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Best known for her precision in an operating room and her powerful presence online, Dr Sheila Nazarian has also become a prominent voice for Jewish pride...
As we remember what was lost on 7 October 2023, Jewish people around the world are still feeling the pain of that day two years later,...
When Israeli filmmaker and peace activist Yair Qedar showed his film on the life and work of Sigmund Freud in Johannesburg on 26 September, he was...
JTA – Two leading New York rabbis are using their pulpits to condemn Zohran Mamdani as he holds onto a commanding lead in the last weeks...
South African Saul Jassinowsky described standing in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on 13 October surrounded by families whose lives had been suspended in uncertainty for...
The Johannesburg Jewish community defied rain and gloomy weather on Sunday, 12 October, to don running shoes, yellow ribbons, and blue and white colours for a...
The families of hostages were in Washington, DC on 9 October to commemorate the second anniversary of the attacks on 7 October 2023 when it was...
As election season heats up at the University of Cape Town (UCT), two Jewish students are running for seats on the Student Representative Council (SRC), bringing...
Making aliya, deciding to leave behind one country and start anew in Israel, is one of the most significant choices a Jew can make. At this...
Among the global leaders named in this year’s TIME100 AI list is South Africa’s own Benji Rosman, recognised as one of the 100 most influential people...
Despite being warned by the Israeli government not to travel to South Africa, on a recent visit, Israeli influencer Aaron Morali made a point of heading...
On Instagram and TikTok, Jewish influencers are turning food into storytelling, from braided challah to simmering matzah ball soup; each dish sharing tradition, identity, and memory. ...
If it weren’t for Armand Schmidt’s disabled sister, there would be little chance that he would have survived World War II. This is because before Schmidt...
The South African Jewish community sees itself as progressive, but something has been bothering me for a few years, namely the fact that Jewish members of...
Jewish stand-up comedian Nik Rabinowitz was shocked to see himself on the front page of his weekend newspaper, lambasted for views he has never expressed, under...
In Jewish weddings, being asked to stand under the chuppah isn’t just about matching dresses or holding flowers, it’s about being part of a sacred circle...
For decades, the South African Zionist Federation’s (SAZF) library in Johannesburg has been a quiet treasure trove – shelves stacked with history, politics, religion, and culture,...
Every day since Or Levy was released from Hamas captivity, he has apologised to his son, Almog, for not being there for him for 491 days...
Great Park Shul has started a new chapter by welcoming its newly appointed associate rabbi, bringing fresh energy and vision to one of Johannesburg’s most vibrant...
For the first time in South African history, a kosher brandy made entirely on home soil will hit the shelves. From grape to glass, the new...
Rabbi Doron Perez, the one South African father still waiting for his son, Daniel’s, body to be returned from Gaza almost two years since he was...
Political journalist and foreign correspondent John Matisonn always thought the Government of National Unity (GNU) would survive, even though he said it was getting harder to...
When we picture the people fighting for Israeli Independence in 1948, we tend to think of the image of the Holocaust survivor or Eastern European Jew....
After more than two decades of diplomatic quiet, Israel has reopened its embassy in Lusaka, marking a renewed chapter in its relationship with Zambia and the...
Ittay Flescher believes that despite hatred and distrust, there is hope for reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. “At the moment, there are a lot of people...
TS Eliot is remembered as both a modernist giant and an antisemite. But his relationship with Jews was more complex than a simple label, shaped by...
Educator and social media content creator Yirmiyahu Danzig told Limmud Johannesburg on 16 August that though many believe reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians has become impossible,...
When Milton Brest saw a man wearing an “I swam Alcatraz” shirt on a London Tube 22 years ago, it inspired him to follow a path...
Comedian Louis CK likens saying something is too terrible to laugh at is like a doctor saying that a disease is too terrible to cure, said...
What would the Golem, created out of clay in Prague in 1580, and ChatGPT have in common? It may not seem like much, or nothing at...
Days before the 7 October 2023 massacre, Israelis spent months protesting on the streets in their tens of thousands against a judicial overhaul, which is hard...
On the surface, it may not seem that the art of William Kentridge is particularly Jewish; however, the more you delve into his artwork, the more...
It’s time to get the ball rolling for the annual Jewish Achiever Awards, back for its 26th consecutive year, but this time with a brand-new title...
When news broke about the possible closure of King David Victory Park (KDVP), one of Johannesburg’s best-known Jewish schools, the entire community was stunned. Parents immediately...
When Benji Rosman first started tinkering with robots as a young computer science student at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), he never imagined that his...
When their feet hit the stage at the Global Dance Open (GDO) finals, 15-year-old Sami Levin and 13-year-old Jack Oscar Katz knew their hard work had...
With passports in hand and dreams in motion, a group of young Jewish dancers from South Africa stepped onto the global stage, competing in the Global...
Finding out that a second building is being built over your family’s graves is devastating, but there isn’t much the South African Litvak community can do...
On the morning of Sunday, 27 July, South African olah Debbie Chitiz swam the 20 Bridges Swim in Manhattan, New York, in memory of her son,...
Although the “wandering Jew” may be a stereotype, there are a few around the world who have taken it to a new level by choosing to...
