The other side of repentance
Growing up, Rosh Hashanah meant the warmth of family. Aunts and uncles, cousins and the occasional friend would gather around the table for a...
What a new Demographic Report by the Kaplan Centre tells us about Cape Town Jewry
By REVIVA HASSON Research Officer at the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research
Is the Cape Town Jewish community growing or shrinking?
Demographers understand population...
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...
New Vintage: The surprising revival of Paarl and Stellenbosch Jewry
By Julia Coscia
Decades after congregations dwindled across the rural Western Cape, Jewish life in Paarl and Stellenbosch is experiencing a rebirth.
For years, South Africa’s...
From bees to business: an empowering project takes flight
It felt like an early Rosh Hashanah for a group of Cape Town women – and two men – when they dipped apple in...
