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The Chevrah Kadisha opened its gates to the community for the first time in almost a year last Friday, 26 February, for the Greatest Purim Drive-Thru....
Usually when Purim comes around, Chabad Seniors Programme arranges parties and gifts for the “young at heart” throughout Johannesburg. This year, with COVID-19, was no different....
See what is happening in your area for Purim. Chevrah Kadisha: The Greatest Purim Drive-Thru! The Chevrah Kadisha is throwing open its doors at its premises...
South African-born Tali Gordon and her friend, Inbar Atiya, had gone to Dizengoff Center to find an outfit on the night of Purim 25 years ago,...
As we approach Purim this year, it’s hard to escape the feeling of disappointment. This is the second Purim since the beginning of the pandemic, and...
We all love fairy tales. Beautiful, clever heroes who use their charm to bring frightening dramas to a quick denouement after which everybody lives happily ever...
Purim is easily one of our most social and communal holidays. The festivities begin at nightfall, and flow through to the following day. There is dress-up,...
As I write this, I’m looking at a row of masks. That might not be surprising given that it’s a week to Purim. The masks, however,...
“Performing artists rely on gatherings of people. So in a sense, they’ve been hit hardest by lockdown. Any way you look at it, they have no...
Much to my parents’ dismay, two years ago I spent 10 days in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Persian and Jewish history are intertwined, with Jews...
The great Rabbi Yehuda says, “The human soul should turn g-dly … Perceive the world, enjoy the sublime, that sublime light and the hearing of the...
In many cultures and religions, we find certain days on the calendar commemorated by a certain degree of “escapism”. Actions that would be deemed abnormal on...
Because Wits had given permission for Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) and the SA Union of Jewish Students’ (SAUJS) Give Peace Wings had been given permission to...
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He was a hero until he was a monster
עַל אֵלֶּה אֲנִי בוֹכִיָּה עֵינִי עֵינִי יֹרְדָה מַּיִם...
Shock as ‘Eishet Chayil’ murdered in Cape Town
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Cohen takes on new marathon at the NPC
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Kiff vibes for a well-known psalm
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No bigger wake-up call than the Chaim Walder debacle
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Al Jama-ah hardliners put Jozi DA in tough corner
The multi-party Democratic Alliance (DA)-led coalition...
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He was a hero until he was a monster
עַל אֵלֶּה אֲנִי בוֹכִיָּה עֵינִי עֵינִי יֹרְדָה מַּיִם...
Shock as ‘Eishet Chayil’ murdered in Cape Town
At the beginning of 2021, Doreen Lewis’ brother, David...
Cohen takes on new marathon at the NPC
It’s not every day that you get a phone call from the o...
Israel is open – but should we go?
Israel has finally dropped South Africa from its red li...
Kiff vibes for a well-known psalm
The South African Jewish community received a special S...
Late to the COVID party
It’s like man-flu, only with everyone around being even...
Tenacious Miss SA returns to hero’s welcome
In spite of being crowned Second Princess in the Miss U...
No bigger wake-up call than the Chaim Walder debacle
We’re heartbroken and devastated at the state of our co...
Al Jama-ah hardliners put Jozi DA in tough corner
The multi-party Democratic Alliance (DA)-led coalition...
‘Kosher’ prawns and mussels spark packaging alert
For some Jews, kosher prawns and mussels would be a dre...
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...
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 with...
Biden’s daughter-in-law in SA for mom’s funeral
The daughter-in-law of United States President Joe Bide...
Farewell to Mr Wolf – a King David legend
Johannesburg Jewry and former King Davidians around the...
