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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 of life. However, as Shelly Korn of Sunset Care explained during...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Apples, honey and a mighty sting

By DANIEL BLOCH, Exec. Director Cape SAJBD Can you believe it’s already time for apples dipped in honey? Where...

Cape Council welcomes fresh faces on Board

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In a public ballot that closed on 30 September 2009, the following three people were voted onto the Board of Deputies through the postal...

The destructive force of hate speech

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Owen Futeran, Mervyn Smith, the Honourable Irwin Cotler and ACDP MP Steven Swart. Hate speech was an assault on the purposes of freedom of speech...

81st Anniversary of Obs-Mowbray Shul

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Observatory-Mowbray congregants and guests at the service.On Sunday 16 August a special service was held to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the beautiful and...

Social entrepreneur Johnny does good!

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Investec: Brad Rubly, Jamey Lipschitz, Alexia Slutzkin, Anna Robertson, Rob Cohen, Johnny Copelyn (HCI), Melanie Levy, Grant Webber, Deon Prins and Marc Donneson.John Copelyn, CEO...

How the land lies…

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Israel-Russia relations put to the test as ‘Arctic Sea’ episode takes an intriguing turn A mystery regarding a missing cargo ship has become the latest...

Limmud Photo Gallery

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Alon Stern speaks on ‘Jews and Genetics. Havdalah. Enjoying the music of ‘The Bagel Boyz’. A relaxed musical break on the lawn. David and Yvette Polovin. Volunteers manning the...
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