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Leaders of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) are reassured that the police are taking antisemitic incidents seriously and want the local Jewish community to feel safe. They...
For the first time in about 25 years, a Jewish student is on the Student Representative Council (SRC) at Stellenbosch University. Ethan Epstein-Kay, a third-year law student from...
Who is left, right, or centre on the political spectrum is insignificant in the coming Israeli election, according to Haaretz reporter Linda Dayan, who spoke at Limmud Johannesburg. “When we talk about left and...
Education is often understood as a pathway to opportunity. But what happens when a child’s education is shaped almost entirely by the religious community into which they are...
The animated characters of Bart and Lisa Simpson are unlikely to be front of mind when considering the Talmud, but in one classic episode of The Simpsons, the siblings turn to Jewish texts to...
From a queer-centred yeshiva to an artist-driven synagogue and young adults turning their homes into Jewish gathering spaces, new models of Jewish life are challenging traditional...
Who is left, right, or centre on the political spectrum is insignificant in the coming Israeli election, according to Haaretz reporter Linda Dayan, who spoke at Limmud Johannesburg. “When we talk about left and...
“We want to take the rabbis’ authority seriously because the rabbis spend their lives immersed in and devoted to this law, trying, putting what they perceive as...
Just days after making Commonwealth Games history, Chad le Clos returned to a very different kind of reality. His home at the Dorchester in Sea Point had been gutted...
After three years of living in their car in Cape Town, Jolene Erasmus and her Jewish husband and son were given more than just R20 when they crossed paths with Gary Meyers. They were...
The name Jeffrey Wolf will always be synonymous with King David Victory Park. Now, with the loss of this educational icon on 17 August, his legacy lives on in his...
Seventy Jewish women artists and 100 artworks with one shared purpose: helping individuals and couples in the community who are facing infertility. This is the premise behind the Malka Ella Fertility Fund’s annual art exhibition...
Snatched from their mothers while they were still suckling, two lion cubs endured the cruelty of the illegal wildlife trade, one found tied by a painfully short rope, and both...
“What’s happened since 7 October is that something we may have known before but which was latent and not so clearly revealed, has become very apparent: just how...
A hole-in-one is rare enough, but for father and son, Mandy and Shaul Yachad, to have achieved this feat on the same hole at the same...
Before the walls are finished and the doors officially open, the prayers have already begun. On Sunday, 2 August, Pine Street Shul held its first service...
Women are not only central to Jewish communal life, but they run the main communal organisations, too. Wendy Kahn is the national director of the South African Jewish Board...
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the way people work, learn, and communicate, the need for diverse perspectives has never been greater. Women working in AI say that greater...
Forget card games; Mahjong is rapidly becoming the game of choice for many South African Jews. The ancient Chinese tile game has experienced a recent boom in...
While most Grade 8 pupils were settling into high school, Herzlia’s Yoni Melnik was testing himself against some of Israel’s best young swimmers at the Israeli National Swimming Championships in Netanya from...
Thousands of kilometres from Johannesburg, a slice of South African Jewish culture has found a home in the heart of New York. Jack’s Wife Freda, the...
What do a Christian Lebanese-Israeli activist, an Arab-Israeli public diplomacy advocate, and a Jewish Ethiopian content creator have in common? They happen to be in South Africa this week to offer...
No matter how many times a mother or father explains that they were once a teenager, their child is still likely to believe that their parents won’t understand what they’re going through. This, according to a clinical psychologist, is perfectly...
Hubo Studio has put South African architecture on the global stage. Its design of the Klaff Family Sports Complex at King David High School has been shortlisted in the sport category of the...
For foreign nationals at the Lindela Repatriation Centre, the days are marked by uncertainty. But beyond the centre’s gates, a small network of mostly Jewish volunteers is determined to ensure those...
The Afrika Tikkun Group – which was the brainchild of late Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris and philanthropy and business icon Bertie Lubner, created to uplift South Africa’s disadvantaged...
Rather than waiting for a matchmaker to make you a match, you can match with a matchmaker to help you find your perfect match. With more than 100...
There are few things more awkward than a first date. Unless that first date is interrupted by your mother’s best friend, your cousin, and three family...
For most teenagers, gaming is a hobby. For a small group of Herzlia High School pupils, it’s become a serious competitive pursuit. And the organisation behind the ACG School Showdown last weekend made...
Capetonian tennis player Jacqui Boyd has etched her name even deeper into South African Maccabi history, winning her third consecutive Masters singles gold medal at the Maccabi...
For many South African Litvaks, a Lithuanian passport represents a reconnection with a family history shattered by war and persecution. It is also a ticket to travel to many countries visa-free. ...
South Africans inadvertently did South Africa proud at the Maccabi Games, winning nine medals in pickleball. If you’re wondering why this wasn’t widely known, it’s because they are...
There is a growing problem of teenagers’ drinks – even tap water – being spiked at clubs, pubs, and parties but them being afraid of their parents’ reaction if they find out. ...
At first glance, the Kyalami Country Club looks like any other leafy Johannesburg golf club. But hidden in its history is the story of a community that created...
For more than four decades, Cliff Garrun has helped shape Jewish sport, mentoring generations of athletes and volunteers while strengthening South Africa’s place within the global...
Rock stars and rabbis don’t usually share the stage, but in her debut solo exhibition, Rockstar Rabbis, South African-born artist Natalia Rabinowitz brings the two worlds together. Her...
Gauteng Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for the Environment Ewan Botha visited the Jewish National Fund (JNF) Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre in Mamelodi on 2 July to seek...
Businesses, commuters, and security officials braced for a day of potential disruption as calls for nationwide protests circulated in the lead-up to 30 June. But as the day...
Thousands of kilometres from South Africa, pockets of green and gold filled the stands to cheer Bafana Bafana on in their historic Fifa World Cup round of 32 encounter with Canada. ...
For most football fans, attending a Fifa World Cup is a dream. For 18-year-old former King David High School pupil Adam Schlosberg that dream became a reality when...
