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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...

Shavuot 5785 at Temple Israel

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Shavuot 5785 at Temple Israel was filled with prayer, engaging discussions from a fantastic panel of speakersand, of course, our annual cheesecake competition, with...

From First Fruits to the Giving of Ten Utterances

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Unlike the other two biblical festivals of Pesach and Sukkot, the Festival of Shavuot has no religious or historical meaning in the Torah.  While Pesach...

Pesach Greetings

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Wishing you a joyful and meaningful Pesach. May this season of freedom bring you peace, happiness, and renewal. Chag Sameach!

Is there a solution?

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Pesach message: Rabbi Osher Feldman Life is about finding solutions. It is easy to focus on the problems. But being human is about using our gift...

Chag Sameach Pesach 5785 | 2025

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The UOS is working for you, bringing Pesach kasher v'sameach to your seder tables.

Chag Sameach from the UJC

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