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Those who made our freedom possible
Did you know that a Jewish financier saved Winston Churchill from bankruptcy, actress Hedy Lamarr was secretly an inventor, and that Jewish savvy kept the guns firing during World War I?
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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
The not soy clear debate
I’m often asked whether one should be eating soy products or avoiding them. With all the mixed messages regarding soy products, I’m not surprised there’s so much confusion. Even when one looks at the science, there’s conflicting evidence. With plant-based diets on the rise, of which soy is a big component, we almost want to ask science to make up its mind already!
Israel to take the biggest team ever to Tokyo Olympics
King David comes up trumps in Israel Quiz
Active, strong and independent at 100!
Advancing Sacred goal of unity and tolerance
Israel
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Rockets raining down on Israel from Gaza
I woke up at 08:00 on Tuesday to sirens blaring across Tel Aviv. Disconcerted, I looked out of my bedroom window to see the usual morning traffic screeching to an immediate standstill. Buses were pulling over, and frightened passengers were jumping out to lie down on the surface of the emergency lanes. I was still groggy with sleep and it took a few seconds to comprehend what was happening. I stumbled to the second bedroom that doubles up as a bomb shelter (according to Israeli law, all buildings built since the 1990s must have one), closed the heavy door, and waited. A few seconds passed. Then, finally awake, I remembered that I am a journalist and the last place I should be – literally and figuratively – is in the dark about what was happening. I ventured out.
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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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Afghan’s last Jew too much for Taliban to handle
(JTA) Meet Zebulon Simentov, 66, who is believed to be the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan. Journalist Emran Feroz recently profiled Simentov for the US publication Foreign Policy and uncovered some incredible stories about the feisty Afghan, including that the Taliban once imprisoned him for arguing with a fellow Jew, then kicked him out because the constant bickering became too annoying.
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
Former ISIS members and families – an international headache
The name Jihadi Jack was splashed across British newspapers this week as the story of 24-year-old Jack Letts was again brought to the public’s attention.
Any wonder why Israel doesn’t buy into UN investigations?
Who is sticking their nose into Israeli politics?
How to show that terror doesn’t pay
True relevance of the anniversary of the Islamic revolution
Lifestyle / Community
Israel’s championship dreams reach a cul de sac in Slovenia
Israel’s dream of reaching next year’s European Championship finals all but ended in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana on Monday, when their footballers conceded a third Slovenia goal to lose 3-2 agonisingly late in the game.
Is Julian Edelman the best Jewish football player ever?
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
Opinion
The Jewish Report Editorial
The glass is definitely half full
When a friend on Facebook recently told me that I was so lucky to be living in South Africa, I had to stop myself launching into all the reasons she was wrong. Go figure! It was instinctive. Clearly proves that I am a hard and fast South African.
United we stand
In the steps of Andalucian Jews
We should sweat the small stuff
South African citizens just want peace
OP-EDS
We cannot forget Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli military hero and political leader, who served two terms as prime minister. He was assassinated while in office on 4 November 1995 in Tel Aviv.
Half full or half empty? Conference considers state of our nation
‘Dancing at Two Chuppahs’
Our lethal penchant to fiddle needs a rethink
Pay attention to BDS’s marketing drives to the church
Letters/Discussion Forums
Anti-Israel lobbyists a bunch of empty vessels
Empty vessels make the most sound.
Demise of Nussbaums a wake-up call for support
Youth summit an unforgettable experience
Zille didn’t say colonialism was positive
Atheism and moral bankruptcy
Latest Stories
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.
News
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
Let trust be the message this Shabbat
This parsha continues with what Rashi (in his commentary to Gemara Gittin) calls Megillat Avraham, the Scroll of Abraham. The story of our great patriarch Avraham and matriarch Sarah takes place over 14 chapters in the Torah and certainly merits the title Megillah in its own right. The question, however, is: What is special about Avraham that he suddenly becomes this primary character in the story that Hashem tells us through the Torah?
Go and do something you believe in
The bokke brocha
Home and heart: why Sukkot is the shelter we need
Sukkot a message for the ‘me’ generation
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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KD principals attend Global Education Summit in Israel
Jul 26, 2018
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Three King David School principals attended the first Global Education Summit in Jerusalem earlier this month. The summit was hosted by Israel’s ministry of diaspora affairs, its ministry of education, The Pincus Fund for Jewish Education and Matach (the Centre for Educational Technology).
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The kindness of Klerksdorp’s Jewish women
Jul 26, 2018
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A small group of Jewish women in Klerksdorp used a monetary donation to pay it forward in anticipation of Mandela Day on 18 July. They bought wool with the money they’d received and distributed the balls of wool among themselves in order to knit blankets. A total of 36 warm blankets were created.
