Chaim Ehrlich

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Dec 19, 2014, 1:22 AM

Indelible Images

It truly pains me to bring this up again, but perhaps some real change will come from this article, not just some fleeting acknowledgment. It was on the morning of 18 November 2014 (exactly one month ago) that two murderous...

Nov 14, 2014, 2:02 PM

The Life of Sarah

Only 11 percent of the Torah’s portions (6 out of 54) are named after people: No’ach, Yitro, Korach, Balak, Pinchas, and Chayei Sarah. Contrast this to N’viim (Prophets) where 89 percent of the books (17 out of 19) are...

Oct 24, 2014, 6:50 AM

There is a truly beautiful and heartwarming piece of Talmud that I would love to share with you: “The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Moshe: I have a good gift in My Treasure House and Shabbat is its...

Sep 4, 2014, 8:13 PM

The Legacy of Chief Rabbi Cyril K. Harris

Every single Jew living in South Africa today, owes a debt of gratitude to a particularly great man, a towering figure of the Jewish landscape in South African history. This man is Chief Rabbi Cyril K. Harris of blessed...

Jul 28, 2014, 3:00 PM

A Lover of Peace, a Pursuer of Peace…

As the war in Gaza rages on, I have a seen hostilities of a different kind persist on the pages of social media. The concurrent war of words continues unabated in cyberspace and too much venomous hate is being...

Jul 23, 2014, 6:32 PM

Beyond Space and Time

With every passing moment of our lives today, the world of information continues to explode exponentially. It is sometimes difficult to grasp what this truly means, but to give you an idea, try to visualise the entire body of...

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About Me

Designer by trade, committed member of the Nation of Israel by faith, writer and philosopher by choice. I love Life and am blessed to feel a connection to art, music, photography, literature and philosophy. My views are 100% completely independent and my own and in no way represent any official organisation's viewpoint.