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DIRCO – cream on top of the Clover deal
“There is no economic ban on Israel whatsoever,” International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu told a packed media briefing on Tuesday.
Jewish News
Whatever you’re feeling, there’s a psalm for it
In much the same way that there is an app for everything, there is a psalm for every requirement as well. So says Chabad House Director Rabbi David Masinter.
South Africa witnesses a spike in anti-Semitism
Cosatu’s Refugee Day faux pas brings Jewish history to light
‘Comprehensive’ investigation delays Stan & Pete probe
Once vibrant Rosettenville Shul breathes its last
Organisations
For them, the battle has just begun…
The SA Friends of the Beit Halochem Zahal Disabled Veterans Organisation was established in Johannesburg in 1982, its primary goal being to help and support Zahal disabled veterans by raising funds to help them return and resume their normal lives as soon as possible.
Hatzolah’s aim is that it should end well
Limmud wins a prize for uniting Jews
‘Sounds of Summer’ raises much-needed funds
Sasco Israel ‘directive’ shows closed-mindedness
Lifestyle / Community
Killarney Mall cares
Generous Killarney Mall shoppers and retail sponsors have managed to collect one-years-worth of stationery for Thembelenkosini Care Givers in Soweto, part of an ongoing initiative to support the centre.
Abby the robotic nurse jet fuelled by ORT
Jill Katz, a regal presence who touched many lives
Eight-year-old soccer star shines in Brazil
Maccabi table tennis has fans on the edge of their seats
Israel
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Israelis watch the rising star of Gantz
There’s a popular weekly satirical show in Israel called Eretz Nehederet. In a recent episode, an actor playing Benny Gantz, the former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and newcomer to Israeli politics, is asked how he’s feeling.
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Israel has true Christian friends in Mozambique
Devotion to the cause of the State of Israel flourishes in the most unlikely places, even in societies where the Jewish presence is small to non-existent. Such is the case in Mozambique, where the work of Beth-El Associacao Crista Amigos De Israel - Mozambican Christian Friends of Israel - testifies to how much can be achieved by those inspired by their Christian faith to promote the Israeli cause, despite adverse conditions.
Israelis vow their future will be decided in and by Israel
Israel's door swings both ways for Africa
Swazi, Israeli PMs meet on expanding relations
4 young soldiers die in J’salem truck-ramming
Zionism
Touch his kippah and Blue Boy Box nods
JNF’s unique “Blue Boy Box” now lives at King David Linksfield Pre-Primary so that children of each generation learn the importance of tzedakah (charity or welfare). It is the responsibility of Jews all over the world to build Israel, develop it and nurture it as the home of the Jewish nation
Kerry and Netanyahu continue to duke it out
'Who is a Zionist?' - an ever-present question
Invigorated Fed gets noticed on world stage
Roro's anti-BDS toolkit for World Wizo
Lifestyle / Community
Being schooled in a new school system
“Knowledge is Light” was our school motto when I was a child in Durban. The importance of education was made clear to us from as far back as I can remember. It wasn’t taken for granted. A good education was a privilege.
Pretoria girl with 7 distinctions off to Israel
November tourism to Israel up almost 40%
Do something special with Rebbetzen Tap
How Israel is courting tourists from India and China
World
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Another fight over Holocaust memory threatens ties between Israel and Poland
(JTA) It was meant to be a diplomatic triumph for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: a much-touted diplomatic summit in Jerusalem on Monday with four central European states.
Jewish News
Ben Helfgott: From concentration camp to knighthood
Among the hundreds of British subjects on the Queens Honours List this June was Ben Helfgott, a holocaust survivor, an Olympic weightlifter, holocaust educator par excellence, and now a knight.
Chassidic lego on offer
17 Jewish centers had bomb threats yesterday
Dershowitz hopes Trump will make him proud
US Senate/Congress weigh in on embassy move
Middle East
How to show that terror doesn’t pay
How to fight terrorism while at the same time not encourage it is a challenge Israel continues to grapple with. Last Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that he was enacting the so-called “terrorist salaries law” for the first time. It allows Jerusalem to deduct from the monthly taxes it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) those monies it claims go towards terrorism.
True relevance of the anniversary of the Islamic revolution
Interesting friends of Israel and Trump
Golan Heights rises from international backburner
Netanyahu fighting to maintain coalition government
Lifestyle / Community
Is Julian Edelman the best Jewish football player ever?
