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Adventurous Israeli dies at Victoria Falls
Ofer Cohen, aged 34, literally had the world at his feet when he visited Victoria Falls earlier this month. But that all came to a tragic end when his body was found floating in the Zambezi River last Tuesday. It is suspected that he drowned when taking a spontaneous swim without a lifejacket.
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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
Jill Katz, a regal presence who touched many lives
Jill Katz, a renowned, respected, and beloved matriarch and rebbetzin, passed away last week at the inspiring age of 91.
Eight-year-old soccer star shines in Brazil
Maccabi table tennis has fans on the edge of their seats
UJW brings cheer to scholars by paying for uniforms
WIZO-Magimix partnership puts food on the table
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
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Venezuela’s opposition to renew ties with Israel
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
True relevance of the anniversary of the Islamic revolution
This week, 40 years ago, Iran’s military stood down, guaranteeing the Islamic Revolution’s success.
Interesting friends of Israel and Trump
Golan Heights rises from international backburner
Netanyahu fighting to maintain coalition government
The toll of the Gaza rockets
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
Cutting off your nose to spite your face
Do you know the expression, “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face?” It is a warning against pursuing revenge in a way that will damage you more than the object of your anger. Well, it seems quite clear that Boycott Divestment Sanctions South Africa (BDS-SA) is determined to do just that.
To be brave and bold and stand up for what is right
How Jewish is Jewish enough?
Fight hatred with family values and caring
Coming out of the silly season
OP-EDS
Looking back at Ethiopia as more countrymen arrive in Israel
I often ponder about my simple life in Ethiopia. Sometimes I miss the uncomplicated life that we once had. I miss the days of being a shepherd boy. I miss the daily chores of collecting water and searching for food. Each and every one of us has a strong link to our past and a longing for what was.
Looming elections: can the centre hold?
Learned helplessness
Keep anti-Semitism in perspective
Morasha goes from darkness to light with new Sefer Torah
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
Ain’t it a joy to complain?
Sol visits his old friend, Abe, who has recently acquired a new dog.
Make 2019 a year of reconciliation and celebration
Is religion still relevant?
Emerging from darkness – Yitro’s legacy
Sticking to tradition
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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Exchange with Ramaphosa gives SAJBD conference unique relevance
Nov 22, 2018
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This year, as previously noted in this column, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ Gauteng conference is, for the first time, being held in two parts. The first, held on 7 October, comprised the necessary formal, procedural components of such gatherings, and was aimed mainly at our affiliate organisations. The second, aimed at the broader community and organised around the availability of President Cyril Ramaphosa, will take place this Sunday. We are already fully booked, but thanks to the wonders of modern technology, everyone can participate via live streaming (for details, see our Facebook page).
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Respect my values; I’ll respect yours
Nov 22, 2018
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The story which went viral in Jewish circles last week (reported on page 14) about chaos on an El Al flight to Israel which was delayed due to a snowstorm, would have been funny to an outside observer. It would be like a scene from a British comedy, with black-coated Haredim running up and down aisles shouting, and secular passengers cowering in their seats. But for Jews, it captured the poisonous antagonism among them about religion. The plane, which left New York late, landed in Athens instead of Tel Aviv to avoid desecrating Shabbat.
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People getting nasty in November
Nov 22, 2018
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Maybe it’s just me, but I am finding people more angry than usual at the moment. I am not sure if it’s the insane and unpleasant heatwave that has hit Johannesburg that is causing this rattiness. Perhaps it’s because it’s November. The year is almost done, schools are winding-down, December holidays are in sight, and people are tired. Really tired and really depleted.
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Trump, Trumpism, and the danger of words
Nov 15, 2018
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“The president is not directly responsible for acts of domestic terrorism, but he should be more careful with his language.” That’s the way the Economist headlined its report on the horrific Pittsburgh killings just more than two weeks ago.
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Right to protest enshrined in our constitution
Nov 15, 2018
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Taking the knee - or kneeling in protest during the singing of a national anthem - achieved international prominence earlier this month in the United States National Football League. It all started when the San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, went down on one knee during the singing of the national anthem in 2016 to protest against racial injustice. Since then, many more players have done so during Super Bowl week to protest against police brutality against minorities.
