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....

Communal Pesach Seder

Communal Pesach Seder with Rabbi Malcolm, Fabio Diliberto & Jess Miller Wednesday Ist AprilTemple Israel Green Point R450 for membersR520...

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 Reflections — The Seder then and now … ‘We do it our way!’

By Irma Chait This year 2018/5788 will be the 50th Pesach the Chaits have shared since moving to our family home in Highlands Estate, where...

Pesach Reflections — Four new questions to ask at Pesach

By Glen Heneck In 1988 Jews for Justice organised a Freedom Seder, which was addressed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. “Let my People Go” was his...

Pesach Reflections — Ahhh, Pesach

By Yaron Wiesenbacher It’s like Christmas for Jews but with less presents and mild constipation. Afikoman? Sorry uncle Selwyn, but you can put a 200...

Pesach Reflections — Moses, personal privilege and reclaiming authenticity

By Jacqui Benson One can retell the Pesach story to our children as we are ‘instructed’ to, and tell it at face value. Important, but...

Pesach Reflections — Cannon ball kneidels and sweet memories

By Esther Surdut When Lindy asked me to write a piece on what Pesach means to me, my light-bulb moment definitely had a kneidel inside! The...

Pesach Reflections — Birthing to Freedom

By Andi Kuti Fifteen years ago, three weeks before Pesach, I was in early labour, giving birth to my first child. The contractions were coming...

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