Holidays

Rosh Hashanah Greetings

May 5787 bring hope, strength and unity to us all, and may we be inscribed and sealed for a good year. Wishing our family, friends and the entire community a...

From Iraq to Israel: the extraordinary journey of Noga and Zaki Sharon

By LIBA NEU-NER For thousands of years, Jewish life flourished in what was once ancient Babylonia – modern-day Iraq....

Redemption Songs

The world seems to grow more polarised every year. Israel/Palestine, antisemitism, gender, Brexit, Russia vs Ukraine. The only...

Is Judaism something we do – or something we live?

By RABBI SHMUEL OZHEKH There is something uniquely beautiful about the anticipation of the Pesach Seder. We look forward to...

Pesach greetings

Pesach greetings from some of our community organisations. The Cape Jewish Chronicle team wishes you a Pesach filled...

Pesach wine making

Victor and Maxine Boyd of Sea Point have been making wine for Pesach for the past 42 years – and this year is no...

Pesach Greetings

Cape Town Jewish community organisations wish you Chag Pesach Sameach!

Reclaiming Jewish identity from the shadow of antisemitism

Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein’s Pesach message The global surge in antisemitism in the aftermath of October 7 threatens not only the physical security of...

Tu B’Shvat

Tu B’shvat, a much-loved Jewish holiday, celebrates the ‘New Year of the Trees’. Traditionally the day is seen as an ecological awareness day, and...

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