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Populist nationalism and Jews, an incompatible mix
Nov 15, 2018
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It is almost six months since the passing of Phillip Roth, America's foremost Jewish novelist. In the deeply sad aftermath of the massacre of Jews in a Pittsburgh shul, one of Roth’s most famous novels seems to possess an almost uncanny contemporary resonance.
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The Shabbat morning kiddush food frenzy
Nov 15, 2018
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Seventy-five years after the Holocaust, there are certain aspects and defining features that we need to relinquish slowly. Letting go is never easy, but given that we are now three generations post-Holocaust, we should probably accept - no matter how anxious it might make us - that we are no longer in danger of starving to death.
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Must women be naked to be heard?
Nov 15, 2018
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In light of United States President Donald Trump’s reputation for lewd remarks about women, it is fitting that a bare-breasted woman chased his motorcade on the Champs Elysées in Paris on Sunday. He was en route to events marking the centenary of the World War I armistice. The words “Fake Peacemaker” were written on her chest.
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Restorative, not punitive, justice
Nov 15, 2018
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Last week’s issue reported an especially upsetting anti-Semitic incident in the form of a voice note sent to a young community member by a Treverton College pupil. The message quickly went viral, generating much outrage.
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Do women want a women’s officer?
Nov 08, 2018
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“The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer in spite of my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is, ‘What does a woman want?’”
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Tackling teen antisemitism – who’s to blame?
Nov 08, 2018
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Most of Tuesday was consumed by United States politics, and the South African Parliamentary circus. In the US, name calling had reached crescendo, and personal and hurtful insults were traded and dismissed as standard electioneering. In South Africa, a fight almost broke out in Parliament. Guards needed to be called after Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba waved his baby finger at the Economic Freedom Fighters, crudely suggesting that their “manhood” was somewhat underwhelming. Gigaba, of course, had provided documentary evidence of his own.
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The arts: not yours to fiddle with
Nov 08, 2018
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Three weeks ago, Israel approved a draft law giving Culture Minister Miri Regev the authority to cut funding from cultural institutions that “contravene the principles of the state”. This is known as the “loyalty-in-culture bill”.
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Save the date – SAJBD Gauteng Conference
Nov 08, 2018
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As previously reported, this year’s Gauteng Council conference is being held in two parts. The first took place on 7 October. In order to comply with the constitutional requirement that conferences must be held no later than 24 months after the previous event, the second conference will take place on 25 November.
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The PR client no-one wants to talk about
Nov 01, 2018
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Let’s call it like it is for once, shall we? No tiresome beating around the bush.
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Attack on Pittsburgh shul is attack on Jews everywhere
Nov 01, 2018
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Last Shabbat, the United States Jewish community suffered its worst-ever anti-Semitic attack, when a lone gunman invaded a synagogue in Pittsburgh, and fatally shot 11 worshippers. The perpetrator, Robert Bowers, is a far-right white supremacist who blames Jews for the influx of refugees into the country. The cyber-sphere is awash with like-minded individuals who regularly post material accusing Jews of seeking to bring about the demise of the white race by promoting miscegenation, multiculturalism, and unrestricted immigration. What made Bower different was that he eventually took it upon himself to do something about it.
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Beware the danger at the gate
Nov 01, 2018
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South Africans may see something of their own history in Robert Bowers, the killer of 11 Pittsburgh Jews in their synagogue on Saturday. He shouted that he “can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered”. For him, Jews are outsiders coming to take over his beloved America.
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Moral courage isn’t easy, but it’s right
Nov 01, 2018
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I am a member of a gym that offers its patrons fruit and vegetables at no charge. The idea is that after a workout (or before), they will be able to snack on an apple, banana, or carrot. It’s a great idea, and encourages healthy eating.
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In memory of the late Yitzhak Rabin
Oct 25, 2018
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This week, we’re commemorating 23 years since the murder of then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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Who will follow in the steps of Chief Rabbi Mirvis?
Oct 25, 2018
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The South African-born Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth and the UK (United Kingdom) Ephraim Mirvis is leading the charge against prejudice and homophobia in orthodox Judaism. Now is the time to challenge our own communities and leaders to follow his example.
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Why Roseanne Barr and Shmuley Boteach need each other
Oct 25, 2018
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach may or may not be America’s most famous rabbi. But among Jews, at least, he may be its most polarising rabbi.
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