The weather is craZy in the ‘Ou Transvaal’ …its Mishuga…..After 3 months solid rain it seems (?) to have started clearing with a few days of broken sunshine and virtually no rain, BUT……It has been cold at times, and Methinks we are in for a very long cold winter ….The forecast for the Easter weekend is severe weather conditions in the Beloved Country…(could mean good weather) ????
The last Souff Effrikken team in the European Rugger Cup, the Bulls could not oull off a win, and Souff Effrikka has no more teams in the competition…. Edinburgh started the game immediately attacking the Bulls line and were very soon up … But while the Bulls will be kicking themselves for a game they could have won, and a bit more accuracy in the second half probably would have given them the victory, they won’t be able to hide the fact that a nightmare first half cost them the game. …. Bulls coach Jake White will probably point to the fightback as vindication for the strong bench he picked to be in the game at the end, but the advantage they surrendered in the first half made it an uphill battle that in the end was a bridge too far. ……Because by no means is this Edinburgh side one of the top sides in the competition. …. All that’s left for Souff Effrikken fans is the Souff Effrikken shpielers playing for overseas teams in the league…..All the SA teams are out of the European section of the the URC Rugger competition where they are still in the running for honours …..Lot of moans from overseas clubs that the SA contingent is not strong enough…????
A birth control pill for men, that's fair………………..
It makes more sense to take the bullets out of the gun than to wear a bulletproof vest. ! ! !
Two cannibals, a father and son, were elected by the tribe to go out and get something to eat. They walked deep into the jungle and waited by a path.
Before long, along came this little old man. The son said, "Ooh dad, there's one.
"No," said the father. "There's not enough meat on that one to even feed the dogs.
We'll just wait."
Well, a little while later, along came this really fat man. The son said, "Hey dad, he's plenty big enough." "No," the father said. "We'd all die of a heart attack from the fat in that one. We'll just wait."
About an hour later, here comes this absolutely gorgeous, slim woman. The son said, "Now there's nothing wrong with that one dad. Let's eat her."
"No," said the father. "We'll not eat her either."
"Why not?" asked the son.
"Because we're going to take her back alive and eat your mother." (Bittere Gelechte)
The last competition that the SA Teams are in , the URC sees the bulls 3rd & The Sharks 4th…. Stormers in the middle of the log and the ‘Mighty Lions” touching the bottom….Hopefully the Bulls & Sharks can pull themselves together and ddo something….BUT…ain’t going to be easy, as Leinster Klapped second stringers Munster 52-0……. And Munster beat the Lions 42-0 the week before…..Eishhhhh, we got a tough tournament ahead if we want to get somewhere….
The premier league has been won by Liverpool, and the only interest is who will make the top 4….. Liverpool, Arsenal should be 1 & 2 and Nottingham, Newcastle, Chelsea & Manchester city will fight it out for 3rd & 4th. Place…..Man City had an E-mazing win against Crystal Palace being 2-0 down and winning 5-2 in the end…… and other side of Manchester the Ragmonis Man United lost 4-1 to Newcastle, and the less said the better….what a skande they have become….. Match after match it gets worse, and after the Onana goal fiasco, the new goalie let two sitters in, soooo “Is a fish vrot from the head up or tail down???? When a fish is Vrot, its Vrot “….and that’s what Man United have become, with no end in sight of the pathetic Sokka they are playing at the moment……. Not sure what they planning this massive new stadium for if the cannot play decent Sokka….. Everyone has been blamed for their failure ,and yet they cannot get the club going again….
The Golf Masters, Played at Augusta was won by Rory McIlroy the 35-year-old from Northern Ireland has become only the sixth man and the first European to win the career Grand Slam of Masters, Open Championship, US Open and US PGA Championship titles….. Tiger Woods, a 15-time major winner, had been the last player to win the Grand Slam in 2000, joining Americans Jack Nicklaus (1966), Ben Hogan (1953), Gene Sarazen (1935) and South Africa's Gary Player (1965)….
McIlroy regrouped from missing a putt which would have secured victory on the 18th hole of his final round on Sunday to beat England's Justin Rose in a sudden-death play-off……The long-awaited triumph at Augusta National came almost 11 years after he won the fourth major of his career at the 2014 US PGA…..what a thrilling Finnish…..Remember starting to watch the masters in the mid 60’s with the Late Jack Golombick who lived for his Golf and especially the Masters …..in those years I think it was in August….. That Green Blazer with all its traditions is Tukka something special….
