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Interviews with Pioneers – The Work of the South African Jewish Sociological and Historical Society

Interviews with Pioneers – The Work of the South African Jewish Sociological and Historical Society

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(Author: Naomi Musiker, Vol. 69, No. 1, Pesach 2014)   The first attempt to establish a record of the South African Jewish community dates back to 28 April 1927, when the SA Jewish Historical Society was founded. Its chief objects were ‘the securing of reliable

South Africa’s Freedom Struggle in the Context of the Pesach Narrative – Perspectives from the 2014 SAJBD Freedom Seder

South Africa’s Freedom Struggle in the Context of the Pesach Narrative – Perspectives from the 2014 SAJBD Freedom Seder

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By: Johnny Copelyn, Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein, Zev Krengel, Vol. 69, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2014) Editor’s Note: On 3 April 2014, as part of a series of events to mark twenty years of democracy in South Africa, the SA Jewish Board of Deputies hosted
Rabbi Dr Dennis Isaacs

Rabbi Dr Dennis Isaacs

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(Vol. 69, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2014) Rabbi Dr. Dennis Isaacs - HaRav David Meir ben Yitzhak, of Blessed Memory - was born and educated in Johannesburg. After matriculating, with distinction in Hebrew, he attended the Rabbi Zlotnick Avida Teachers’ Seminary of the SA Board
What we learn from ‘Nusach Anglia’: South Africa and its threatened Anglo-Jewish heritage

What we learn from ‘Nusach Anglia’: South Africa and its threatened Anglo-Jewish heritage

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(Author: David Sher, Vol. 69, No. 1, Pesach 2014) Judaism has a largely heterogeneous array of prayer rites. These are distinguished primarily by different liturgical traditions such as the composition of the thrice-daily services and the Amida (the primary Jewish silent devotion). However, alongside these