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Save me a seat!

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...

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...

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,...

The other side of repentance

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

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...

Lindy with a why – Why we think we are right – even when we’re not

Julia Galef presented an interesting TEDTalk earlier this year in which she divides us by the two mindsets she believes we utilise when reacting...

Lindy with a why – Why your life needs a soundtrack

At dawn I drove into a rain-soaked city, in an unfamiliar car while a flute played Clair De Lune. It felt entirely other. Like...

Lindy with a why – Why we should get out the box and around the block

The other evening, I decided to take a walk to our local Spar to pick up a few things we needed around the house....

Lindy with a why – Why aren’t we more worried about the drought?

It took a South African retail giant to remind me that we are in the midst of the worst drought in over 30 years. Until...

Using my Nudel – A dummies’ guide to becoming a dictator

Politics. It’s always been the same. People grasping for power, others holding on to democratic principles. The war between dictatorship and democracy is not...

Lindy with a why – Why I don’t live in the present

The future. A time full of the results of my good planning and my better luck. A time where the potential for me to...

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