Those in the USofA can get their supply Biltong, Droe Wors and other Souff Effrikken 'Gerichten' from the Biltong Guy www.1800biltong.com …all products are ‘Glatt Kosher’ ( in separate area)…., and they have a wide variety of ‘Lekker’ Biltong/Wors details at http://www.stantgsm.com/category/info/15 New Biltong supplier for the USofA
'The nail that sticks out shall be hammered down' ― Japanese proverb
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”― Søren Kierkegaard
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts" ― Bertrand Russell
A wise man makes his own decisions. An ignorant man follows public opinion. ― Chinese Proverb
“The truth has no defence against a fool determined to believe a lie” ― attributed to Mark Twain
'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.' ― attributed to Socrates
"There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult." - Warren Buffett
“A party without cake is just a meeting.” — JULIA CHILD
“A single leaf working alone provides no shade.” — CHUCK PAGE
“Thrones, no matter how pretty, have only room for one.” — MARK NEPO
“Vital to every operation is cooperation.” — FRANK TYGER
“You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.” — J.S. KNOX
“Teamwork. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” – ANDREW CARNEGIE
~ “The world must learn to work together, or finally it will not work at all.” — DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
The first two Seders were a dream, and I enjoyed going out for them…..The Kinderlach and Einingklach from the various Yiddisher schools helped make our Seders complete…..The singing was E-mazing….They Tukka know the story of Pesach…… A sad incident happened before Pesach at Pick ‘N Pay, which has been blown out of proportion …. P’n P made a very nice display over their Pesach shelves, and methinks after it was plastered all over Face Book, the Galeria’s (BDS) and others arrived and started to to threaten P’nP ….There are maybe 40,000 yids with purchasing power and 1m Mozzies…..What does a business do, especially one on the skids at the moment ???? Be Dafka and leave it up, with a good chance that trade could be affected just before the PEAK Easter weekend, or remove it…..Many are shouting the odds, BUT…….over the past 40 years, P’nP have been there for their Yiddisher clients and have gone out of their way …. Long forgotten are those massive Pesach promotions they used to have when the community was Beeeeger and ‘Amolikke Yoren’ went out of their way to cater for the Yiddisher community…. The printing of calendars/Haggadah’s and thousands of Kosher L’Pesach guides….Time to get real and face reality …..Numbers do count in business…Poor Raymond Ackerman must be turning in his grave with what’s happened to P’nP of late ……!!! They put everything back yesterday…. Interesting view …. https://www.biznews.com/global-citizen/tim-flack-pick-n-pay-passover-display
As I mentioned, many Shuls put on a pre-Pesach Friday night dinner and the Sandton Shul’s dinner was superb……..had 320 guests a welcoming Kiddush & Brocha and everyone ate and had a glorious time….Tukka Shakeach to Riva Flax and her team for a superb dinner…..
Zaida was telling his Einingklach at the Seder table.
‘’ Talk about the Egyptians drowning I have often wanted to drown my troubles.
When Bobba and I, who is now washing dishes in the kitchen, used to argue..
But I could never get her to go swimming. (Einaaaaaaaaaaah…)
Yankel ,was telling the guests at the Seder Table that he had a dog that when he threw a stick a kilometre away ,his dog would find it and bring it back to him .
The guests said this sounded a bit farfetched to them
Two elderly ladies, Miriam and Naomi , meet for the first time in many years .
They decide to catch up on their lives over a cup of coffee and a bagel at the Kosher Snack restaurant.
Naomi says.’’ So , Miriam , it has been a long time. How have you been getting on.?’'
Miriam replies.’’ Oy vy. Naomi . You should not have asked me that question.
I think that old age is terrible. . I am 76 years old and I am now 5 foot , 7 inches tall .
Yet I was in my twenties , I was 6 foot 1 inches tall.’’
Naomi replies. ‘’ I know exactly how you feel . When I was twenty one I was 6 foot 2 inches tall.
Now that I am 80 years old, I am five foot 6 inches tall. ‘'
Miriam and Naomi did not see that sitting right behind them was Rabbi Malchamowitz .
When he got up to leave , the Rabbi says to them ;
‘’ Ladies , I wish you a long and healthy life.
