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Frustration mounted in Glenhazel on the morning of 4 November when members of the Jewish community showed up at voting stations only to discover that there...
There’s an art to thrifting. It means digging through rails of clothes, looking past the pieces that aren’t quite right, and holding out for the moment...
Ask members of the Jewish community to give up Shein and Temu, and you’re likely to get a strong reaction. Yet that is effectively what The...
For psychologist Dr Hanan Bushkin, the difference between success and failure is not how we feel, but how we act. “Successful people wrestle with life; they...
When Ariella Kuper stepped up to accept the Europcar Women in Leadership Award at this year’s Investec Jewish Achiever Awards, her message wasn’t about titles, business...
For Adam Lipschitz, running 42.2km in 2:07:22 isn’t the finish line. It’s another step towards an even bigger goal: breaking the South African marathon record and...
Adam Lipschitz knows what it takes to go the distance. With a personal best of 2:07:22, he’s established himself as one of South Africa’s fastest marathon...
For Kim Berman, art has never simply been about what hangs on a wall. It’s been a tool for activism, education, and social change, she said...
Fifty-two years of quietly giving her time, energy, and heart to the Selwyn Segal Gift Shop have earned Joan Block the Mann Made Community Service Award...
“I am who I am because of who we are,” Joan Block relayed to an audience at the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Awards on Sunday, 1...
The story of the SS Stuttgart, the last ship to sail from Germany with Jewish refugees before the start of World War II, can be told...
When Leo Raphaely wrote to his cousin in Berlin in the 1930s, asking her to spread the word that there were opportunities for Jews in South...
More than three years after the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) lodged a complaint against the antisemitic film Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black...
Young Jewish South Africans are under no illusion that the decisions made at the ballot box next week won’t affect them. From service delivery and safety...
At an age when many sportsmen have long since called time on international competition, South African shooter Joel Cohen, 74, is getting better at it. Three...
Former Israeli ambassador to South Africa Arthur Lenk was one of more than 120 former diplomats and foreign service officials who protested on Sunday, 18 October,...
Rather than holding a sombre ceremony to commemorate lives lost on 7 October, about 100 olim ran along the Tel Aviv Promenade in memory of fallen...
What if doing a mitzvah could build a streak, earn a trophy, and even generate real money for tzedakah (charity)? That’s the idea behind Orah, a...
For five years, King David High School Linksfield’s girls’ soccer team edged closer and closer to making school history. On Sunday, 18 October, after two nerve-racking...
It’s a familiar sight at shul events: groups of teenagers chatting outside, catching up with friends and enjoying a degree of independence in a space their...
Israeli photographer Sharon Gabay’s book Jerusalemites was selected on artistic merit for the Indian Photo Festival. Hours after his name and nationality were made public, it...
Johannesburg’s mounting problems took centre stage as mayoral hopefuls faced off on Sunday 11 October over how they would get the city working again. Moderated by...
A crop of new leaders has stepped forward, offering to help shape the future of Jewish life in Johannesburg. Several fresh faces are standing for election...
A routine stopover in Dubai quickly turned into uncertainty for South African travellers as flights to Tel Aviv were cancelled without warning. The move by flydubai...
Whenever a man is accused of sexual violence, someone inevitably worries about the accusation ruining his life. There’s often far less concern about the life of...
Israeli photographer Sharon Gabay’s book Jerusalemites was selected on artistic merit for the Indian Photo Festival. Hours after his name and nationality were made public, it...
For members of the community, an unexpected Rosh Hashanah gift carried a message that went far beyond the turning of the Jewish year. Calendars created and...
Every teacher hopes to leave a lasting mark on their pupils. For Tal Kattan, deputy head of school and head of Hebrew at King David Primary...
Maccabi South Africa turned the disappointment of not being able to play in the Maccabiah in Israel into a brand-new exciting and inclusive tournament called the...
For many children, singing along to Disney songs happens in front of the TV or in the back seat of the car. For Redhill pupils Rafael...
When the Yom Kippur War broke out in October 1973, South African musician Dennis Feldman was on the Greek island of Crete. After reading about the...
Waverley Shul and Chabad of Savoy have taken the first step towards a potential merger, signing a Memorandum of Understanding that could see the two Johannesburg...
Ask someone who was in New York on 11 September 2001 where they were when the first plane struck the World Trade Center and chances are they won’t have to...
Apples and honey may symbolise a sweet new year, but there’s nothing particularly sweet about the bill at the supermarket checkout. With Rosh Hashanah bringing family,...
Rosh Hashanah signals the beginning of a new year. For those who’ve recently made aliya, it marks their first Jewish New Year in a new country, a new home, and...
What was meant to be a few months in South Africa turned into three years, a marriage, and a connection to the country that Rabbi Yisroel Binstock...
Booking the flights, packing the bags, and planning the itinerary may be the easy part of going on holiday. For pet owners, there’s another important question to...
“Never Again” has become one of the most recognisable phrases associated with Holocaust education. But what does it mean when antisemitism continues to evolve? This is what...
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...
