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...

Bright Spots — Harnessing Positivity

Dear Friends, In 2003 Richard Pascal was presented with a challenge by the drug company, Genentech. It had just launched a new drug called Xolair,...

50 Jerusalem facts for the 50th anniversary of its reunification

By By Eliana Rudee/JNS.org Israelis celebrated the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification on 23 and 24 May this year. In honour of the holy city’s...

Yom Hashoah Vehagevurah Holocaust and Heroism Day

A pink jersey with grey and light blue flowers found in a pile of discarded clothes… This is how a Jewish child discovered that...

Why is this night different? Freedom Seder 2017

“From the slavery of Pharoah’s Egypt to South Africa’s own struggle against oppression, from exodus to freedom, the Passover Seder is a celebration of...

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