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You may recoil at the thought of eating pork. However, you might consider indulging in Impossible Pork. It looks like pork, tastes like pork, but isn’t...
There are two pandemics in the world, Ronald Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), told the South African Jewish Board of Deputies national...
Israel Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai is hopeful that the relationship between Israel and South Africa will improve soon. “I’m hopeful that things will get better...
Professor Barry Schoub, Dr Richard Friedland, Uriel Rosen, the Kirsh family, and Viv Anstey were all honoured for their unstinting work for the good of others...
A number of Jewish candidates are running in the upcoming local government elections. SA Jewish Report journalist Saul Kamionsky speaks to them in the second of...
Dr Mpho Phalatse, the Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, is asking residents to give her party the opportunity to govern the city, hopefully with...
Hip hop national champion Leilah Jankelowitz puts her success down to hard work. The Grade 10 student at Roedean School in Johannesburg won the 15 to...
We can’t talk about South Africa’s recovery without talking about Eskom, we can’t talk about Eskom without talking about the government, and we can’t talk about...
Many South Africans present themselves as change-makers in local government. ‘SA Jewish Report’ journalist Saul Kamionsky speaks to a number of candidates to find out why...
Booster jabs may well become essential as it appears that antibodies to COVID-19 decline significantly six months after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine....
Mila Ben David, known as “The Cheetah”, became the youngest ever person to be crowned Woman Achiever of the Year at the Johannesburg Women in Sports...
Have you ever heard of a primary school teacher travelling more than 1 000km to say goodbye to one of her scholars? South African-born Roy Moëd...
The Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre is to reopen its doors after a 20-month hiatus due to COVID-19. The 21-year-old centre, situated in the precincts of...
Sixteen-year-old Jessica Bennett started playing golf regularly only in 2021. So she was overwhelmed when she won the ladies division of the 18-hole Gauteng Provincial Club...
Janice Masur is keeping alive the memory of one of many Jewish communities that disappeared in the past century – the Jews of Uganda. The history...
“The situation we are in cannot be the end state of the world; there has to be a better condition for everyone, including artists.” So said...
Former South African cricket captain and veteran administrator Ali Bacher has been criticised for defending Proteas coach Mark Boucher, who has been accused of racial discrimination...
Although basketball seldom grabs the headlines in South Africa, SA Jewish Report readers have probably heard of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Lebron James. Another basketballer...
With Rosh Hashanah upon us, communal organisations are hard-pressed to make sure that every community member is looked after, but the number of people needing help...
Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein is calling on the South African Jewish community to go back to shul as COVID-19 protocols are in place, and shuls...
The economic impact of COVID-19 on the Cape Town Jewish community has been devastating, but it would have been a lot worse without the help of...
When Ian Furman and his son, Justin, participate in the World Powerlifting Championships in Sweden at the end of September, they will become one of the...
Two people from two different backgrounds – Rabbi David Masinter and artist Leonard Nyathi – have come together with the goals of teaching, educating, uplifting, and...
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, known as the father of rabbinic Judaism, saved Judaism from complete and utter destruction during the Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70...
The story of the Bukharian Jews, a community with deep roots in Central Asia, is sadly coming to an end, but the community’s legacy lives on...
Jewish golfing champions are a bit of an anomaly in South Africa. However, right now two young Jewish golfers are on a winning streak. Professional golfer...
History was probably made at the Red Ivory wedding venue in Hartbeespoort on 8 August 2021, when a progressive Jewish wedding took place without a rabbi...
As Cape Town braces for the peak of the third COVID-19 wave, three generations in one family all become infected with the virus. Giuliana Levetan of...
A pop-up vaccination site in Glenhazel carried out just more than 11% of the total 27 053 vaccinations administered across the country on 25 July, setting what...
The oldest South African Holocaust survivor, Ella Blumenthal, turns 100 this Shabbat, the day after I Am Here, the award-winning documentary made about her life, has...
