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Friday 2 August 2013 / 26 Av 5773 Volume 17 – Number 27 TO JEWISH south african ACHIEVER AWARDS! (page 2) S ewish eport DAY J R 14 www.sajewishreport.co.za Photo: Luke Jansen/Without a Blink Productions Photo: Black and Jewish entrepreneurs building new business Vida e Caffe and Mr Delivery owner David Chait with SA Black Entrepreneurs Forum President Lebo Gunguluza at the recent opening of the second Black-Jewish Entrepreneurs Network event, in Cape Town, which was “filled with opportunities for engagement” in “an atmosphere energised as participants got down to business”. The event fits into the SAJBD’s mandate promoting business integration in Cape Town between black and Jewish business people and is enthusiastically supported across the board. See story on page 3. 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Stirring stuff from the Perhaps he had forgotten that today was ing also housed a synagogue where we would Bible this week as Moses again cautions his the holy day of fasting? Who doesn’t know ParshatRe’eh often interact with the adult men who would congregation. The great prophet reminds that today is Yom Kippur?” responded the come to the daily minyan. One particular gen- them that living a life of goodness will bring young man. tleman, may he rest in peace, always seemed Rabbi Yossy Goldman them blessings while ignoring the Divine call Perhaps he was never taught that Jews do Sydenham Highlands North to us rather cantankerous, what you might must inexorably lead to a cursed existence. not eat on this day? Every child knows that Hebrew Congregation call a grumpy old man. Moses prefaces his admonition with the Yom Kippur is a fast day, Rabbi!” I cannot remember whether he was actually Hebrew word Re’eh, “See.” See, I present Whereupon Rabbi Levi Yitzchak raised his happens to enjoy staying at home.” a bit cross-eyed or not, but we referred to him before you today a blessing and a curse. eyes heavenward and said: “Master of the “He is as stubborn as an ox! Me? I am just a as “left-eyed Sam” because he always seemed But why see? What is there to see? Did he Universe, see how wonderful Your people determined person.” to be looking at us students with that prover- show them anything at all? The Torah does are! Here is a Jew who, despite so many op- Clearly, the manner in which we look at our bial left eye. not use flowery language just because it has portunities, simply refuses to tell a lie!” The world and those around us will have a major The parshah that is entitled Re’eh, “See,” is a nice ring to it and sounds poetic. What was Berditchever was always able to look at others impact on the way life will treat us. Quite a perennial reminder to all of us that our vi- there to behold? Why Re’eh? with a compassionate, understanding and justifiably, Moses says See. For how we will sion alone can bring virtue or vice. Let us look One answer is that how we look will, in benevolent eye. see things in life will undoubtedly affect life’s at the world correctly and invite the blessings itself, determine whether our lives will be How do we view the good fortune enjoyed outcomes. of G-d into our lives. blessed or cursed. How do we look at others, by others? Are we happy for them, or do we Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson (1880 - Shabbat Times at ourselves? Our perspective, how we behold look at them with begrudging envy? How do 1950) once told how when he was a young and see things, will result in our own lives be- we look at ourselves and our own shortcom- child he asked his father: why does a person August 2/ 26 Av ing blessed or, G-d forbid, the opposite. ings? Are we objectively truthful or subjec- have two eyes? The right eye, his father August 3 / 27 Av The saintly Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditch- tively slanted? replied, is to be used lovingly, when looking at Parshat Re’eh ev once chanced upon a strong, young man “He is a stingy, rotten good-for-nothing. others; the left eye is to be used discerningly, 17:24 18:14 Johannesburg 17:49 18:43 Cape Town who was brazenly eating on Yom Kippur. The Me? I am just careful about how I spend my when looking at sweets or other objects that 17:06 17:58 Durban rabbi suggested that perhaps he was feeling money.” are not that important in the grand scheme 17:26 18:18 Bloemfontein ill. The fellow insisted he was in the best of “She is a bore of bores, absolutely anti- of things. 17:20 18:14 Port Elizabeth health. social. Me? I am a private person who just When I was in Yeshivah, the same build- 17:13 18:06 East London Achiever award It’s a landmark 110 years for the Board presenters are DAVID SAKS attend. The annual meeting of the African Jewish Congress, to themselves One hundred and ten years ago, a take place immediately after the group of eminent Jewish leaders Board’s conference, is also open achievers came together in Johannesburg to the public. OWN CORRESPONDENT to establish a Board of Deputies Keynote speaker at the gala “to watch and take action with dinner will be Dr Nkosazana It’s less than two weeks to go before the annual reference to all matters affect- Dlamini-Zuma, a distinguished Jewish Report Jewish Achievers banquet, a high- ing the welfare of Transvaal and former member of the South light on the community’s social calendar. The ban- Natal Jews”. African Cabinet and today quet takes place on August 15 at the Maroela Room, In 1912, a national South chairman of the African Union Sandton Sun. The organisers are at present confirming the pre- African Board of Deputies came Commission. senters of the different awards. These people of cal- into being with the amalgama- This year the Board’s Human Johannesburg pioneer, Herman Tobiansky and his wife Sophie (after whom ibre draw from previous winners, and include Ray- tion of the various branches of Rights award will be presented Sophiatown is named) and their children, circa 1905, shortly before the mond Ackerman, Ann Harris, Arthur Gillis, Jules and the Board in the four provinces of to the renowned anti-apartheid establishment of the SAJBD. Selma Browde, and Stephen Koseff, among others. the newly-established Union of journalist Benjamin Pogrund. programme consists mainly of Parliament (Joanmarie Fubbs, Ackerman, the founder of Pick n Pay, received the South Africa. The Eric Samson Mendel Kaplan two panel discussions, “Creating chairman: Parliamentary Port- Helen Suzman Lifetime Achiever Award in 2010, an The SAJBD has since become Communal Service awards will ‘Open Spaces’ in South Africa” folio Committee on Trade and award for which he acknowledged how humble he the acknowledged representative go to Michael Katz and Isla (with the facilitator, Tony Leon) Industry), the media (Lulama felt receiving a prize in the name of political icon, voice and civil rights lobby for Feldman. Katz’s many years of and “Imagine a World Without Mokghobo, CEO of SABC) and Suzman. the country’s Jewish commu- communal involvement in a lay Hate”. within the Jewish community Ann Harris, widow of former Chief Rabbi Cyril nity, while its biennial national capacity includes having served The question of “open spaces” itself (Mary Kluk, chairman SA- Harris, presents the award in his name, an award developed to celebrate humanitarian work in the congresses have been attended as chairman and afterwards as for debate, has become espe- JBD). broader community. It is awarded to either Jewish by a range of prominent local and president of the SAJBD from cially relevant at a time when Panelists for the second ses- or non-Jewish individuals. international Jewish leaders. 1983 to 1991. He has since South Africa is gearing up for its sion, to be facilitated by radio Investec Bank’s CEO Stephen Koseff, was the The Board is celebrating this rendered much expert assistance national elections next year.