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Another victory for ‘boxing’ Nathan
Jul 26, 2018
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Chalking up another victory for Joburg-based boxing trainer Colin Nathan, Simphiwe Khonco successfully defended his IBO mini-flyweight title for the third time against a determined Toto Landero of the Philippines on Sunday.
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Knit Wits for Madiba make blankets for Mandela Day
Jul 19, 2018
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A group of knitters at Golden Acres in Sandringham, known as the “Knit Wits for Madiba”, handed over their 45 handmade blankets to the 67 Blankets project for Nelson Mandela Day.
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Bet David reaches out to children in Alex
Jul 19, 2018
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Bet David Progressive Shul community in Sandton celebrated Mandela Day by hosting children from the Alexandra Orphanage and Look and Love. These are two privately-funded projects in Alexandra township that offer a safe haven for children in need.
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Walking in their grandparents’ Klerksdorp footsteps
Jul 19, 2018
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When the Sacks family descended on Klerksdorp last Shabbat, they reinvigorated the shul and the community… albeit briefly.
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Pretoria pupil wins gold at Turkey’s science fair
Jul 19, 2018
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Pretoria schoolboy Joshua Sylvain de Miranda won first the prize and gold medal in chemistry at the Oğuzhan Özkaya Education-Karademir Science Energy Engineering Fair (OKSE2F) in Izmir, Turkey, recently.
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Temple Israel Cape Town’s contribution to Mandela Day
Jul 19, 2018
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More than 100 people gathered at Temple Israel Shul in Green Point, Cape Town on Sunday 15 July for the shul’s annual Mandela Day activities. The Sandak-Lewin Hall was a hive of activity as more than 2 300 sandwiches were made, 450 sock and soap packs were packed and more than 30 blankets created. In the weeks prior to the big day, many loaves of bread, tins of jam, jars of peanut butter, socks, soaps and knitted squares were collected.
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UJW holds a Mandela Day ice-a-thon
Jul 19, 2018
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The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Johannesburg ran a cupcake drive to commemorate Mandela Day. They collected more than 3 000 cupcakes, baked with much enthusiasm by members of the community. On Monday, 16 July, they were iced, mainly by children, at a fun Ice-a-Thon event held at Norwood Mall.
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WIZO gives a needy child the gift of mobility
Jul 19, 2018
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WIZO South Africa and Wheelchairs of Hope donated a paediatric wheelchair to El Roi Baby Home, which provides a home to babies and toddlers awaiting adoption.
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Maccabi SA’s new boss
Jul 19, 2018
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Jarred Gronemann has only been in his new job for a couple of weeks, but already he has set about mapping the way ahead for Maccabi South Africa.
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Marcus rewrites history and wins July for Kantor
Jul 12, 2018
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Jockey Anton Marcus is rewriting the record books of South African horseracing.
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Selwyn Segal Eagles get World Cup fever
Jul 12, 2018
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Maccabi South Africa brought the FIFA World Cup alive for a group of residents from the Selwyn Segal Centre in Sandringham recently in a morning of football training.
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Provincial colours for martial arts
Jul 12, 2018
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Daniel Dosson,10
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Swimming through ice to challenge human limitations
Jul 12, 2018
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Johannesburg personal trainer Troy Mayer swam through the ice last month simply to prove that we are limited only by what’s in our head.
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Toothbrush, toothpaste donation puts smiles on the faces of Afrika Tikkun
Jul 05, 2018
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A wise dentist once said you don’t have to brush all your teeth, only the ones you want to keep! In the interests of a healthy smile, a team of Grade 8 to 12 pupils from King David High School Linksfield went to the Uthando Centre in the Johannesburg CBD. Their aim: to donate toothbrushes and toothpaste to the young people of Afrika Tikkun, a non-profit organisation that caters for the youth.
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Keeping canine friends warm in winter
Jul 05, 2018
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Chiara Cohen, 26, cannot bear the thought of dogs in shelters freezing in winter.
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Little Givers kicks off with a visit to Sandringham Gardens
Jul 05, 2018
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Sunday mornings are usually as lazy and subdued here as they are anywhere else, but on this particular Sunday, Sandringham Gardens was a frenzy of activity and noise, most of it coming from a group of about 40 kids ranging from toddlers to teenagers.
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South African delegates to the international women’s forum in Sydney
Jul 05, 2018
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Five members of the Union of Jewish Women joined delegates from 16 countries in Sydney, Australia, in May at the International Council of Jewish Women’s Convention. Women from Jewish organisations in Cuba, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden, Poland, Israel, the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada, as well as the council’s United Nations representative, attended.
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Women inspired by Philippa Sklaar
Jul 05, 2018
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Author and champion for women’s empowerment, Philippa Sklaar spoke about abuse at the Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) Women Inspired branch on 26 June.
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