AGM and Conference
“You are not required to finish your work, yet neither are you permitted to desist from it” (Pirkei Avot – 2:21).These were the words that encapsulated the 2022 Cape SAJBD’s…
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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…
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 -…
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…
Know Your Rights on Campus
Our Know Your Rights on Campus booklet aims to provide university students with the skills to respond effectively and appropriately to the variety of ways antisemitism manifests itself, from insensitive…
Our Executive Director gets his first dose of Pfizer vaccine! Have you registered yet?
On 15 July, Covid-19 vaccine registration opened to all those between the ages of 35-49, with the aim to start vaccinating this age group on 1 August. Today, our Executive…
#VotesMatter Campaign
As the representative spokes body of the Western Cape Jewish community, Cape SAJBD will engage with Local Government to protect and advance the rights, status and welfare of the Western…
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…
COVID-19: Funerals & Burials at City of Cape Town Cemeteries During Level 3
The regulations which came into effect on Tuesday 29 December 2020 imposes stringent conditions for people attending burials and visiting City Cemeteries.