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We comforted ourselves with the fantasy that if antisemitism ever surged, it would show up slowly on the radar, giving us time to sip our tea...
I’m inventing a new word today. Right here, in this column. I don’t often coin new terms, but when the dictionary fails us, someone has to step in. The word is “fringing”. Fringing (verb): The act of pushing...
Anyone who says they aren’t a fan of Hallmark Christmas movies is either a liar or a jilted fiancé. You remember him? He’s the finance bro, always named Jayce or Tyler, who watches helplessly...
Black Friday used to mean queues outside shops at 05:00. Today it’s much more sophisticated. We sit at home in pyjamas hitting “refresh” on Takealot like we’re trying to resuscitate the economy. Credit cards...
Farmer Pete, it seems, feels very strongly about eggs. Or chickens. Or perhaps the fragile balance between the two. Which is why, according to the New York Post, he...
My relationship with my bean-to-cup coffee machine isn’t a particularly good one. And whereas I know that every partnership has its ups and downs, this time...
The other day, I was wrong. And whereas in itself that’s far from unusual, what differentiated this particular incident is that I hadn’t yet said anything...
Getting older isn’t for sissies. And while it certainly beats the alternative, my brief hospital visit this week left me wondering by how much. Where the...
Every family has one. And as unique as you might think they are, they hardly differ from each other. Each has at least one participant who...
Longtime broadcaster and morning show host Howard Feldman is taking over the reins of ChaiFM as Kathy Kaler, who has been at the helm for more...
For the most part, I find death threats absurd. Even humorous. I’ve been photoshopped into gas chambers; “invited” to meet in dark alleys in Cape Town;...
This week marks three years since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. And while I’m hardly a monarchist, I’ve always been fascinated by the peculiar traditions...
To live as a Jew has never been simple. For generations, external forces have tried their utmost to destroy us. They have waged wars, forced conversions,...
The Jewish year offers something for everyone. Matza lovers rejoice come Pesach, wannabe vegetarians come into their own over the “Nine Milk Days”, while Jewish handymen...
Not once was her glass of chilled white wine at risk. Which, frankly, was the most – and perhaps only – impressive part of the entire...
As someone who has been cancelled more often than a Sunday Times subscription, you might assume that I’d be waving the flag for anonymous submissions. As...
Six years ago, South Africa was gifted a national treasure: a shaky cellphone video of Marelize Horn trying to ride a bicycle on an otherwise empty...
It was the badger that sent me down a rabbit hole. Why a Woolworths strawberry yoghurt bar would proudly proclaim that it was “badger friendly” was...
In July of 1979, I took out a Beatrix Potter book from the Yeoville Library in Johannesburg. I was 10 years old, had just discovered the...
I apologise for stating the obvious, but I’ll say it anyway: it’s okay to be happy. In fact, I’ll go one step further; being miserable doesn’t...
This isn’t a cry for help. Rather, it’s recognition that abuse can creep up on even the most vigilant of us. Perhaps it’s because no-one thinks...
It was fun while it lasted. Bob Vylan, once a punk-rap provocateur, now appears to be slowly descending from the revolutionary heights of chanting, “Death to...
If there’s one thing the Jewish world has perfected over centuries besides anxiety and survival, it’s kibbitzing. And during the recent 12-Day War between Israel and...
In the spirit of the biblical Israelites, a small band of well-intentioned, khaki-clad South Africans and assorted internationals recently embarked on a symbolic walk to Gaza....
Greta Thunberg, global climate scolder and part-time geopolitical commentator, has apparently survived the ordeal of all ordeals: a kidnapping. Not your usual kidnapping, mind you. There...
Of all the forms of incompetence available on the great political buffet, none are quite as exotic, as flamboyantly served, and as proudly devoured as unconscious...
My grandparents were refugees way before it was cool. They arrived, as many did, from Europe with little in the way of material items but much...
This is what I didn’t tell you. Prior to being caught up in the Houthi missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, 4 May, I...
I was settling into my seat when the shouting started. “Disembark now! Disembark now!” It took me a second to realise that the flight attendant wasn’t...
I hadn’t considered his height, yet Benny Gantz was still taller than I would have thought him to be had I done so. He stood waiting...
Even at risk of throwing the baby out with the proverbial bath water, I believe it’s time to revisit Jewish funerals. Whereas I am not suggesting...
There are so many circles, some so large that they take decades to close. In 2005, the colour orange emerged as a potent emblem of resistance...
I was striving to be responsible. It was Sunday night, and I had sensibly gone to bed at a reasonable hour. All was peaceful until 23:00,...
One of my favourite Joan Rivers comedy sketches is when she tells the audience that although she is Jewish, she decided to erect a Christmas tree...
Last Friday evening, while enjoying what I thought was a quiet and civilised family dinner, I “allegedly” made an inappropriate comment. My family are well aware...
Kobus Johannes Hercules van Jaarsveld wasn’t joking when he said, “Jy lyk soos a Jood vandag.” To him, I did indeed look like a Jew that...
My day starts at 04:00 with my coffee machine telling me what to do. She either requires me to “add water”, fill her bean counter, empty...
It’s not complicated, they say. As long as you buy your vegetables from Woolworths using your Discovery card, but receive your salary on your Investec card,...
I was never quite certain what delinquent turtles were doing with plastic straws, but I know that whatever it was, it was bad enough to get...
First it was the American podcast guy. We were in his studio in Ramat Gan outside Tel Aviv recording an interview, when he asked, “Is there...
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