May Hashem bless you to live be 5 foot five inches tall. ( Oy…..Vy)
The E-mazing Coffee Table book, ‘The Road through the Grove’, which calls back the past, of the history from the Johannesburg Drive In along the BIG LB
(Louis Botha Avenue) to Hillbrow, and anything on either side from Highlands North High to KES, very few copies left, and I am selling them at R500 in the Johannesburg area and will get them delivered to you….. Don’t miss this E-mazing book…. What a gift!!!!!!!!! Drop me an E-mail at smookler@netactive.co.za … The stocks are running low, soooo don’t wait…….…. …. Need to send 4 books to Irvine, California or somewhere nearby…. ??
Benny met his friend Sol on the street. He looked at Sol and said “Sol, I haven’t seen you in three years. You look terrible. What has been happening to you?”
Sol answered “Benny, don’t ask. Would you believe I got married three times in the last three years and buried three wives.”
Benny said “How tragic, what happened?”
Sol replied “Well three years ago I married this wonderful girl and she died a month later after eating poisoned mushrooms. A year later I met this lovely girl and she died a month after we were married, after eating poisoned mushrooms.
Then last year I married again and believe it or not, after one month, she died.”
Benny said, “ Don’t tell me, poisoned mushrooms?”
“No fractured skull. She wouldn’t eat the poisoned mushrooms.” ( Einaaaaaaaaaaaaah….)
Eli is a Genealogist of note…Eli Rabinowitz – 'Gib A Kuk' at his blog… https://elirab.me/about/ ……. E-mazing news from 'Der Heim’s' & The 'Beloved Country' … Doing what he does best ….Everything …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel_Synagogue and Eli’s recent visit to Vilnius ..Eli visited Europe and Poland, Lithuania etc towards the end of last year, and has Zillions of pictures on his website…..
Q: What do you do when a blonde throws a pin at you?
A: Run....she's got a hand grenade in her mouth.
Dentist begging the patient: Could you help me? Could you give out a few of your loudest, most painful screams?
Patient: Why? Doc, it isn't all that bad this time.
Dentist: There are so many people in the waiting room right now and I don't want to miss my golf this afternoon!
Old lawyers never die, they just lose their appeal.
After the Ebrahim Rasool’s saga in the USofA, Cyril has not appointed an Ambassador yet, BUT…….has appointed Mcebisi Jonas has been appointed as special envoy to the United States….Not the ambassador but someone who must get involved in discussions with Trumps Manne to try and sort out the future…..Again, with 60m people in the Beloved Country, could Cyril not have found a more diplomatic person….???? There has been huge support for Tony Leon to go as the Ambassador, BUT…..that will not happen….
Jonas shot to national prominence between May 2014 and March 2017, when he was South Africa’s deputy finance minister under former president Jacob Zuma.
Zuma fired him in 2017, along with former finance minister Pravin Gordhan. …… Most notably during that era, Jonas became one of their earliest whistle-blowers on State Capture……. In 2016, during Zuma’s presidency, Jonas publicly claimed that the Gupta family had offered him the position of finance minister in exchange for assisting them in their State Capture project. …..Jonas went on to detail the occurrence when he testified before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in 2018.
He alleged that the Gupta brothers offered him a R600 million bribe to get him to accept the finance minister role and threatened to kill him if he reported the incident….This is a positive methinks, BUT ….. Although Jonas has committed himself to his new role, he has previously strongly criticised US President Donald Trump.
In 2020, at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s annual lecture, Jonas reflected on the American presidential election taking place at the time.
“Right now, the US is undergoing a watershed moment with Biden the certain winner in the presidential race against the racist, homophobe Donald Trump,” Jonas said in the address. ….. He continued: “How we got to a situation where a narcissistic right-winger took charge of the world’s greatest economic and military powerhouse, is something that we need to ponder over. It is something that all democracies need to ponder over…….Methinks these questions around Jonas’ suitability for the special envoy role could bring pressure to remove him also….????. International relations experts previously criticised then-ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, for publicly describing Trump’s administration as “supremacist” and those remarks got Rasool expelled as a diplomat. …. Jonas’ appointment as special envoy is with immediate effect, while Ramaphosa still considers who to appoint as ambassador to the United States ….Going to be interesting!!!!!!!!
