Holidays

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...

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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...

Holidays

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

Pesach greetings

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

SUKKAH-BUILDING: Involve the children in a day of constructing and decorating!

Holidays

Digital Coordinator - October 1, 2024

The Book of Leviticus makes it clear that our obligation as Jews is to “live in booths…or a seven-day period”, the idea being that...

The joy of arriving!

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Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2024

By RABBI OSHER FELDMAN of The Gardens Shul, and Chairman, Rabbinical Association of the Western Cape I am writing this message shortly after the fast of...

Rosh Hashanah Greetings from our Community

Community News

Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2024

Shana Tova, may you be written and sealed for a good year. The Cape Jewish Chronicle wishes all our readers and their families Shana Tova...

Yom Tov recipes

Food

Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2024

Scroll down for cheesecake and Pareve apple cake. Let us know if you try making either of these two recipes! Breaking of the fast cheesecake (for...

We are still standing

Holidays

Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2024

By CHIEF RABBI DR WARREN GOLDSTEIN I have been searching for the right words to capture my feelings after all we have been through since October...

The High Holy Days – A season of repair and renewal

Holidays

Digital Coordinator - September 1, 2024

By RABBI MALCOLM MATITIANI One of the many gifts that Judaism gives us is the annual opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start afresh....

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