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WelcomeWelcome to the Cape Town Chabad website We hope you find what you are looking for, and come back often! Don't hesitate to contact us should you have any questions! Read More
Rosh Hashanah 2026Rosh Hashanah, first of the High Holidays, is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king.
KosherWhat is kosher? How to keep kosher? What does it mean? All that and more, including stories, essays, videos and classes.
Camp Gan IzzyPlan for these summer holidays now!
The Rebbe Raised Me Like a SonMendel was just seven years old when his father suddenly passed away. Read More
My Mother Spoke to the Rebbe on the PhoneHer mother's warning would echo in her mind for years to come. Read More
Why Do Many Hasidic Jews Wear Shtreimels (Fur Hats)?And why doesn’t Chabad wear them? Read More

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11 Facts About the Jews of Turkey

Turkey has an ancient, uninterrupted Jewish presence spanning millennia, with communities that once ranked among the largest and most influential in all of Jewish history.

By Yehuda Altein

Take the Chabad History Quiz

What do you know about the Chabad Movement?

By Menachem Posner

Why Do Many Hasidic Jews Wear Shtreimels (Fur Hats)?

By Yehuda Shurpin

My Mother Spoke to the Rebbe on the Phone

Her mother's warning would echo in her mind for years to come.

By Yitzy Idell

Her Babies Would Die, and No One Knew Why

“To say we were broken would be an understatement, it felt as though the whole world was against us.”

By Sofya Sara Esther Tamarkin