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Last Friday, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) had a rare and important opportunity. We sat down with the heads and commissioners of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC),...
On Mandela Day, more than 5 000 people from Johannesburg’s inner city gathered to break bread in Education Town. For many, it was a warm meal. For...
This week, alongside our incredible community volunteers, we packed and delivered hundreds of food parcels to members of the Congolese community in Johannesburg who are facing...
Inclusivity is a principle that the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), as the representative voice of the Jewish community as a whole, has always scrupulously abided by. Its affiliate...
Any relief we feel following 30 June should be qualified, as the rhetoric and intimidation left a sense of real fear across our country. We also need to...
“Every morning, when you wake up, you see a traumatising video telling people that they’re going to kill you before 30 June. When people say they’re going to kill you, you can’t sleep.” Those...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), like many South African civil society and faith groups, is concerned about the worsening rhetoric and threats against foreign migrant communities. We have...
There is a sense of anxiety that has gripped not only our community but all of South Africa this week. The fear that xenophobic violence will...
Fifty years ago, on 16 June 1976, thousands of young people in Soweto rose up against injustice, marching for their right to a better education and a better future. To...
A strong South African delegation, including the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and the South African Union of Jewish Students, joined around 2 000 Jewish communal leaders, advocates, policymakers, students, and activists...
Next week, South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the 16 June Soweto Uprising, a day that is a defining part of the moral architecture of this country’s history. Few...
This week, members of the Gauteng and Cape Town leadership of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) represented the South African Jewish community at the American Jewish Congress...
Sandton Shul recently opened its doors to a group of final-year Catholic seminary students eager to learn more about Judaism and the Jewish community. In partnership with the South...
Every so often, a community does more than simply show up. On Sunday, 24 May, in Cape Town, ours did exactly that. British fitness coach and marathon runner Yoel Levy...
Last week brought concerning news from a place where young minds are meant to be nurtured and challenged. St Mary’s School in Johannesburg postponed an address by...
It is with profound sadness that we learnt this week of the passing of Abraham Foxman, former director of the Anti-Defamation League, tireless campaigner against antisemitism...
The finding in the long-running litigation South African Human Rights Commission versus Agro Data CC and Another [2026] has confirmed that the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) doesn’t possess binding remedial powers. That is to...
This week brought confirmation of something our community has long been anticipating: 4 November will be election day. Following the watershed national elections of last year, these municipal elections...
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Edith Eger at the age of 98. Sent to Auschwitz at 16, she lost both her parents on...
This past week began, once again, with news that no community should have to absorb as routine. The firebombing of Kenton United Synagogue in northwest London,...
In an unprecedented victory for the community, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson, Mongezi Wellbeloved Twala, has apologised for antisemitic remarks he made outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court...
This is a week of profound communal significance. On Tuesday evening, we gathered to mark Yom HaShoah and, in doing so, made history. For the first...
For a people long accustomed to persecution, patience had worn thin by 1940. The South African Jewish Board of Deputies had grown increasingly frustrated with the...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies is undertaking a significant archival project in partnership with the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel. Its...
The story of Pesach echoes through the generations: the journey of a people from oppression to freedom, from persecution to liberation, from bondage to dignity. Our...
Ambulances aren’t political. They save lives, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. Hatzolah doesn’t discriminate. In fact, no organisation better demonstrates the positive impact of Jewish communities on their surroundings than Hatzolah, a volunteer...
Mosiuoa Lekota was a friend who remained present, not only in easy moments but also in times of challenge and adversity, said South African Jewish Board...
This week, I’m writing from Australia, where I’m visiting family. While here, I’ve had the privilege of meeting with Daniel Aghion KC, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Daniel and...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies met with the new United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, on Wednesday, 4 March, to...
How swiftly the world can shift. Just last week, as we prepared to welcome Purim, I reflected on the festival’s powerful examples of women’s leadership. I...
Monday night marks the beginning of Purim, one of our most iconic and joyous festivals. Like so many of our holidays, Purim carries multiple layers of...
I had the privilege last week of representing the Jewish community at the State of the Nation Address (SONA). I attend this annual event with a sense of profound gratitude for our democracy...
The furore around the King David versus Roedean girls’ tennis match revealed so much about the nature of modern antisemitism, our experience of it, and our responsibilities as community members,...
This has been a difficult week for South African Jewry. On Friday, 30 January, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) announced via social media that Ariel...
As we welcome 2026, so many events have fundamentally changed our world. As a start, we were shattered to see our fellow community in Sydney became the victim...
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies expresses its deep solidarity with the Australian Jewish community following the horrific terror attack in Sydney during a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony. ...
The South African embassy in Tel Aviv was closed on 17 November, exactly two years ago, creating significant difficulty for thousands of South African citizens living in, working in,...
Last weekend, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) board held its annual National Executive Conference. The event was split into two portions, first, the...
“The South African Jewish Board of Deputies [SAJBD] joins Jewish communities worldwide in prayer for the safe return of the hostages and the peace deal,” said...
There’s no doubt that the events of 7 October 2023 have had an impact on Jewish communities around the world, whether in Israel, Europe, the United...
