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Adventurous Israeli dies at Victoria Falls
Ofer Cohen, aged 34, literally had the world at his feet when he visited Victoria Falls earlier this month. But that all came to a tragic end when his body was found floating in the Zambezi River last Tuesday. It is suspected that he drowned when taking a spontaneous swim without a lifejacket.
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Whatever you’re feeling, there’s a psalm for it
In much the same way that there is an app for everything, there is a psalm for every requirement as well. So says Chabad House Director Rabbi David Masinter.
South Africa witnesses a spike in anti-Semitism
Cosatu’s Refugee Day faux pas brings Jewish history to light
‘Comprehensive’ investigation delays Stan & Pete probe
Once vibrant Rosettenville Shul breathes its last
Organisations
For them, the battle has just begun…
The SA Friends of the Beit Halochem Zahal Disabled Veterans Organisation was established in Johannesburg in 1982, its primary goal being to help and support Zahal disabled veterans by raising funds to help them return and resume their normal lives as soon as possible.
Hatzolah’s aim is that it should end well
Limmud wins a prize for uniting Jews
‘Sounds of Summer’ raises much-needed funds
Sasco Israel ‘directive’ shows closed-mindedness
Lifestyle / Community
Jill Katz, a regal presence who touched many lives
Jill Katz, a renowned, respected, and beloved matriarch and rebbetzin, passed away last week at the inspiring age of 91.
Eight-year-old soccer star shines in Brazil
Maccabi table tennis has fans on the edge of their seats
UJW brings cheer to scholars by paying for uniforms
WIZO-Magimix partnership puts food on the table
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Israelis watch the rising star of Gantz
There’s a popular weekly satirical show in Israel called Eretz Nehederet. In a recent episode, an actor playing Benny Gantz, the former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and newcomer to Israeli politics, is asked how he’s feeling.
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Israel has true Christian friends in Mozambique
Devotion to the cause of the State of Israel flourishes in the most unlikely places, even in societies where the Jewish presence is small to non-existent. Such is the case in Mozambique, where the work of Beth-El Associacao Crista Amigos De Israel - Mozambican Christian Friends of Israel - testifies to how much can be achieved by those inspired by their Christian faith to promote the Israeli cause, despite adverse conditions.
Israelis vow their future will be decided in and by Israel
Israel's door swings both ways for Africa
Swazi, Israeli PMs meet on expanding relations
4 young soldiers die in J’salem truck-ramming
Zionism
Touch his kippah and Blue Boy Box nods
JNF’s unique “Blue Boy Box” now lives at King David Linksfield Pre-Primary so that children of each generation learn the importance of tzedakah (charity or welfare). It is the responsibility of Jews all over the world to build Israel, develop it and nurture it as the home of the Jewish nation
Kerry and Netanyahu continue to duke it out
'Who is a Zionist?' - an ever-present question
Invigorated Fed gets noticed on world stage
Roro's anti-BDS toolkit for World Wizo
Lifestyle / Community
Being schooled in a new school system
“Knowledge is Light” was our school motto when I was a child in Durban. The importance of education was made clear to us from as far back as I can remember. It wasn’t taken for granted. A good education was a privilege.
Pretoria girl with 7 distinctions off to Israel
November tourism to Israel up almost 40%
Do something special with Rebbetzen Tap
How Israel is courting tourists from India and China
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Venezuela’s opposition to renew ties with Israel
Jewish News
Ben Helfgott: From concentration camp to knighthood
Among the hundreds of British subjects on the Queens Honours List this June was Ben Helfgott, a holocaust survivor, an Olympic weightlifter, holocaust educator par excellence, and now a knight.
Chassidic lego on offer
17 Jewish centers had bomb threats yesterday
Dershowitz hopes Trump will make him proud
US Senate/Congress weigh in on embassy move
Middle East
True relevance of the anniversary of the Islamic revolution
This week, 40 years ago, Iran’s military stood down, guaranteeing the Islamic Revolution’s success.
Interesting friends of Israel and Trump
Golan Heights rises from international backburner
Netanyahu fighting to maintain coalition government
The toll of the Gaza rockets
Lifestyle / Community
Is Julian Edelman the best Jewish football player ever?
