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Back in March, when the full impact of coronavirus hit South Africa and President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the hard lockdown, the festival of Pesach was just...
Never in our lifetimes have we longed for a different kind of year to be born! When we recited Hayom Harat Olam last year as 5780...
For a long time now, the concept of Mashiach and the anticipation of his arrival has become more and more of a mainstream discussion. An ever-increasing...
A young man walks into the rabbi’s office and asks if he may speak to him for a few minutes. Apparently, he is considering a career...
Who better to give us their creative thoughts than high school scholars? We called on the schools to send us their best articles or pieces of...
I was chatting to my son, Bentzy, who is in the United States, and he shared something fascinating with me. Did you know that since the...
“I’m sorry. Do you forgive me?” When you hear this with increasing frequency, you know Rosh Hashanah is around the corner. Frequent though it may be,...
I’ve always loved the basic message of Rosh Hashanah. We aren’t perfect; we make mistakes but, importantly, we can change. Rosh Hashanah forces us to carve...
Rosh Hashanah is usually a time of delicious food shared with precious loved ones and friends, but this year we need to rely on just the...
The phrase I have on repeat in my head is the line from the spine-chilling Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayer, Unetana tokef. “Mi yanuach, and...
Facebook isn’t a place for a nice Jewish boy, let alone a rabbi. That’s rich coming from me, a rabbi with a significant social-media presence. I...
I have no idea if I will be going to shul this Rosh Hashanah. I have no idea where I will hear the shofar, and even...
Who would ever have thought when we went into lockdown on Pesach, we would still be reeling from the effects of COVID-19 at Rosh Hashanah? My...
The year is coming to an end. As is customary in media all over the world, there must be at least one column in each newspaper...
(JTA) Here are some important Hebrew words and terms you may encounter over the high holiday season, which starts with Rosh Hashanah on the evening of...
This year has catapulted us out of our comfort zones, leaving many feeling anxious and emotionally depleted. Yet there are also those who have actively sought...
Calmness, self-acceptance, renewed energy, positivity. All states many are craving in a year that’s been defined by unprecedented change and anxiety. The SA Jewish Report looks at some...
They say my zaydeh used to stamp on the grapes himself to make his wine. I never knew whether to believe them or not, but the...
I’m not a writer as such. Words for me wait to find expression through song, voice – physical, or poetic form. However, it’s interesting that when...
Historians use the term BCE (Before the Common Era) for events preceding the birth of Jesus, and CE (the Common Era) for the last 2020 years....
The mitzvah of hearing the shofar daily is integral to the month of Elul, which occurs from now until Rosh Hashanah. And it isn’t easy, not...
What does it mean to be Jewish under Covid-19? How do we celebrate Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur under lockdown when we are unable to do...
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