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28 HASHALOM October
2016
October
2016
HASHALOM
29
DURBAN COMMUNITY WELCOMES CYCALIVE
2016 TEAM
The finish line for CycAlive 2016 at the DJC included a real
finish line, the younger members of the community acting as
cheerleaders, and a rousing welcome performance by the
Field Band from KZN. The Executive of the SAJBD KZN Council
(formerly the CKNJ) were there to congratulate all involved
and hosted a braai in their honour.
35 young men from South Africa and Israel set off on the
750km trip from Johannesburg to Durban.
The boys hail from Torah Academy, Moletsane High School
and Pace College in Soweto. Five cyclists from Israel, brought
out by Partnership 2Gether also joined the team. Rabbi Dovid
Hazdan once again led the team.
The objectives of Cycalive are to build bridges and form
bonds between young South Africans and their respective
communities; inspire Ubuntu; fundraise for educational
projects - 75 per cent to previously disadvantaged schools;
highlight road safety and encourage leadership and self-
confidence among the participants. The boys prepared care
packages, including stationery and refreshments for schools
and hospital patients en route.
One of the cyclists mentioned that the arrival in Durban
was incredible, the energy and spirit was awesome, and a
definite highlight of the trip for him.
We look forward to next year’s event and hope to make it
even bigger and better.
Project TEN is an international development program that
operates volunteer centers in developing areas, all around
the world. Project Ten currently runs centers in Ghana,
Uganda, Mexico, Ethiopia and Israel. Due to a fruitful
collaboration between the Jewish Agency and the SA Zionist
federation, together with the generous assistance of the
Victor Daitz Foundation Project Ten is launching its newest
center in Durban.
Project TEN aims to bring together young Jewish adults from
all over the world, to a program that combines volunteer
work with local South African communities, alongside service-
learning in the fields of international development, culture,
identity and Jewish activism. This program embodies the
essence of Tikkun Olam while teaching Jewish leadership on
the ground. Together with the Jewish community in Durban
we hope to create sustainable projects in developing
communities, while exploring and practicing what it means
to be a “Jewish Activist.”
This is the first time a Project Ten center will be in such close
proximity to a Jewish community and we are excited at the
prospect of all the incredible things, which can be achieved
with the support of such a wonderful and warm community.
We invite anyone and everyone to come and meet us and
take an interest in the work we will be doing. We are always
happy to meet new friends.
By Michelle Gerszt
By Shani Silove
Above Board
Mary Kluk,
President
A column of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies
Rabbi Rosen’s message to a
divided world
Last month, our community in Durban, as well as in Cape Town
and Johannesburg, were honoured once again to be able to host
Rabbi David Rosen. One of the foremost Jewish leaders in the field
of interfaith dialogue, Rabbi Rosen was in the country as a guest
of Religions for Peace to participate in the fiftieth anniversary
commemorations of the Vatican’s famous Nostra Aetate declaration.
Through this document, the Catholic Church decisively broke with
various antisemitic dogmas that had from time immemorial been an
intrinsic part of its theology, and ushered in a new era of reconciliation
and dialogue between the world’s Jewish and Catholic communities.
In this latter field, Rabbi Rosen has and is playing a decisive part,
for which he is, amongst other honours, the recipient of a Papal
Knighthood.
The importance of dialogue, bridge-building and understanding
between the world’s various faith communities hardly needs
emphasizing. Today, it is religion rather than ideology that would
appear to be the number one threat to global peace, and specifically
the emergence in recent decades of a violent, radically intolerant form
of Islam. It is crucial to remember that adherents of these ideologies
are not only hostile towards other religions and the secular liberalism
of the West, but as much, if not more so, to fellow Muslims who
do not adhere to their notions of how the Islamic faith should be
interpreted and practised.As can be seen by the tragic events in Syria,
Iraq and Turkey, to name just three examples, Muslims constitute the
great majority of victims of Islamist violence.
Religious hatred, historically and in our own time, is characterised
by the demonization (often literally) of the ‘other’, through which
people’s essential humanity is denied to the point that slaughtering
them is seen as a holy act. Invariably, such crude ways of thinking
are underpinned by simple blind ignorance, which fanatical leaders
as a matter of course seek to perpetuate. As is true of all conflict
situations – our own country’s history is proof of that – the antidote
lies in honest, respectful dialogue. Once people are talking to one
another, it quickly becomes possible to clear up misconceptions and
find common ground, of which there is so much in all of the world’s
great religions. This was the message that Rabbi Rosen brings to
every platform he is given, and we are proud to have played a part in
his bringing it to our own country as well.
SAJBD in Parliament
At the beginning of September, SAJBD National Director Wendy
Kahn, assisted by Diplomatic Liaison Chaya Singer, presented the
Board’s submission on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill to
the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications. This
follows our written submission to the Committee earlier this year.The
presentation was very well received by those present and also featured
prominently in the subsequent media reports on the hearings. Primarily,
it dealt with the pressing need for our media law to come to grips
with the realities created by the electronic communications revolution,
particularly in the area of the social media. Just as traditional media
providers are regulated so should there be some order on how the
Internet is used by members of the public.AsWendy stressed, in order
to prevent abuses, law enforcement agencies need to be much more
involved in efforts to confront cyberhate, and better equipped to work
with the relevant Internet service providers in obtaining the information
necessary to pursue such offenders.
LOVETHIS BRISKET
3 - 4kg piece brisket on the bone
Mix all ingredients together and rub gently into meat
Preheat oven to 170degC
Place the following on bottom of a large roasting pan:
2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
2 onions, peeled and cut into eights
Place brisket on top of onions & carrots
Cover meat with foil and roast for 3 – 3 ½ hours
Remove from oven – set aside to rest for at least 45 minutes.
Slice with an electric carving knife. Place sliced brisket in a nice dish.
Spoon the liquid over brisket to keep moist. To heat - return to oven
covered for a further 30 minutes.
KALE, PEARAND POMEGRANATE SALAD
Cut the thick stalk ends off of the kale then chop the kale leaves into
bite-sized pieces.
Place the kale leaves into a salad bowl.Add the diced pear, cranberries
and pomegranate seeds.
About 30 minutes before serving drizzle with dressing.
Just before serving sprinkle toasted pine nuts / sunflower seeds over
salad.Toss the salad till well mixed.
CHOCOLATE AND CINNAMON ICE-CREAM
Melt chocolate. Cool, while you make the ice-cream.
Whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt, until soft peaks form. Set aside.
Using the same beaters beat the cream or OrlyWhip until thick. Set aside.
Beat egg yolks with the castor sugar until thick and creamy then add the
cinnamon and chocolate.
Using a whisk, fold in the cream into the egg yolk mixture then fold in
the egg whites.
Pour into a loaf tin or spring-form tin or a container of your choice and freeze.
RUB:
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 Tablespoons onion soup powder
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1t paprika
1t ginger powder
1t garlic salt
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 Tablespoon canola oil
Mix together and pour over brisket:
2 cups beef stock
½ cup tomato sauce
¼ cup chutney
1Tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 bunch kale
2 pears, diced into cubes
1/3 cup dried cranberries
¼ cup pomegranate seeds
1/3 cup pine nuts or sunflower seeds
Mix all ingredients for dressing together:
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1Tablespoon honey
Salt and fresh black pepper
200g dark chocolate
4 eggs, separated
pinch salt
½ cup castor sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 cups cream or 1 box OrlyWhip
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Shani Silove, flanked by Aviad Sela (left) and
Yarden Zorenberg (right)