It is with great sadness that I have to mention the loss of a few local businesses as a result of Donald Trump’s recent tariff announcement. A local bra manufacturer has gone bust, a submarine company has gone under, a manufacturer of food blenders has gone into liquidation, a dog kennel has had to call in the retrievers and a company supplying paper for origami enthusiasts has folded. Our local strip club has gone tits up, Interflora is pruning its business and Roto-rooter has gone down the drain.
Paranoid people who check behind their shower curtains for murderers:
If you do find one, what's your plan?
The older I get, the more I understand why cockerels scream to start their day.
You know you're over 50 when you have 'upstairs ibuprofen' and 'downstairs ibuprofen.'
If only vegetables smelled as good as bacon
When I lost the fingers on my right hand in a freak accident, I asked the doctor if I would still be able to write with it. He said, "Possibly, but I wouldn't count on it."
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Anyone who says their wedding was the best day of their life has clearly never had two
Crunchy bars fall down at once from a vending machine.
We live in a time where intelligent people are silenced so that stupid people won't be offended.
When a kid says "Daddy, I want mommy" that's the kid version of "I'd like to speak to your supervisor."
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to respond "CLOSE ENOUGH."
Weight loss goal: To be able to clip my toenails and breathe at the same time.
Some of my friends exercise every day.
Meanwhile I am watching a show I don't like because the remote fell on the floor.
For those of you that don't want Alexa or Siri listening in on your conversation, they are making a male version; it doesn't listen to anything……
Julio Woznica, a very special tour guide, speaking many languages….. and his Soweto Tours are legendary…. 082-654 4888 http://stantgsm.com/search/julio
Tukka a Blast from the Past, Peter Berman who ran the Zenith Band @ Simcha’s ‘Amolikke Yoren’ is back with an E-mazing Chuppa package….. Peter and many of his King David Victory Park Chavers the Borowsky Broers, and many others played at many Simcha’s with us……. You can contact Peter Berman @ 0823355083 or E-mail peter@berman.co.za for a brand new Chuppa experience…..
At the Woolworths Supermarket there was robbery.
The manager of the store managed to hit one of the robbers with a price label gun on his head.
The police are now looking for a man with a price on his head. …( Oi……….)
Abe thought that he could get along with an audit at the tax office without his accountant.
He was asked by the assessor to bring along all his records.
So he showed up at the revenue office with his records.
The Beatles, Rolling stones and Abba.
Bobba is picking through the frozen chickens at Spar.
But she cannot find one big enough for her family.
She calls over the owner and asks him.
“Do these chickens get any bigger. ?"
The owner replies “No Bobba they are all dead. "
Eishhhhhhhhhhkom could have big competition after the launch of a traded electricity market, a move that promises to bring consumers greater choice, price competition, and more reliable power supply …. This ‘Groiser’ reform comes in the wake of persistent load shedding and decades of reliance on state-owned utility Eskom…and never before has Eishhhhhhhhhkom had ANY kind of competition….With the Electric E-fundi’s warning of the full return of Load Shedding this winter ….. and Methinks if we get Seriaaaaaaaaas load shedding, there could be Seriaaaaaaaaas Tzorris as the public are just getting over the horrific load shedding, which affected everyone, and also caused thousands of businesses to close, due to power shedding….. The water system was also badly affected by load shedding which led to pumps not being able to pump water up to the water reservoirs …… It is hoped that the alternate suppliers will help with the power generation shortages and bring down the cost of the actual electricity which has gone Mishuga…. ….Quite interesting is that Discovery Green is one of the new suppliers registered…..
I must point out the following; When sending large lists of e-mails, the chances of providers blocking them are Great…..The next problem is the letters get spammed, and go into the spam/reject/ Junk files….If you don’t receive the letter, please look in the spam/Junk file….
and it has the current letter and past letters also….
Gatiep is sitting on a ledge watching the bungi jumpers doing their thing at the Storms River Bridge. A fancy lady walks up to him and asks him:
" Excuse me Sir, does one have to pay to jump off the bridge?"
Gatiep answers: "Nay Madam, only if you wants a rope!" (Oi……..)
The devil goes to Cape Town, meets Gatiep and asks:
"Do you know who I am?"
Gatiep replies: " Nei man. Djy's nie van die kaap nie, give me a hint."
The devil says : "I'm the prince of darkness."
Gatiep exclaims: "Ooh, djy's 'n bigshot by Eishhhhhhhhkom…!"
“Well my boy” asked Howie’s father, “How do you like being married?”
His newlywed son blushed scornfully. “Married? Ha - some marriage. I married a nun.”
