The burdens we carrywith us
In the over 600 days since the war began (I can hardly believe that I can write such a sentence as the opening of...
Sticks and stones may break my bones… but words will definitely harm me
Daniel Bloch | 30 May 2025 | First published on politicsweb.co.za (Opinion) and published here with permission.
Daniel Bloch says there is no place for...
Nothing is as it seems
By DANIEL BLOCH, Exec. Director Cape SAJBD
If there’s one lesson I’ve taken from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, it’s that nothing is ever quite as...
“I Hated Jews Before It Was Cool”
Am I the only one who saw this on Facebook?
I am still reeling from the blow of seeing this seemingly banal graffiti, ridiculously insignificant-looking...
Let’s talk about real crises, not manufactured ones
In recent weeks, the media have been fixated on the so-called ‘Afrikaner refugees’ who have been granted asylum in the USA. Words like “genocide”...
“We are the future”
– Young Jewish South Africans share their hopes, fears and dreams
By JESSICA JANTJIES
Rabbi Matthew Liebenberg explains that the sages believed that children’s words contained...
