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Pre-elections debate

The Cape SA Jewish Board of Deputies in partnership with eNCA, hosted a pre-elections debate among the main political parties contesting the local government elections in the Western Cape...

Palliative care – helping people live with comfort, dignity and meaning

Palliative care focuses on quality of life Palliative care is often misunderstood as being only about the final days...

A new Torah for the Sephardi community

A joyous celebration at the Cape Town Sephardi Synagogue marked the donation of a new Sefer Torah to...

Save the date: Care Services AGM 2026

12 November 202616h30-18h30Venue will be emailed to you after online registration. REGISTER HERE

Two hours of your time. One community counting on us.

Every day of the year, there are organisations in our community quietly doing extraordinary work. Care for our...

Unpacking the 2026 Local Government Elections – Cape SAJBD AGM & Conference

Real talk, real updates, and your chance to engage.FEATURING A DISCUSSION WITH WAYNE SUSSMAN, South African Political Commentator and Analyst WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 202617H30 TO...

Cape BOD Bursary Foundation: 2027 applications open

APPLICATIONS OPEN: 1 SEPTEMBER - 31 OCTOBER 2026 YOU MAY APPLY IF YOU: Are a new or existing Jewish undergraduate or postgraduate student Are in need of...

A new chapter for the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre

By Jakub Nowakowski, CTHGC Director Twenty-five years after the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre (CTHGC) pioneered Holocaust education in SA, its permanent exhibition is...

A new season, a new beginning

By Shelley Trope-Friedman, President, WIZO SA  How is it Rosh Hashanah already? There is something about this time of year that makes us wonder where...

Rabbi Doron Perez: living with joy and brokenness

For Rabbi Doron Perez, the devastating loss of his son has deepened his understanding of a central idea in Jewish thought: that life inevitably...

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