“What do you mean, a nun?” asked his father.
“None in the morning, none at night” replied the groom.
“Well, sighed the father,
“You’ll come for dinner Friday night, you’ll meet the Mother Superior”.( Ag Neeeeeeeeee…)
Mazeltov to Jacob Zuma on his second Barmitzvah….He had 83rd. birthday celebrations all over the place and his followers rocked up, BUT…..he let down quite a few venues and never arrived…..When one thinks back to the days when Dali Mpofu stated that it was Zuma’s jurisdictional right to be released from prison because he was “suffering from a terminal disease” and yet he looked 100% over the weekend….These Galeria’s have some kind of Magic Position that after getting soooo ill the miraculously heal , and are running around playing Golf etc…. “ Shabby Shaik” is even more remarkable, as he has managed to survive for many, many years after being on the death bed….
Minsker the Shlepper”… Paul Minsker has been singing in the Sandton Shul choir, and he does ‘Shlepping’ ….Besides Airport runs, Sun City etc., he also does ‘Shlepping’ of confidential documents…… 083-5426480 see https://www.stantgsm.com/view-post/pauls%20driver%20service/8242’
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Both venues will be disclosed on booking. Give support to these gatherings……
Mr. Kvetch phones his Acupuncturist at 1am and says to him.
Doctor , I am not feeling well . What should I do?
He tells Mr. Kvetch. ‘’Take two safety pins and call me in the morning.
The Minister of health in Australia wants to propose in parliament if he is appointed again in next month’s election to amend to decrease what specialist doctors should charge for their fees.
The Allergists advised him to scratch this idea.
The Dermatologists advised him not to make any rash moves.
The Pathologists yelled over my dead body will you make this proposal.
The Paediatricians told him to grow up and think again.
The Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea.
The Cardiologists did not have the heart to comment.
The Podiatrists thought it was a step backwards.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has dug his heals into the 0.5% VAT increase as the ONLY way to close the Tax gap….There has been huge opposition to the move, and many companies have sent out notices on new rates with the 0.5 increase, BUT…..in the Sunday Times this week on the front page, they have indicated that the increase in VAT could (??) fall away, which would mean the mass of work already done on the matter would be in vain…. The GNU ‘amper’ broke up through the issue, and is still very raw, and anything could cause it to split, which would mean more hardship for the country, as the DA leaving, will Tukka kill the bit of confidence there is at the moment//// Kieswater the Tax commissioner still believes that by tightening up on Tax collection they would have enough to go around, BUT….no one is listening…..
Tomorrow is the start of a L-O-N-G weekend, and Good Friday…… and the next weekend runs into 1st May, also a L-O-N-G weekend……. Eishhhhhhhhh, with Pesach and the public holidays no time to trade…..’Amolikke Yoren’ the best thing on Easter weekend was the Highlands/Hellenic traditional game on Easter Monday and soooo many Super Rugger games, which are a thing of the past…..and of course the Grand Rand Show, which is on this weekend…. World’s biggest Flee market
The Yiddish show on Chai FM 101.9 …….. Every Thursday from 10am to 11am.
Featuring the 3 Kaplan’s Ronnie Kaplan, Hylton Kaplan and Shoshana Kaplan and Judy Moritz …..…..…. All 4 are very well known in the community
Donald and Muskby were having lunch at the Seven Steers restaurant.
Furious Trump calls the waiter over and shouts,
‘’ How dare you serve me soup that has a twig in it,?’'
The waiter replies. ‘’ I am very sorry sir. I will call the branch manager .’'
Next day, Donald and Muskby were having cucumber sandwiches and salads with King Charles .
Muskby calls for the chef to come and see him.
He asks the chef .’’ Please Tell me why there is a button in my salad.?’'
The chef replies. ‘’ Sorry Sir , it must of fallen off while I dressing the salad ,’'
You just gotta Luv ‘Young Julius’ who keeps on jumping on the bandwagon, shouting his mouth off at everything ….which is the only way he can stay in the limelight…… The EFF is not backing down on their calls for an investigation into the recent visit by Members of Parliament from the DA, Patriotic Alliance (PA), and African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) to Israel, describing it as "disgraceful and treasonous".
