The Board is engaging with the relevant universities to address cases of exams being set on Yom Tov or Shabbat. Once again, I urge students to check their exam timetables and in the event of there being clashes to immediately send the relevant details (full names, date and time of exam and student number) through to us at sajbd@sajbd.org. We will do everything we can to assist our students, but it becomes extremely difficult to do so if we are not informed timeously.
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SAJBD Meet with the amaHlubi Royal Family
SAJBD Meet with the amaHlubi Royal Family
On Friday, 29 August 2025, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) had the honour of meeting with the Royal Family of the amaHlubi nation, including HRM King Langalibalele II and Queen of Amahlubi, HRM Mzamose ka Sobhuza. The amaHlubi nation dates back to the 1300’s, residing in KZN, EC, WC, FS, GP, MP, and Lesotho and compromise of over 3 million South Africans.
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Desperate Dangor’s antizionist rant
In recent weeks, the SAJBD has observed a rise in increasingly hostile efforts to challenge the perspectives of our community organisations and silence “mainstream” Jewish voices. In this case, “mainstream” Jewish refers to community members who are traditionally Jewish in observance (be it orthodox or progressive), and Zionist in orientation. Yet, the discourse has shifted, increasingly framing Zionism itself as beyond acceptable bounds, thereby deeming aligned groups inherently problematic. What stands out, however, is that the campaign against mainstream Jewry is increasingly desperate, incoherent, and too often driven by a quest for attention rather than substantive dialogue.
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