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By Shelly Korn | Founder, Sunset Care Last Rosh Hashanah, for the first time, my father-in-law was unable to join our celebration. His care needs made it impossible for us...
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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...
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One email, one people, one heart 

By SIMONE SULCAS, Chairperson Cape SAJBD This Rosh Hashanah again feels different in our house.For the past four years,...
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The other side of repentance

Growing up, Rosh Hashanah meant the warmth of family. Aunts and uncles, cousins and the occasional friend would...
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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...

Belonging in the ‘community’

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Using my Nudel By Craig Nudelman When Gabi and I got engaged in August 2013, I remember walking on Main Road, Sea Point, when someone who...

Why dumping in is not OK

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Freedom of religion and the constitution

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A view from the bar By Anton Katz When humans form societies it is healthy, and indeed necessary, for some agreement to exist between the individual...

To remove a President…

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By Anton Katz Every country, state, province, city, company, sports club, religious community has a mechanism for removing unpopular or rogue leaders. The Constitution, 1996 contains...

Helping grieving parents – through an Israeli prism

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By Allison Kaplan Sommer For ISRAEL21c A key element in Shanun-Klein’s ideas, which she calls the ‘Readjustment Model of Parental Bereavement’ is the assertion that...

Our friends in the Gulf

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By Ben Cohen for JNS.org Gamal Abdel Nasser and Osama bin Laden must be turning in their graves. The decision by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United...
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