The Chev commissioned an “extensive, independent forensic audit” to address community concerns “relating to alleged financial irregularities involving personnel.” The Chev have disseminated their community update widely and published a two sentence summary from the Grant Thornton report.

A fairly innocuous search on a cellphone application website (using the word "Jewish”) led to Nazi & Hitler themes being offered. That's a problem, writes Josh Topolsky, no matter how you look at it.

The Beyachad Library services 12000 people a year. Now it is facing imminent closure. You can help to save it from just 25c a day. Read how easily you can help. Pass the message on.
Be able to one day proudly say:
“I helped save the Library!”

Here it is. Hot off the press.
The latest edition of FedSpeak – the monthly news publication of the South African Zionist Federation – is now available for MyShtetl users to read on-line.

Celebrate Elul at Sandton Shul with an upbeat service, Kiddush, Biltong and Schnapps, special New Year Blessing for the kids and more on Fri 13 Aug. “Repent now and avoid the Yom Kippur rush!” advises the jocular Rabbi Suchard.

“Things appear to be getting a bit hairy out there,” say our friends from Magen Security who have shared police stats on crime in the Shtetl for the past week. Users are advised to take careful note of what is about. Read on…