Acacia Court – Mezuzah ceremony

[nggallery id=3] In March 2011, Jewish Community Services received a very generous donation which afforded them an opportunity to purchase residential accommodation in Cape Town. Acacia Court, in the City Bowl area, has been renamed Acacia House and is currently fully occupied.  On 29 Nov 2011 a mezuzah placing ceremony was held and a mezuzah […]

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Shifra Says

Welcome to our Jewish Care Cape 2012 new website look and feel! Our webmaster and designer is inspiring us to upload and present fresh, new and exciting material and we are delighted to have him on board. The catch words for 2012 directing and guiding us in these unpredictable times are, frugality, sustainability, co-existence and […]

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Change is a door that can only be opened from the inside

As the umbrella body for the seven Jewish welfare organisations, JCC held a Planning Meeting at the end of 2011 to try and assess the needs of the community in the short, medium and long term. These are some of the issues that were raised. DEMOGRAPHICS The numbers of the Western Cape Jewish Community appear […]

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Nechama Compassion Pack

For the past 5 years Nechama has been providing the Cape Town Jewish Community with Compassion Packs.  Packed by the volunteers at Giftime and distributed by the Chevra Kadisha and the Rabbi’s in each Community, the Compassion Pack has been positively accepted in the community as a source of comfort at a great time of […]

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Highlights at CJSA during 2011

[nggallery id=2] Highlights at CJSA during 2011 included the fish braai in Sea Point, the 2011 Pesach vintage, the Goudini get-away, Ot Azey – the immersion course in Yiddish, the Hobbies & Crafts Fair, a special Milnerton twilight supper, the Men’s Schmooze Group and Art Classes. Fish Braai in Sea Point  A delicious fish braai […]

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Interview with Solly Greenstein

In tribute to Solly Greenstein who passed away in 2011, we would like to re-publish the interview with him after receiving his JCC Award in 2010. JEWISH CARE CAPE AWARDEE – SOLLY GREENSTEIN, CHAIRPERSON OF GLENDALE – Home for the Intellectually Challenged As mentioned in the previous ‘Shifra Says’ I have brought you a story […]

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