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Is Cape Town as welcoming as we think?

Cape Town has won its fair share of international accolades – for its extraordinary natural beauty, its lifestyle and, most recently, Time Out magazine’s Best City in the World...

What is restorative justice?

DANIEL BLOCH, Exec. Director, Cape SAJBD Restorative justice is an approach to conflict and crime that focuses on repairing...

Why I’m voting

I once asked someone whether she was going to vote and she replied, with great confidence, “I don’t...

Save me a seat!

By Shelly Korn | Founder, Sunset Care Last Rosh Hashanah, for the first time, my father-in-law was unable to...

Apples, honey and a mighty sting

By DANIEL BLOCH, Exec. Director Cape SAJBD Can you believe it’s already time for apples dipped in honey? Where...

The other side of repentance

Growing up, Rosh Hashanah meant the warmth of family. Aunts and uncles, cousins and the occasional friend would gather around the table for a...

A new season, a new beginning

By Shelley Trope-Friedman, President, WIZO SA  How is it Rosh Hashanah already? There is something about this time of year that makes us wonder where...

Memories are made of this

When I go onto Facebook, at least half of the posts I see are about Israel, or about Occupied Palestine, depending on who is...

Julian Resnick asks, “What do dead Jews think?”

In the July edition of the Cape Jewish Chronicle, our regular columnist Julian Resnick posed a question regarding whether a Jewish state is necessary,...

Are Jews terrible at world domination? 

By DANIEL BLOCH  For as long as any of us can remember, Jews have been accused of dominating the world. We supposedly control the banks, the media,...

The teacup moment 

By SIMONE SULCAS  An objectively minor incident occurred in the first week following my admission as an attorney.  Subjectively, it was profound. I was brimming with...

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