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After 80-plus years as a thriving Jewish old aged home in the heart of Norwood, Our Parents Home (OPH) will be closed down and its residents...
In contrast to the thunderous condemnation after former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng spoke about the Middle East, the silence was deafening this week when retired Judge...
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes” for the first time in days, the community breathed a collective sigh of relief after experiencing concern...
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Teenager’s mysterious illness unites community in spirit of kindness
When Gavi Waksman, 17, opened his “beautiful blue eyes”...
SA chief rabbi urges Knesset to make Sunday part of Israel’s weekend
South African Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein may well...
Our Parents Home to close after 82 years
After 80-plus years as a thriving Jewish old aged home...
Erin Lazarus: from amputation to aspiration
At the end of 2021, Erin Lazarus (23) had the world at...
Ann Harris makes aliya but remains connected to SA
It’s always a celebration when someone makes aliya, but...
Hatred for the hunter
Imagine that the story began with the wolf lying peacef...
Poison in parliament as anti-Israel rhetoric ramps up
Labour law expert and member of parliament (MP), Michae...
Filling a void with an Afrikaans short film
It’s not often that two Jewish filmmakers win a prize a...
Terror attacks touch lives of SA olim
David Badar was cooking for Shabbat after Yom Ha’atzmau...
King David pupil makes International Bible Quiz history
Jake Weinstein, a Grade 11 pupil at King David High Sch...
Arsonist fans flames in Joburg suburbs
A serial arsonist has been terrorising Johannesburg’s n...
Bobroffs throw curve ball at SA authorities
Fugitive father and son personal injury lawyers Ronald...
Ugly “ferribel” rears its head as former mashgiach takes on the UOS
An aggrieved former mashgiach (kosher supervisor) of th...
Zero for Israeli customer care
Along with the frozen yoghurt and double espresso, I as...
From tea to tracksuits: the granny who rocked adidas
It’s not every day that a grandmother is featured in an...
Bradley Silberman turns pain into purpose with Be the Bubble
Recovery from a life-threating brain injury after an un...
Ramaphosa reassures leaders about community’s place in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured communal leadersh...
SA chief rabbi urges Knesset to make Sunday part of Israel’s weekend
South African Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein may well...
Ann Harris makes aliya but remains connected to SA
It’s always a celebration when someone makes aliya, but...
Community shocked by passing of beloved, “one-of-a-kind” waiter
Many of us know the faces of the waiters at our most-fr...
Netanyahu’s speech to Hamas a hoax
A hoax mail has travelled world Jewry in the past 24hrs...
Be your own president, and lock yourself down to level 5
If you struggled to imagine what was going on in Wuhan...
Wedding leads to a number of COVID-19 cases
Buffets of canapés and dessert, the sharing of snacks a...
Kramer quits COVID advisory over “community flouting protocols”
One of the community’s top COVID-19 advisors this week...
Jeweller’s senseless murder leaves community reeling
The hearts of a Johannesburg family have been ripped ap...
Couple caught in crossfire of attempted mall robbery
A young couple attempted to flee the scene of a botched...
‘Happy-go-lucky’ twins’ tragic deaths raises questions
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – insepar...
A day in the night of a Hatzolah volunteer
It’s 17:20 on Tuesday, and I have just finished a full...
Biden’s daughter-in-law in SA for mom’s funeral
The daughter-in-law of United States President Joe Bide...
A life-saving friendship that lives on after death
A Johannesburg doctor is battling to come to terms with...