The trip, characterised as a "fact-finding mission," has sparked widespread criticism, with many questioning its legitimacy and purpose…… The EFF argued that this visit undermined the country's long-standing support for the Palestinian people and its opposition to Israeli apartheid……The red berets demanded that all MPs involved in the visit be summoned to appear before the Speaker and the Joint Standing Committee on Ethics; their diplomatic privileges be suspended pending investigation; the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) issue a formal statement disassociating South Africa from this delegation and Parliament reaffirm its commitment to the complete isolation of the Israeli regime.
"The EFF will never stand with genocide, will never stand with apartheid, and will never be silent when our country's name is dragged into complicity with war crimes," the EFF said in a statement…..Quite E-mazing, coming from a country that has apartheid in reverse, with all the laws against white employment , BEE etc….
PA deputy president Kenny Kunene reiterated the party's support for the State of Israel, saying that if the party led by Gayton McKenzie is elected to run South Africa, one of the priorities would be re-igniting relations with Israel.
"We as South Africans cannot take sides on this particular matter," Kunene said. "We must encourage both parties to work together, to co-exist, because we are an example of that co-existence."
‘Young Julius’ and his Mob have called for all the delegates to go before a Parliamentary commission of inquiry into the tour…..What a Schmuck….Staright after Oct 7th. Hamas and other Galeria’s sent envoys here and met with Government, and Naledi Pandor even went to visit them….That is a disgrace beyond…
Myron Michel’s is the new Shlepper on the Block, doing lifts to anywhere ….Contact Myron on 082-3273686 and e-mail ; See
A soap bubble is 10,000 times thinner than the average human hair
August has the highest percentage of births
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Mazeltov to Gabi & Ryan Bytenski on the birth of their Princess yesterday…. Mazzies to Merle (Lyons) & Jeff Bytenski …….. Merle’s is my brother in law Steve’s Schvester and they used to own the Shell garage in the Shtetl….Mazeltov to the whole Mishpocha
Mazeltov to Hila & Adrian Zetler on the Barmitzvah of their Zunnelle Ziv @ Ohrsom in Sea Point, Slaaaaaaapstad …Mazzies to Zaida Dennis Zetler………. Dennis owns Mooiberge in Stellenbosch ….. Lots of Nachus for the future …Pictures
Happy 60th Birthday to my OLD Chaver Saul Emanuel in Montreal….. Saul had a ‘Frum’ band Amolikke Yoren’ and we did many Simcha’s together….. Saul was the Beth Din administrator and moved to Montreal where is a Ganser Knacker in the Beth Din there and has done very well……. Saul came with us when we catered at the 1994 Induction of Madiba at the state house in Pretoria……Saul’s LUV of Peri -Peri Chicken livers is legendary…. Many more in good health ‘Ou Chaver’…… Pictures ; https://www.stantgsm.com/
Happy 80th Birthday to my Cuzzie ‘Prof Sheila Weitzman’ in Tooo-Run-Tooo …..Its quite E-mazing that she managed to visit us 2 weeks ago in the Beloved Country….. Sheila was taken to Tanzania to view the migration of the animals and came here for a few days and then flew back to Toronto…..It was unbelievable to have her here and we ‘Hucked’ plenty…..Sheila’s Brother the Late Sarge Weitzman was my Stan & Pete partner for 30 years, and then moved to Oekland, NZ where he passed away nearly 6 years ago…..They also have a brother Irvine in Toronto….. Sheila & Irvine have been away for nearly 50 years….. Me & my Late Boet Hilton grew up and the 5 of us shared unbelievable experiences in the 25 years we were all in the Beloved Country….Sheila taught us all how to drive, play Tennis etc, and is a brilliant Paediatric Oncologist at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto…. She is only now starting to slow down a bit , but is still with the hospital……Sheila is the most humble & incredible person I know…. Wish her all the best for many more years in good health
Five years ago today my Boet Hilton passed away, and he and Sheila were very close…… Out of all the days in the year he passed away on Sheila’s birthday 17th April, 2020 ….Really miss him as his knowledge of sport (Detail) was incredible. ….Miss him when I watch Rugger, as we used to actually end up fighting, as he supported the Boks & me the All Blacks… in those days the ‘Schvartzers’ were unbeatable…..Things have changed, and he would have ‘Kleibed Nachus’ the way the Boks have been playing the past few years…….
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Hijackings “seem” to have slowed down a bit, or maybe the Papers are just not reporting as much..???
General Crime is also poorly reported and that’s bad because members of the public should be informed and crime in their area’s so they can take action to prevent it at home
Every time there is a lull, people seem to drop there guard..
