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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a Jew who doesn’t appreciate good food must be in want of reason. Be it perogen or pastrami, kugel or...
History reverberates through the present, and the way our memories are formed depends on how we perceive our past. “We’ve been made increasingly aware of the...
Young people don’t limit themselves to traditional ways to do their finances and banking. They do their homework and forge their own paths when it comes...
When Judaica collector David Sussman heard about a century-old Sefer Torah being kept by a non-Jewish Polish man living in Krakow, he knew that it belonged...
When student activist Gabi Farber heard that she had landed a position on the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) Student Representative Council (SRC) after elections last...
When American lawyer Michael Leventhal saw a photograph of his late mother, Beba Epstein, as an 11-year-old on the front page of the New York Times...
When Rabbi Avraham Tanzer passed away last Tuesday night, his machzor was still lying on his desk and his tallis was still draped over his chair...
University politics aren’t top of the agenda for most Jewish youth, but for Gabriella Farber, they are a calling. Farber has thrown her name into the...
Holocaust museums have to find ways to ensure that they remain accessible in this rapidly-changing world to stay relevant. Because the Holocaust ended 75 years ago,...
When Yehuda Lazarus heard that a 13-year-old girl had been raped at knife point in Hammanskraal last month, he didn’t hesitate for a moment. He set...
Renowned Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff has called on South African Jewry to help him identify a woman who may be responsible for unspeakable acts of cruelty...
COVID-19 has taken a major toll on the emotional well-being of our community. While some have developed a number of coping mechanisms, many continue to battle...
“Yom Kippur is certainly going to be markedly different this year. I haven’t booked to go to shul, so I’ll be spending the time quietly at...
South Africans have endured a tough time under the lockdown imposed by the government in March, from extended alcohol bans to crippling job losses. While the...
“We have never had greater technological control of the human condition, and yet at the same time, one tiny little virus has brought humanity to a...
Every Jewish holiday plays an integral part in our lives. Be it Pesach or Shavuot, every chag on the Jewish calendar colours our daily lives in...
If you thought that the Rosh Hashanah experience was universal and uniform, think again. While many Ashkenazi Jews may be used to eating a few traditional...
Love them or loathe them, shul choirs are to Rosh Hashanah what matzah is to Pesach. Raising their voices from either the bimah or the choir...
The South African Jewish community’s own Professor Barry Schoub has been selected to chair the most recently created Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on COVID-19. The appointment...
When Durban paediatrician Dr Thesi Reddy was diagnosed with a brain tumour earlier this year, he was given nine months to live. Unable to travel overseas...
Miriam Friedman Morris grew up in awe of the way in which her father, David Friedman, put brush to canvas. It has motivated the artist’s daughter...
Think you’re a pure blood Ashkenazi of Litvak origin? You may have to think again. Surprising though it sounds, a good portion of South Africa’s Ashkenazi...
The suffering of Jewish detainees who were deported to the island of Mauritius in 1940 by the British government has been officially acknowledged by the United...
Greg Baron will never forget 19 years ago looking up after being evacuated from his hotel room in the World Trade Center complex in New York...
“I’m sorry. Do you forgive me?” When you hear this with increasing frequency, you know Rosh Hashanah is around the corner. Frequent though it may be,...
A family reunion under COVID-19 is certainly a special occasion, but when 53 members across five branches of a family come together after 160 years, the...
With over 25 million cases, some 861 000 deaths and a monthly loss of some $375 billion across the global economy, COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc...
Many Jews lost treasured heirlooms and assets when they were systematically looted by the Nazi regime. Finally, their descendants have a chance of reclaiming these prized...
After five months of silence and stillness, the sound of prayer is once again reverberating around shuls across South Africa as doors are opened to welcome...
Think you can sound a stupefying shevarim or that your tekiah is the talk of the town? Does your tekiah gedolah last from Rosh Hashanah until...
We all complain frequently about the corruption of the African National Congress (ANC), but what really caused it? Could Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s ban on cigarettes and alcohol...
Surprising though it may seem, COVID-19 hasn’t dampened the thriving dating scene across the Johannesburg Jewish community. Lonely hearts are finding love in spite of social...
As if the Middle East wasn’t already complicated enough, the events of 2020 have added yet another dimension of complication to the region. Historic peace treaties,...
What do amusement parks, fizzy drinks, ice cream, women’s makeup, and the suburb of Killarney have in common? They were all introduced into South Africa by...
A South African doctor in Chicago has made spinal surgery history through the use of futuristic technology. King David alumnus, Dr Frank Phillips, used the technology...
The mitzvah of hearing the shofar daily is integral to the month of Elul, which occurs from now until Rosh Hashanah. And it isn’t easy, not...
True freedom can be found in your own mind, and the key to unlocking it is in your pocket. No matter how dire life may be,...
Debbie Meyer grew up close to her grandmother, who was fortunate enough to have escaped Nazi Germany before the horrors of the Holocaust. However, when she...
Menashe Selamolela wants to ensure that the Jewish community continues to fight antisemitism and contribute positively to South Africa. He is a member of the Lemba...
South Africa’s political mechanisms are failing the country. Consequently, we rely too heavily on our courts, turning to judges to help secure rights which should be...