(JTA) After the New England Patriots beat the favoured Kansas City Chiefs to reach their third straight Super Bowl – their amazing ninth in less than 20 years – CBS sports analyst Boomer Esiason made an intriguing statement, namely that Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Israeli gymnasts competing to fly flag in Doha
Israeli gymnasts fly through world competitions
Israeli equestrian pulls out of world championships over Yom Kippur conflict
FIFA suspends and fines Palestinian soccer boss for threats against Messi
Opinion
The Jewish Report Editorial
Cutting off your nose to spite your face
Do you know the expression, “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face?” It is a warning against pursuing revenge in a way that will damage you more than the object of your anger. Well, it seems quite clear that Boycott Divestment Sanctions South Africa (BDS-SA) is determined to do just that.
To be brave and bold and stand up for what is right
How Jewish is Jewish enough?
Fight hatred with family values and caring
Coming out of the silly season
OP-EDS
Looking back at Ethiopia as more countrymen arrive in Israel
I often ponder about my simple life in Ethiopia. Sometimes I miss the uncomplicated life that we once had. I miss the days of being a shepherd boy. I miss the daily chores of collecting water and searching for food. Each and every one of us has a strong link to our past and a longing for what was.
Looming elections: can the centre hold?
Learned helplessness
Keep anti-Semitism in perspective
Morasha goes from darkness to light with new Sefer Torah
Letters/Discussion Forums
Will foot and mouth affect kosher meat prices?
Thank you for your informative and great journalism.
Women must speak out against abuse
Van Heerden plays fast and loose with the facts
Campaign to vilify board has no basis in truth
Nothing ‘above board’ about management of country communities
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Hatzolah’s aim is that it should end well
When you think of Hatzolah, you imagine ambulances, accidents, sick people - you don’t equate it with a fun YouTube game that is going to inspire you not to text and drive at the same time.
Live blog: The #ZumaMustGo protests
Alternative education where wriggle room is the name of the game
Should the Hebron shooter be pardoned?
On this one, maybe Trump is not so far off the mark
Religion
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The connections between the British royals and the Jews
With Prince William’s historic visit to Israel this week, all eyes have been trained on the Jewish capital. It may have taken 70 years, but the first official visit by a member of the British Royal family began in Israel on Monday, when William, the Duke of Cambridge, arrived in Tel Aviv.
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R. Hazdan keynote speaker at Chabad-Lubavitch event
Some 5 600 emissaries (shluchim) from Chabad-Lubavitch from all over the world gathered at the Pier 8 warehouse in Brooklyn, New York this week for the opening of their four-day annual international conference and banquet, 75 years after the arrival of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, from Europe.
South Dakota to get a permanent rabbi
No trial for Berland who'll serve little time
Mexico fires envoy, but changes its vote
Religious leaders pledge support to Pravin Gordhan
Parshot/Festivals
Ain’t it a joy to complain?
Sol visits his old friend, Abe, who has recently acquired a new dog.
Make 2019 a year of reconciliation and celebration
Is religion still relevant?
Emerging from darkness – Yitro’s legacy
Sticking to tradition
UOS/Congregations
SA in ‘titanic fight between good and evil’
“The greatness of our nation is that our people are great. We are a nation of heroes, of people with good and decent moral fibre who will not tolerate our country being plundered!” So said Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein in Pretoria this morning.“This is a struggle for accountability and justice,” Goldstein told the crowd (which included prominent Jewish CEOs like Adrian Gore, Stephen Koseff and Michael Katz). “This struggle is about sovereignty. The power of the people always triumphs in the end.”
Chief’s varsity fee input sits well with Blade
Gardens Shul - glorious past, bright future
Cemetery in sad state & no funds for repair
SA rabbis on a solidarity mission to Israel
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Wiesel gave Holocaust a face, world a conscience
Jul 06, 2016
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Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate who became a leading icon of Holocaust remembrance and a global symbol of conscience, died last Saturday at age 87.
