now, archaeological discoveries are revealing the physical traces of the people...
