click to dowload our latest edition
As South African Jews, we appreciate what it means to be Jewish. We appreciate how Judaism enriches our homes and families, how it connects us to...
We love round numbers. The celebration of decades, half centuries, and centuries always takes on special significance. Next week, on Shavuot, we will celebrate, for the...
There’s a well-known adage attributed to the founder of the Chassidic movement that bears reflection. Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov was a hidden mystic who lived...
Next week is the Jewish festival of Shavuot, Pentecost, when we read the biblical book of Ruth, whose theme is kindness. These two things coming together...
SNICKERS CHEESECAKE The Woolies cream cheese in the silvery box works best. It looks like Philadelphia cheese. Be careful not to buy smooth cottage cheese. Snickers...
If you tell anyone that you have heard the voice of G-d speaking to you, they might give you the name of a good therapist. But...
It’s no coincidence that Shavuot takes place just after we read the portion of Torah called Bamidbar (In the desert). It’s the beginning of the book...
or click here to
visit archives
SA chief rabbi urges Knesset to make Sunday part of Israel’s weekend
South African Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein may well...
Ann Harris makes aliya but remains connected to SA
It’s always a celebration when someone makes aliya, but...
Terror attacks touch lives of SA olim
David Badar was cooking for Shabbat after Yom Ha’atzmau...
Lufthansa apologises for expelling Hasidic Jews from flight
Lufthansa apologised for kicking identifiably Jewish pe...
Let’s celebrate mothers, not make them feel guilty
Sunday was Mother’s Day. It’s a day I greatly look forw...
Poison in parliament as anti-Israel rhetoric ramps up
Labour law expert and member of parliament (MP), Michae...
Joburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital open, but not out of casualty
It has been a long and painful recovery for the Charlot...
King David pupil makes International Bible Quiz history
Jake Weinstein, a Grade 11 pupil at King David High Sch...
Beware the ingathering of trusts into Israeli tax net
There has been a dramatic change in the nature of aliya...
Filling a void with an Afrikaans short film
It’s not often that two Jewish filmmakers win a prize a...
Arsonist fans flames in Joburg suburbs
A serial arsonist has been terrorising Johannesburg’s n...
Bobroffs throw curve ball at SA authorities
Fugitive father and son personal injury lawyers Ronald...
Ugly “ferribel” rears its head as former mashgiach takes on the UOS
An aggrieved former mashgiach (kosher supervisor) of th...
Zero for Israeli customer care
Along with the frozen yoghurt and double espresso, I as...
From tea to tracksuits: the granny who rocked adidas
It’s not every day that a grandmother is featured in an...
Bradley Silberman turns pain into purpose with Be the Bubble
Recovery from a life-threating brain injury after an un...
Ramaphosa reassures leaders about community’s place in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured communal leadersh...
SA chief rabbi urges Knesset to make Sunday part of Israel’s weekend
South African Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein may well...
Ann Harris makes aliya but remains connected to SA
It’s always a celebration when someone makes aliya, but...
Community shocked by passing of beloved, “one-of-a-kind” waiter
Many of us know the faces of the waiters at our most-fr...
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...
‘Happy-go-lucky’ twins’ tragic deaths raises questions
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – insepar...
A day in the night of a Hatzolah volunteer
It’s 17:20 on Tuesday, and I have just finished a full...
Biden’s daughter-in-law in SA for mom’s funeral
The daughter-in-law of United States President Joe Bide...
A life-saving friendship that lives on after death
A Johannesburg doctor is battling to come to terms with...
