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Demi Putziger, a King David Victory Park (KDVP) matriculant in 2020, was looking forward to her gap-year programme this year and was devastated when, at the...
Whether spent in Israel or elsewhere, a gap year is considered a rite of passage by most Jewish youngsters just out of matric. Yeshiva, seminary, kibbutz,...
Matrics across the country didn’t expect the disrupted year they found themselves in. While some embraced online learning and extra study time with fewer disruptions, many...
“This was the year we were going to bring it home,” says talented first-team rugby captain, Joshua Pimstein, of King David High School Linksfield (KDHSL), lamenting...
Yeshiva College last week announced its new student leadership for 2021, with the positions of head boy and head girl going to Akiva Fox and Kayla...
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Young and old on record-breaking aliyah flight
Families, yeshiva bochurs (students), lone soldiers, a...
The miracle of the maroon handkerchief
Seventy-eight years ago, a Jewish man gave his 17-year...
Aliyah interest spikes after unrest
The director of the Israel Centre South Africa, Liat A...
Princess Diana’s niece marries South African fashion mogul
Lady Kitty Spencer, the niece of the late Diana, Princ...
Anglican ministers break ranks over church’s anti-Israel stance
“What do you do when the leadership of an organisation...
Kicked out of class for displaying Israeli flag
Luke Lange is 12 years old and supports Israel. He’s n...
COVID-19 crashes the party for kosher caterers
The sudden closure of Gary Friedman Caterers, one of J...
SA seethes as Israel scores diplomatic coup in AU
The South African government this week lashed out at t...
Freed of Fred
This is an apology to my daughter, Abby, to animal lov...
Orthodox women make case for life beyond Netflix
As the spotlight shines on the introduction of the “Je...
A day in the night of a Hatzolah volunteer
It’s 17:20 on Tuesday, and I have just finished a full...
Kicked out of class for displaying Israeli flag
Luke Lange is 12 years old and supports Israel. He’s n...
Untimely death inspires medical-aid SOS
The tragic and untimely passing of Kyle Onay, 37, from...
Hope and heroes after Sandringham Spar robbery
He wears a Spar puffer jacket, a shy smile, and conduc...
Fire destroys home but ignites hearts
Sydenham resident Aidi Posner was spending the last fe...
Trainer caught in Russian ringside of COVID-19
Little did acclaimed boxing trainer Colin Nathan ever...
Death, desperation, and making a difference every day
The sheer number of new cases announced every night sp...
Light at the end of the tunnel after heavy COVID-19 losses
The Johannesburg Jewish community is reeling from unpr...
Fleeing eSwatini to safety in the nick of time
The co-owner of popular kosher eatery Frangelicas, Ela...
Days of wreckage and reckoning
As South Africans face the largest outbreak of unrest...
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...
Kramer quits COVID advisory over “community flouting protocols”
One of the community’s top COVID-19 advisors this week...
Couple caught in crossfire of attempted mall robbery
A young couple attempted to flee the scene of a botche...
A day in the night of a Hatzolah volunteer
It’s 17:20 on Tuesday, and I have just finished a full...
A life-saving friendship that lives on after death
A Johannesburg doctor is battling to come to terms wit...
Biden’s daughter-in-law in SA for mom’s funeral
The daughter-in-law of United States President Joe Bid...
Second wave surges over community
The second wave of COVID-19 is currently crashing over...
SA chiropractor in Melbourne jail pleads guilty to drug trafficking
A former head boy of King David Victory Park (KDVP) ha...