(JTA) After the New England Patriots beat the favoured Kansas City Chiefs to reach their third straight Super Bowl – their amazing ninth in less than 20 years – CBS sports analyst Boomer Esiason made an intriguing statement, namely that Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Israeli gymnasts competing to fly flag in Doha
Israeli gymnasts fly through world competitions
Israeli equestrian pulls out of world championships over Yom Kippur conflict
FIFA suspends and fines Palestinian soccer boss for threats against Messi
Opinion
The Jewish Report Editorial
No place for bullying
I can’t bear bullies! I know I am not alone in having a serious aversion to anyone or any group who tries to make themselves feel better by making others feel bad about themselves. I can’t stand people who push others around just because they are not able – for whatever reason – to stand up to them.
Cutting off your nose to spite your face
To be brave and bold and stand up for what is right
How Jewish is Jewish enough?
Fight hatred with family values and caring
OP-EDS
Why Israel and apartheid can never be the same thing
We have all heard the term before, and either flinched, cringed, or nodded our heads. The words “apartheid Israel” have become a term so often used in the discourse around Israeli-Palestinian conflict that we have somewhat lost our ability to think critically about its use.
Mboweni rings the changes with ‘aloesterity’
When the lights go out, and you can’t look on the bright side
The Israeli elections and the politics of the individual
Growing ties in Africa
Letters/Discussion Forums
Will foot and mouth affect kosher meat prices?
Thank you for your informative and great journalism.
Women must speak out against abuse
Van Heerden plays fast and loose with the facts
Campaign to vilify board has no basis in truth
Nothing ‘above board’ about management of country communities
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Hatzolah’s aim is that it should end well
When you think of Hatzolah, you imagine ambulances, accidents, sick people - you don’t equate it with a fun YouTube game that is going to inspire you not to text and drive at the same time.
Live blog: The #ZumaMustGo protests
Alternative education where wriggle room is the name of the game
Should the Hebron shooter be pardoned?
On this one, maybe Trump is not so far off the mark
Religion
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The connections between the British royals and the Jews
With Prince William’s historic visit to Israel this week, all eyes have been trained on the Jewish capital. It may have taken 70 years, but the first official visit by a member of the British Royal family began in Israel on Monday, when William, the Duke of Cambridge, arrived in Tel Aviv.
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R. Hazdan keynote speaker at Chabad-Lubavitch event
Some 5 600 emissaries (shluchim) from Chabad-Lubavitch from all over the world gathered at the Pier 8 warehouse in Brooklyn, New York this week for the opening of their four-day annual international conference and banquet, 75 years after the arrival of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, from Europe.
South Dakota to get a permanent rabbi
No trial for Berland who'll serve little time
Mexico fires envoy, but changes its vote
Religious leaders pledge support to Pravin Gordhan
Parshot/Festivals
Torah stories for grown-ups
It boggles the mind. Why is so much Torah-coverage given to the subject of an elaborate tent-structure called the tabernacle? The verses that relate to the tabernacle’s construction seem to go on and on. They fill not one, but four weekly portions.
Ain’t it a joy to complain?
Make 2019 a year of reconciliation and celebration
Is religion still relevant?
Emerging from darkness – Yitro’s legacy
UOS/Congregations
SA in ‘titanic fight between good and evil’
“The greatness of our nation is that our people are great. We are a nation of heroes, of people with good and decent moral fibre who will not tolerate our country being plundered!” So said Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein in Pretoria this morning.“This is a struggle for accountability and justice,” Goldstein told the crowd (which included prominent Jewish CEOs like Adrian Gore, Stephen Koseff and Michael Katz). “This struggle is about sovereignty. The power of the people always triumphs in the end.”
Chief’s varsity fee input sits well with Blade
Gardens Shul - glorious past, bright future
Cemetery in sad state & no funds for repair
SA rabbis on a solidarity mission to Israel
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Worldwide WIZO sisterhood in Israel in 2019
Feb 07, 2019
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One hundred Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) leaders from across the globe assembled in Israel last month for the 2019 Meeting of Representatives. This week-long event expresses solidarity and support for the work WIZO does to advance all sectors of society in Israel. It sets the policies for the coming year in WIZO’s 800 institutions, projects, and programmes, and offers an excellent opportunity to share ideas.
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Judaism and the death penalty
Feb 07, 2019
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Capital punishment was abolished in South Africa in 1995 by a ruling of the Constitutional Court, but the jury is out on whether South African Jews believe this is just.
