Judaism
latest news & developmentsThe Abrahamic Family House and the fragility of coexistence
In Abu Dhabi, a space built for coexistence raises difficult questions about religion, power and the violence unfolding across the region
Listen carefully for the echoes of anti-Semitism
History has taught us that Jews can easily become potential targets of violent retaliation
G-d wags His finger a lot but still gives us hope
Judaism holds that people determine their own destinies but that G-d is ultimately in control and everything will come right in the end
Jewish resistance to Zionism is on the right side of history
Confining people in effective Bantustans forces us to see Israel for what it is: a European project of domination
For justice: SA Jews support the academic boycott of Israeli universities
As South African Jews, we cannot sit by idly while the Israeli government commits similar atrocities to the former South African apartheid regime
Pupils punished for taking a knee during Israeli national anthem
Herzlia School says the two students face “disciplinary and educational” consequences
Einstein’s ‘God letter’ to go on sale for $1-million
A handwritten letter from Albert Einstein about his thoughts on God, religion and his search for meaning is to go on sale in New York
Finding G-d in small things
Orthodox Judaism’s rituals can provide divine connection, even in a Highveld thunderstorm
Make the bat mitzvah more than ‘lite’
The very act of a girl reading from the Torah can shake Judaism out of its patriarchal stronghold and inspire her to become involved in the religion.
Row over messianic red heifer divides Jewish activists
Agriculture researchers, US exporters and Jewish activists clash over plans to breed a holy cow.
Into the afterlife
To find out what’s next, after death Aneesa Fazel went soul searching, with the help of religious experts.
Busting the ‘right-or-wrong’ mentality on Israel
Amir Mizroch takes on Kevin Bloom’s claim that SA’s Jewry needs a messiah to lead them out of the darkness of their mentality on Israel.
Jerusalem engulfed as pilgrims mark Good Friday, Passover
Christians and Jews in the Holy Land are set to begin marking their most important festivals as Good Friday and Jewish holiday of Passover coincide.
The rise of the Afrikaner Christian Jew
A growing number of South Africans have started exploring Christianity’s origins in Jewish scripture and ritual, under the term Messianic Judaism.
Moving heaven and earth
Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein: What will be the state of our nation in the future? What is our vision for South Africa?