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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...

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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....

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Redemption Songs

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

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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...

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Pesach greetings

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

Community Rosh Hashanah Greetings

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Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2022

לּשנה‭ ‬טובה‭ ‬תכתבו‭ ‬ותחתמו Our warmest wishes to family and friends for a happy and healthy New Year and well over the Fast. May 5783...

WIZO Cape Town’s Yom tov market and 2023 diary

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Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2022

Save the date: Sunday 11 September, 09:30-14:00

Rosh Hashanah — head of the year

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Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2022

By Barbara Miller and Stephen Paul There are a million and one commentaries from those far more learned than us on why the Jewish New...

Rosh Hashanah — giving even to the undeserving

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Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2022

By Bryan Opert We all pray to be given a good inscription on Rosh Hashanah (while fantasizing about the brisket and creamy parev ice-cream.) What secrets...

The days of judgement

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Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2022

By Craig Nudelman As we approach Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, a key word that comes up is judgement — Rosh Hashanah is called Yom...

Rosh Hashanah beginnings…

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Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2022

Julian Resnick writes from Israel Beginnings... That is what comes to mind for me before every Rosh Hashanah. The very many times in each of our...

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