Move down to Cape Town
‘Semigrating’ to Cape is better than emigrating, says Cape Board. Though the Johannesburg Jewish community faces the perennial question of whether it’s time to “pack for Perth”, the Cape South…
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21st edition of the Maccabiah Games OPENS
The 21st edition of the Maccabiah Games has officially opened! Also known as the ‘Jewish Olympics’, the quadrennial games officially begin today with 10,000 individuals competing across 42 sports -…
From Miss Iraq to global peace activist – meet Sarah Idan
"Governments may be enemies, but people are not." This was the statement made by former Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan who turned global peace activist. She joined us and some of…
Engage, Educate, Empower: Kicking off 2022 with a bang!
The first day of school can often be one that emotes fear, dread, or anguish. However, the excitement was palpable on the 19th of January when the Cape SAJBD visited…
SAJBD Presents Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony: Friday 9 April at 12:00
This Friday, 9 April at 12:00, as part of the annual Holocaust Commemoration Day (Yom HaShoah), six Holocaust survivors will each light a memorial candle, give testimony and provide a…
Sub-Saharan Africa Channukah of Unity
The Cape SAJBD and its Country Communities Subcommittee invite you to the Sub-Saharan African Channukah of Unity event, co-hosted by the African Jewish Congress (AJC) and the Small Jewish Communities…
JCC Gives Stuart Diamond Chairperson’s Choice Award for Leadership
Jewish Care Cape Chairperson Philip Todres honoured our Executive Director, Stuart Diamond with the Chairperson's Choice Award for Leadership at the JCC's virtual Annual General Meeting on 26 October 2020.…
From top to bottom, left to right. Rabbi ES Rabinowitz's book, Ascend the Mountain; Rabbi David Rosen; Rabbi Selwyn Franklin & Rabbi Jack Steinhorn.
Outspoken Rabbis: Speaking Truth to Power in Apartheid South Africa
Written for and originally published on DafkaDotCom on 5 August 2020 as part of the 'Communal Matters: Exploring the Concerns of the South African Jewish Community' series. Click for original.…
Words matter.
Over the last few months, the board has witnessed engaged debates and discussions among our community — about COVID-19 and what we should do about it, about PPE, about schools…
Cape SAJBD Conference 2020: Global Issues, Local Impact
Our conference includes a panel discussion and feedback about our year, as well as our Annual General Meeting.