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Jill Katz, a regal presence who touched many lives
Feb 07, 2019
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Jill Katz, a renowned, respected, and beloved matriarch and rebbetzin, passed away last week at the inspiring age of 91.
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Campaign to vilify board has no basis in truth
Feb 07, 2019
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In response to the various comments and allegations made by Dennis Wiener, the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in the first instance wishes to point out that certain of the issues he raises are the subject of an upcoming court hearing. Since the matter is sub judice, it is our intention that they be addressed in the appropriate legal forum rather than playing out to no good purpose in the press.
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Nothing ‘above board’ about management of country communities
Feb 07, 2019
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I refer to a column which appeared on page 19 of your 1-8 February edition, written by Shaun Zagnoev.
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Capetonians escape roaring Lion’s Head fire
Jan 31, 2019
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When local artist Beezy Bailey evacuated his Cape Town house on Sunday night, it brought back memories of his holiday home in Plettenberg Bay, which burned down in runaway fires a year and a half ago.
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African Jewish communities get mainstream recognition
Jan 31, 2019
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(JTA) At a conference on Jewish life in Africa held in New York at the end of January, Magda Haroun spoke of being only one of a handful of Jews left in Egypt, a country that was once home to a Jewish community of 80 000.
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Van Heerden’s anti-Israel op-ed ‘dishonest and ignorant’, say experts
Jan 31, 2019
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South African academic and columnist Oscar van Heerden has defended the blatantly anti-Israel opinion piece he penned on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The piece, which appeared in the Daily Maverick on 24 January, received widespread criticism from experts in the community this week.
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Why I needed to stand up against anti-Semitism
Jan 31, 2019
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British television presenter Rachel Riley speaks at the Holocaust Education Trust Reception in Westminster on Sunday about standing up to anti-Semitism. This is an edited version of what she said.
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Orthodox activist created an international Jewish sex-offender list
Jan 31, 2019
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A website containing an international register of more than 770 alleged Jewish orthodox sex offenders is claimed to be the world’s largest database of its kind.
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Venezuela – why it matters
Jan 31, 2019
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David Akinin is carefully watching the crisis in his birth country, Venezuela, from his adopted home in Namibia, feeling deep concern for the South American community.
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How Jewish is Jewish enough?
Jan 31, 2019
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What does it mean not to be Jewish enough? Surely, you are either Jewish or you aren’t. And if somebody thinks that another person is not Jewish enough, what exactly does that mean about them?
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The powerplay behind the proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
Jan 31, 2019
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American President Donald Trump’s much touted “ultimate deal” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is on hold. But only until “immediately” after the Israeli elections (slated for April 9), according to United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The announcement is interesting for two reasons.
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Protecting children from sexual misconduct at yeshivot
Jan 31, 2019
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When we send our teenagers and young adults on study and leadership programmes in Israel, we assume they are in the safest of hands. But an incident that took place in Israel involving a prominent rabbi has brought this issue to the fore.
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Bibi’s Africa strategy picks up steam
Jan 31, 2019
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Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the north-central African nation of Chad. The roundtrip took 23 hours. He met Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno in the vast landlocked country’s sweltering, dusty capital, N’Djamena (Arabic for “place of rest”).
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Chabad rescues Jewish Studies at Crossroads
Jan 31, 2019
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Chabad House has come to the rescue of Jewish children at Crossroads School who were about to lose their weekly Jewish Studies lessons.
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Cape board brings anti-hate campaign to corridors of government
Jan 31, 2019
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While countries across the world observed international Holocaust memorial day on Sunday, the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies held its commemorative ceremony in the Cape Town Council Chambers.
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Is a BA ‘bugger all’, or essential future-proofing?
Jan 31, 2019
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Amid talk about the fourth industrial revolution and the jobs of the future, there has been a resurgence of the debate about whether Bachelor of Arts or humanities degrees are worth doing.
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Big house benefits – Israelis list the pros of living in South Africa
Jan 31, 2019
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The number of South Africans making aliya may be higher than ever, but what of the many Israelis who call South Africa home? Whether here for adventure, love, or a new life, three Israeli expats contrast their lives in the two countries.
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French historian debunks myths at Holocaust memorial
Jan 31, 2019
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“The rise of anti-Semitism is an international – not French – phenomenon,” said Professor Renee Poznanski, a Jewish French-born Israeli historian.
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