“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...
Listen to our youth
A curious custom in the Talmud involves Torah scholars approaching young children and asking, “What verse did you learn today?” The scholar would then...
From First Fruits to the Giving of Ten Utterances
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...
We must remember
With the memory of the events of October 7th 2023 still very fresh in our minds – and with the hatred unleashed since that...
Stand Up – Represent – Make Your Voice Count!
In May 2025, I will celebrate four years as Executive Director of the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies.
When I joined in 2021,...
Who are we, now?
If we were in a room together and I was speaking, this is what I would say to you all:
Every time I speak about...
