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A historical survey of Jewish writing shows a move from seeing women as the possessions of their husband t...

In this week’s Parshah, we learn that Sarah dies at the age of 127 and is buried in the Machpelah Cave in Hebron, which Abraham purchases from Ephron the Hittite for 400 shekels of silver.

Abraham then sends his servant Eliezer to Charan, packed with gifts and ten camel...

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DVAR TORAH

MY PORTION IS called Eikev, from the book of D’varim, THE FIFTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE TORAH.

THE PARESHAH TELLS US OF THE BLESSINGS YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU FOLLOW HASHEMS WAY AS WELL AS THE DANGERS YOU FACE IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW HASHEMS DIRECTION IN LIFE .

THE PA...

I visited highlands house--home for Jewish aged ,and it was the most wonderful experience one could imagine .

Coming into contact with the elderly , many of whom have no one coming to visit them , was enriching as they were all so Warm towards me and asked me so many qu...

My Torah portion is called BeChuko-thai and it comes from the end of the third book of Torah called Leviticus. The reading contains three themes. They are reward and punishment, Curses and blessings and it also discusses different types of acts of kindness/charity.

The...

MY Mitzvah Project

I decided to do my Mitzvah project by volunteering at DARG in Hout Bay.

DARG is a pro-life, non-profit organization that rescues, cares for, sterilizes and rehomes previously abused, neglected and abandoned cats and dogs.

DARG also looks after these cat...

Good morning everyone. My Torah portion is called Acharei Mot found in the book of Leviticus. At first I thought my portion was going to be all about sexuality, but Rabbi Greg helped me to find the deeper meaning in my portion. My portion speaks about Aron and his reac...

For my mitzvah project I helped Reach for a Dream. I spent the day at BUGZ with a little 7 year old girl named Elizabeth. She has been fighting a very serious illness for many years.

Elizabeth’s wish was to meet Barbie. At BUGZ, we had a special table set up with Barbie...

THE BEGINNING OF MY PARASHAH is different to the parshiyot that have preceded it.  For the past weeks we have read about the instructions for the building and dedication of the Mishkan, the portable Temple that was the holy centre of the Israelites during their journe...

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My Barmitzvah Parsha must have been hand-picked by God for me because the inspiring message contained in my reading is the story of my life.

The Israelites were slaves unto Pharoah in Egypt for hundreds of years until God broug...

I usually volunteer at an animal shelter, but for my Mitzvah, I decided to do something that is also close to my heart.  I went to visit the children at the Christine Revell Children’s Home in Athlone.

They take care of 49 children, who have been abandoned, abused, orp...

My Parashah, or Torah portion is Va-eira and is found in the book of Exodus, which means to evacuate or leave, in this case, the land of Egypt. My Parashah is the story of how Pharaoh refuses to let the Israelites leave Egypt, even after Moses exhibits miraculous powe...

In My Parasha,the patriarch,Yaakov calls his sons, gathers his strength & on His deathbed gives each one of them a blessing.

In the Haftarah read today, King David coincidentally does the same. He calls Shlomo (Solomon) his son & tells him:

"ANOKHI HOLEKH BE DEREKH KOL...