To avoid being hijacked, try and take different routes and times….
When returning for a shopping trip to the local stores, always be aware that you may have been followed……
NEVER stop in front of the Security gates, and then start looking for the control………………
Always have it handy, and don’t start on the Mobile phone until parked and inside.
NEVER stop on the side of the road to make unnecessary calls, as the ‘Gunovim’ are all over…..
Be very careful when walking during Pesach…. Try and walk in groups…
Always face oncoming traffic….
Be ‘Wakker’ & ‘StreetwiZe’ all the time…………
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Have a peaceful, restful Shabbos...From Stan and the Clan
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Eerbare Makelaaaaaar van Suid Afrika ………
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How important is Tradition in Judaism? Obviously, the answer is that it is very important. I mean, they even dedicated a major song by that title in Fiddler on the Roof!
How strong is the need for Tradition in the spiritual consciousness of Jews today? Despite the effects of secularism, I’d venture to suggest that there is still a need inside us to feel connected to our roots, our heritage, and our sense of belonging to the Jewish people. Perhaps more than any time of the year Passover is the season when millions of Jews embrace their traditions with love, warmth, and lots of nostalgia.
But for vast numbers of our people, Tradition alone has not been enough. And that applies not only for the rebellious among us who may have cast aside their traditions with impunity, but also for many ordinary, thinking people who decided that to do something just because “that’s the way it has always been done” was simply not good enough.
So what if my grandfather did it? My grandfather rode around in a horse and buggy! Must I give up my car for a horse just because my Zayde rode a horse? And if my Bobba never got a university degree, why shouldn’t I? So, just because my grandparents practiced certain Jewish traditions, why must I? Perhaps those traditions are as obsolete as the horse and buggy?
There are masses of Jews who think this way and who will not be convinced to behave Jewishly just because their grandparents did.
We need to tell them why their grandparents did it. They need to understand that their grandparents’ traditions were not done just for tradition’s sake but there was a very good reason why their forbears practiced those traditions. And those very same reasons and rationales still hold good today. There is, in fact, no such thing as ‘empty ritual’ in Judaism. Everything has a reason and a good one too.
Too many young people were put off tradition because some Cheder or Talmud Torah teacher didn’t take their questions seriously. They were silenced with a wave of the hand, a pinch of the ear, the classic when you get older, you’ll understand, or the infamously classic, just do as you’re told.
There are answers. There have always been answers. We may not have logical explanations for tsunamis and other tzorris, but all our traditions are founded on substance and have intelligible, credible underpinnings. If we seek answers, we will find them in abundance, including layers and layers of meaning, from the simple to the symbolic to the philosophical and even mystical.
The seventh day of Pesach recalls the Song of the Sea sung by Moses and the Jewish people following the splitting of the sea and their miraculous deliverance from the Egyptian armies. Early on, we find the verse, This is my G-d and I will glorify Him, the G-d of my fathers and I will exalt Him.
The sequence is significant. First comes My G-d, and only thereafter the G-d of my fathers. In the Amidah, the silent devotion, which is the apex of our daily prayers, we begin addressing the Almighty as Our G-d and the G-d of our fathers…Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Again, our G-d comes first. So while the G-d of our fathers, i.e. “Tradition,” most definitely plays a very important role in Judaism, still, an indispensable prerequisite is that we must make G-d ours, personally. Every Jew must develop a personal relationship with G-d. We need to understand the reasons and the significance of our traditions lest they be mistaken for empty ritual to be discarded by the next generation.
Authentic Judaism has never shied away from questions. Questions have always been encouraged and formed a part of our academic heritage. Every page of the Talmud is filled with questions - and answers. You don’t have to wait for the Pesach Seder to ask a question.
When we think, ask, and find answers to our faith, then the traditions of our grandparents become alive, and we understand fully why we should make them ours. Once a tradition has become ours and we then realize that this very same practice has been observed uninterruptedly by our ancestors throughout the generations, then Tradition becomes a powerful force that can inspire us forever.
The Seders we celebrated at the beginning of Passover are among the most powerful in our faith. They go back to our ancestors in Egypt where the very first “Seder” was observed. How truly awesome is it that we are still practicing these same traditions over 3300 years later!
Our traditions are not empty. They are rich and meaningful and will, please G-d, be held on to preciously for generations to come.
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