Holidays

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. Jewish scholars composed the Babylonian Talmud there, merchants built thriving businesses,...

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...

Not only at the Seder Table

SHELLY KORN Care Imagineer | Sunset Care The five children of the Haggadah at the bedside.  As I began preparing...

Bechol dor vador: thoughts on freedom By Caryn Gootkin

When Lindy asked me to write an opinion piece linked to a theme of Pesach, it seemed obvious to me to write about what...

How the Hillel sandwich got its name By Rabbi Kalman Green

A sandwich is a food item consisting of one or more types of food, such as vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or...

How late is pesach?

Have you noticed that Pesach is never on time? You always hear people say that “Pesach is early this year”, or in our case,...

We are only free when we are all free By Michael Bagraim

As we, as the Jewish people all over the world, celebrate our freedom we need to look very strongly at the freedom of everyone...

A time of matzah and mitzvot By Dani Wilck

Pesach is a time when the Jewish people reflect on our heritage, specifically the exodus from Egypt. Although the Jews have certainly been persecuted and...

The modern slave By Taryn Cantor

We live in a time where it is often challenging to find solitary moments to think, let alone make any attempt to reflect deeply. We...

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