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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...

Who Knows Four? – a spiritual look at Pesach

RABBI GREG ALEXANDER If I asked you, “Who Knows Four?”I am guessing you would answer, “Four are the mothers!”.   That’s because of the rousing song...

The responsibility of continuity

On the first night of Pesach each year, without fail, we reach the same point in the Seder. It’s late. We’re tired. The table...

What role do YOU play in our community?

I had hoped for a quiet start to 2026. Alas, it was not to be. January and February have once again placed our community...

Redemption Songs

The world seems to grow more polarised every year. Israel/Palestine, antisemitism, gender, Brexit, Russia vs Ukraine. The only thing safe to paste on social...

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 sitting together – family gathered around...

Leadership or power – make the right choice

The release of more pages connected to Jeffrey Epstein has once again caught the world’s attention – mine included.  This recent development coincided with several...

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