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For what seemed like an endless stretch of time during the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to get involved in community events of any kind. It...
If I had a dollar for every time someone prefaced whatever they were going to write or say this week by, “I’m not a royalist, but…”...
In just eight days, 11 people living in Israel have been brutally murdered in three separate terrorist attacks. If you consider that 13 Israelis were killed...
Can I say that if I had a surname with the status of Mandela, I hope I would use it for good? I would like to...
As I write this, Ukrainians are being battered and their homes destroyed by Russian soldiers, all in the name of recolonising areas that used to be...
Leaving your family home with a small bag with the bare essentials and battling for days to reach a border to flee your country of birth,...
There’s a brutal war going on in this world in which civilians – including children – are being murdered. At the last count, close to 300...
When former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was forced to apologise for his statements about Israel and Palestine and he did so, most of us thought that...
It took 13 years to get the highest court in the land to demand that former Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) leader Bongani Masuku...
Would you believe that those of us working on this newspaper love to bring you good news? We much prefer to bring you news that’s going...
I would be first in line to see a paedophile or a sexual offender convicted of the crimes he or she has committed and sentenced to...
This is one of my favourite editions of the year, when we get to celebrate our children completing matric. We pay tribute to them as they...
There must have been a giant international Jewish sigh of relief when all those who were held hostage in the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas,...
As I write this, I’m recovering from COVID-19. I have settled into isolation and healing – and, of course, putting to bed the first edition of...
Too many people I’m close to have COVID-19. My housekeeper, two close friends, my sister and her family, and my rabbi. Go figure! This is way...
Isn’t it amazing how we can plan things to perfection and then, in one fell swoop, it all falls apart. And we had nothing whatsoever to...
There are some people out there who believe the Jewish community is paranoid and sees antisemitism in everything. There was a time when even I thought...
Apparently we have a major crisis in South Africa – or so it would seem. A 24-year-old beauty queen – who recently became Miss South Africa...
There’s magic in celebrating the success of others, and therefore there’s real magic in the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards. These days, it’s not so much about...
Running a tribute on the front page of the SA Jewish Report isn’t something I’ve done before, especially when the person in question died of natural...
On Monday, we go to the polls for our local government election and for the first time in a long time, I’m hearing people questioning who...
To make us all feel happier, we need to feel safe, secure, and well. And these three tiers in our lives have been battered and bruised...
When the South African government hosts the foreign affairs minister of another country, it’s generally good news. When we welcome leadership from elsewhere, it mostly means...
In this country, we are fortunate enough to have religious freedom. It’s enshrined in an incredible Constitution. This is a big deal for us, and it...
Why, oh, why are these doctors making such a big deal about our matriculants going on Rage at the end of the year? I mean, so...
Where did this year go? I guess the saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun” isn’t always true. This hasn’t been an easy year by any...
Most of us are feeling a little fragile and exhausted. Many are suffering from what would otherwise be diagnosed as low-grade depression, but I’m not sure...
There has been a sudden ‘disappearance’ of a number of people in South Africa who are very outspoken about what they believe to be human rights....
When we go to bed at night, we need to be able to look ourselves in the eye and feel proud – or at least satisfied...
I can’t say I’m surprised that people get nervous when they read that aliyah figures are at a record high. They aren’t worried about those leaving...
As the dust settles on the violence and looting that took place last week, the community has bonded in raising funds and gathering essential goods for...
This week, the words of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, “…madness takes its toll” keep playing in my head. We are living through what feels like...
I recall that when I was growing up, people around me would say that Jews shouldn’t stand up against the government because we were lucky to...
When a 12-storey residential building in a Jewish area in Florida collapsed at the end of last week, I had a hunch there would be connections...
I haven’t been out much lately because of my fear of this dreaded coronavirus that is at war with us in Gauteng. However, when I did...
When I heard that King David School alumnus Gidon Novick was involved in taking over the lion’s share of South African Airways, I felt inspired and...
Too many in our community are contracting COVID-19, and too many are dying from it. What’s too many, you might ask? One person is too many,...
What’s true and what’s not? This is getting really confusing. I feel the need to check everything I read or hear because there seems to be...
I don’t recall there ever having been so much antisemitism and hatred towards Israel as there is now, and yes, it’s mostly on social media. I’m...
As I sit here late on Tuesday night to write my editorial, I keep receiving news flashes about more and more missile attacks on central Israel....