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Don’t make excuses for your old tech
Jul 06, 2016
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The next 10 years will see the most rapid advances in the history of technology, but sometimes it will be okay to be left behind, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
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Cookie popsicles - just what the doctor ordered
Jul 06, 2016
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In thinking about “Jewish” desserts, certain dishes immediately come to mind such as babka, the sweet yeast cake; Rugelach, the pastry of Ashkenazi origin; and Hamantaschen, the filled-pocket cookie or pastry, recognisable for its triangular shape and association with Purim
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Around The Jewish World
Jul 06, 2016
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Algeria cancels friendly to stop ‘bullish’ Jewish coach
Jul 06, 2016
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“Cancel the match, we don’t like your coach!” This seems to be the attitude of Algeria who is due to play a friendly soccer match against Ghana in September.
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Brexit splits UK from Europe and Labour from its party leader
Jun 29, 2016
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Only a week ago, Jeremy Corbyn seemed to have survived his biggest public relations debacle as the leader of Britain’s Labour Party: the proliferation of anti-Semitic rhetoric among its members.
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Chief Rabbi Mirvis condemns Orlando shooting
Jun 22, 2016
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It is the responsibility of faith leaders to act where hate is religiously motivated, was the community response to the terror attack in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando last week, led by South African-born Commonwealth Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.
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Sesame noodles with chicken and vegetables an all-time favourite
Jun 22, 2016
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The thing with cholent is that it’s just so heavy! No matter how it’s made, it always seems to put me straight to sleep. It’s even worse in the summer: the heat in the air combined with the heaviness and hot temperature of the traditional Shabbat dish always have me yearning for something lighter, fresher and - dare I say it - newer.
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Creator of Amadeus and Equus bows out
Jun 22, 2016
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One of the greatest postwar playwrights, Sir Peter Levin Shaffer, died on June 6 at the age of 90 while on a trip to Ireland from his Lancashire home. He gave the world masterpieces such as Amadeus and Equus.
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Anti-Semitic Hungarian soccer fans give Hitler salute
Jun 22, 2016
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Hungary versus Iceland at Euro 2016 in France. No Jews on the field and probably just a few in the stands. What on earth a section of the Hungarian soccer fans believed they could gain from giving a Nazi salute during the match, is a total mystery.
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Czech Jewry returning to normal post WWII
Jun 15, 2016
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The Jewish community in the Czech Republic is small but progressing rapidly, says Zuzana Pavlovska, who heads up the education and culture department of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
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Massacres, gays and religion - SA still a miracle nation
Jun 15, 2016
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While Sunday’s massacre of 49 people in a gay nightclub in Florida in the United States - in which the gunman pledged allegiance to Islamic State, although his sincerity is questionable - may seem far away for South Africans, it throws into relief things that are reasonably on track in this country, despite the cacophony of political noise suggesting everything is falling apart.
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Sweet ricotta & strawberry bourekas for Shavuot
Jun 08, 2016
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I’m a cheese and dairy fanatic. So for obvious reasons my favourite holiday is Shavuot. This is when spring has sprung and my family makes a whole spread of cheese and dairy-filled foods and desserts.
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Around The Jewish World
Jun 08, 2016
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Ali loved Jews & asked Crystal to eulogise
Jun 05, 2016
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Muhammad Ali started off as a boxer. But, by the time he died on June 3 at the age of 74, he had become so much more, to Americans and to the world. He enjoyed close relationships with Jewry, including his trainer, promoter, sports-casters and other celebs. He pre-choreographed his own funeral and will be eulogised by close friend Jewish comedian Billy Crystal - seen here in a 2003 picture together
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Around The Jewish World
May 25, 2016
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Let’s not lose the battle against forgetting
May 04, 2016
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The “battle against forgetting” is an ongoing one, and we have a duty not to allow present and future generations to forget the past was the message that came across forcibly at a moving ceremony at the Old Fort building at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein recently.
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Around The Jewish World
May 04, 2016
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Yshai Oliel may become Israel’s Novak Djokovic
May 04, 2016
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Teenager Yshai Oliel is been groomed to be Israel’s Novak Djokovic, thanks to support from a British businessman.
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Pesach funnies came in from users worldwide
Apr 28, 2016
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Users took our call for Pesach funnies to heart & we've been publishing them regularly. The pictured one is for real & comes from Sarah in the US. Think about it? How many users actually have a Pesachdik phone cover? You should. We have also repeated our favourite Pesach video from Aish.com, which has to be one of the cleverest Pesach videos of all time. It is interesting to note how formats of well-known platforms have changed over the past five years - Moshe ordering up the plagues on the internet.
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