View from the Chair Archives - Cape Jewish Chronicle https://cjc.org.za/tag/view-from-the-chair/ Cape Town Jewish community news, views and stories Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:31:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://cjc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png View from the Chair Archives - Cape Jewish Chronicle https://cjc.org.za/tag/view-from-the-chair/ 32 32 Message from the Chair https://cjc.org.za/2024/02/01/message-from-the-chair/ https://cjc.org.za/2024/02/01/message-from-the-chair/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=26868 By Adrienne Jacobson I am listening right now to Eyal Golan’s catchy song Am Yisrael Chai as I write this article. Right now this song is trending in Israel and also […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2024/02/01/message-from-the-chair/feed/ 0 Sukkat Shalom https://cjc.org.za/2023/10/02/sukkat-shalom/ https://cjc.org.za/2023/10/02/sukkat-shalom/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=25773 By Adrienne Jacobson, Chairperson, Cape SAJBD   As Chair of the Cape SAJBD, I thank the Israelites for living in huts during their 40 years of wandering through the desert […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2023/10/02/sukkat-shalom/feed/ 0 Kindness, Collaboration and Coalition https://cjc.org.za/2023/09/01/kindness-collaboration-and-coalition/ https://cjc.org.za/2023/09/01/kindness-collaboration-and-coalition/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=25588 By Adrienne Jacobson   How is your month of Elul going? I always find this auspicious month of introspection, and personal stock taking, of cheshbon ha nefesh the most challenging […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2023/09/01/kindness-collaboration-and-coalition/feed/ 0 Showing up, standing up, speaking up https://cjc.org.za/2022/12/01/showing-up-standing-up-speaking-up/ https://cjc.org.za/2022/12/01/showing-up-standing-up-speaking-up/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=23506 By Adrienne Jacobson, Chairperson, Cape SAJBD Whew, it’s been one hit-the-ground-running, packed to capacity, densely engaging and exhilarating whirlwind of a month since stepping into my role as Chair of […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2022/12/01/showing-up-standing-up-speaking-up/feed/ 0 Leveraging our past to create a better future! https://cjc.org.za/2022/08/01/leveraging-our-past-to-create-a-better-future/ https://cjc.org.za/2022/08/01/leveraging-our-past-to-create-a-better-future/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=22501 By Tzvi Brivik, Chairperson, Cape SAJBD Last month I travelled to Spain with my family, and had the opportunity to visit the historical Jewish quarters in most of the major […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2022/08/01/leveraging-our-past-to-create-a-better-future/feed/ 0 The role of the Board and its importance in the community https://cjc.org.za/2022/07/01/the-role-of-the-board-and-its-importance-in-the-community/ https://cjc.org.za/2022/07/01/the-role-of-the-board-and-its-importance-in-the-community/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 06:30:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=22281 By Tzvi Brivik, Chairperson, Cape SAJBD Many recognise the role of the Board as that of ensuring that any reported acts of antisemitism are acted upon.  Whilst this is a […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2022/07/01/the-role-of-the-board-and-its-importance-in-the-community/feed/ 0 Standing stoic and preserving our heritage https://cjc.org.za/2022/06/01/standing-stoic-and-preserving-our-heritage/ https://cjc.org.za/2022/06/01/standing-stoic-and-preserving-our-heritage/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=21805 By Tzvi Brivik, Chairperson, Cape SAJBD Three weeks ago, we celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut at the Green Point Cricket Club.  The event was extremely well organised and well attended. It featured […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2022/06/01/standing-stoic-and-preserving-our-heritage/feed/ 0 Workers’ Day, Women’s Day and Election Day! https://cjc.org.za/2022/05/01/workers-day-womens-day-and-election-day/ https://cjc.org.za/2022/05/01/workers-day-womens-day-and-election-day/#respond Sun, 01 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=21685 By Tzvi Brivik, Chairperson, Cape SAJBD On 1 May, we celebrate Workers’ Day, and commemorate the role of trade unions and labour organisations in the fight for equal rights and […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2022/05/01/workers-day-womens-day-and-election-day/feed/ 0 Living together, supporting one another https://cjc.org.za/2022/04/01/living-together-supporting-one-another/ https://cjc.org.za/2022/04/01/living-together-supporting-one-another/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=21397 By Tzvi Brivik, Chairperson, Cape SAJBD One of the Board’s core mandates is to ensure that our right to practice our religion as Jews is protected and that we live […]

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]]> https://cjc.org.za/2022/04/01/living-together-supporting-one-another/feed/ 0 Using dialogue to overcome distortion https://cjc.org.za/2022/03/01/using-dialogue-to-overcome-distortion/ https://cjc.org.za/2022/03/01/using-dialogue-to-overcome-distortion/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://cjc.org.za/?p=21110 By Tzvi Brivik, Chairperson, Cape SAJBD Look up Israel Awareness Week and you will find instead Israel Apartheid Week. It is described as a series of university lectures held on […]

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