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KZN Judaica centre promotes learning

Mar 28, 2019 Go comment!

Akiva College in Umhlanga Rocks recently opened the Jean and Charles Kluk Judaica Centre, sponsored by the Kluk family in memory of their beloved parents.
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Giving tzedakah in an app

Mar 28, 2019 Go comment!

We would all be just that bit happier to give charity if it is quick, safe and hassle free because we lead busy lives. The Chev Smartcan, an innovative app for giving tzedakah (charity) was designed to simplify life and improve efficiency. You don’t ever again need to drop off your tzedakah cans. The Chev also never needs to manually count and bank their contents.
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WIZO addresses vital issues

Mar 28, 2019 Go comment!

The Women’s International Zionist Organisation’s (WIZO’s) most recent forum on 19 March discussed vital issues affecting the Jewish community in South Africa. These include the downgrading of the South African Embassy in Israel, the Clover deal and what it would mean for South Africa, and the stance of the South African government vis-à-vis Israel, and towards the local Jewish community.
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The ‘musician’ who conducts the rugby scrum

Mar 28, 2019 Go comment!

If Kevin Musikanth’s name has a certain ring to it, it’s not surprising. King David Linksfield’s new director of rugby says that the original family name was “Muzikant” which literally means “musician” in Russian.
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SA Masters in the swim at national championship

Mar 28, 2019 Go comment!

Salome Hurwitz excelled at the 35th South African Masters National Championship in Port Elizabeth. Hurwitz, who is over 70, took home four gold medals for individual races, and silver and bronze medals for relays at the event, held from 20 to 25 March.
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SAFI offers bursaries to Christian community

Mar 22, 2019 Go comment!

The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) recently granted bursaries to a variety of Christian communities to improve skills and uplift communities.
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Still a respected career woman at 100

Mar 22, 2019 1 Comment

Alice Weil took some time off her job as a journalist and expert in fine watches and jewellery to celebrate her 100th birthday on 14 March.
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‘In Silicon Valley, work comes to a standstill when India are playing’

Mar 22, 2019 Go comment!

Cricket fans of a certain age will remember Lawrence Seeff, the chunky Western Province opening batsman. Everyone had a signature in those days, whether it be Transvaal captain David Dyer’s shell necklace, or all-rounder Clive Rice’s preoccupied rolling-up of his sleeve as he stomped back to his bowling mark. Amid the tics and idiosyncrasies, the dignified Seeff offered only the broadness of his bat.
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Soweto music school sings different tune

Mar 14, 2019 Go comment!

Morris Isaacson High School in Soweto has a long-standing connection to the Jewish community in Johannesburg, having originally been built by the Lithuanian Jewish immigrant after whom it is named.
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MMA fighter captivates Jewish Inspiration

Mar 14, 2019 Go comment!

The Jewish Inspiration (JI) Congregation, a new shul in Glenhazel led by Rav Ilan Herrmann, recently hosted former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Danella Eliasov at a community Shabbos dinner.
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“You guys had toilet seats – so I stayed.”

Mar 14, 2019 Go comment!

If there’s a deal to be struck or an audit to be done in South African sport, you can be sure that Dave Sidenberg will be there or thereabouts.
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SA World Cup bowl ‘half full’, says Bacher

Mar 07, 2019 Go comment!

In the cycle of sporting seasons, no year holds more enchantment than a World Cup year. First, the debate. Most of this is public, through the pages of the newspaper, on television, the radio, and across social media.
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Celebrating social cohesion and music

Mar 07, 2019 Go comment!

Sydenham Shul partners with Education Africa in an initiative to benefit under-privileged young South Africans and promote social cohesion.
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Umhlanga Jewish Centre celebrates a special year

Mar 07, 2019 Go comment!

The Umhlanga Jewish Centre Shul inaugurated a new Sefer Torah last week. This coincided with celebrating 10 years since the purchase of the land the campus is on and the seventh year of the centre’s shul and Akiva College.
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In the ORT boardroom with Allon Raiz

Feb 28, 2019 Go comment!

The road to becoming a successful entrepreneur is not easy, but it’s a road that Allon Raiz, the Chief Executive of Raizcorp, is well acquainted with.
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Jkids connects youngsters to joys of Shabbat

Feb 28, 2019 Go comment!

Beit Emanuel’s Jkids team hosts Shabbat services for youngsters at shul every week.
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Killarney Mall cares

Feb 21, 2019 Go comment!

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.
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Abby the robotic nurse jet fuelled by ORT

Feb 21, 2019 Go comment!

Josh Lasker, an ORT Jet beneficiary, is a founding partner and head of development of a robotic nurse named Abby – an automated, self-service, health-screening kiosk.
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Jill Katz, a regal presence who touched many lives

Feb 07, 2019 2 Comments

Jill Katz, a renowned, respected, and beloved matriarch and rebbetzin, passed away last week at the inspiring age of 91.
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Eight-year-old soccer star shines in Brazil

Jan 31, 2019 Go comment!

The South African SuperSport Football Academy Under-9 team won the Silver Playoffs in the recently held IberCup in Brazil, and eight-year-old Dylan Friedland of King David Sandton was part of the successful South African side.
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