Monthly Archives: "December 2023"

A documentary Special filmed during Pesach, that explores the areas in Mt Sinai and Jerusalem and traces the Journey of Moses.

Director Tarryn Crossman travels to Israel to meet the African Hebrew Israelites in Dimona. They are a group who followed a vision of their leader Ben Ami (previously Ben Carter) from the Angel Gabriel in the 60’s, that saw the group leave America and settle in Israel via Liberia. Although, they do not practice formal

Heather Blumenthal of Spirit Sister Productions recently went to Lithuania and explored the link between the Jewish Community of SA and its roots in that country. She interviews South Africans who were born in Lithuania who recall their formative years and it also captures the life in Lithuania as it was then, compared to how

This programme looks at the Baal Teshuva phenomenon in South Africa (i.e those Jews who grew up in a traditional / secular environment, but have chosen to follow a more strict religious path). We follow the paths of 3 men and 3 women in Johannesburg and Cape Town and what brought them to their return

Pesach is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the liberation and freedom of the Jewish people, we recount the story of how the Jews were lead out of slavery in Egypt. AN AFRICAN PESACH: celebrating freedom together is a film about Pesach within a uniquely and distinctly South African context. Tikkun Cape Town is part of

This program looks at the period of Repentance and Return on the Jewish Calendar through the eyes of a Jewish Prisoner in Cape Town, who was jailed for Drug Trafficking. It considers her engagement with the Rabbi who serves as chaplain in her Prison.

Counting the Days to Revelation is an intimate documentary which explores the 49-day period known as the Omer. This Jewish special tells the story of the progression of the human character through the eyes of two religious Jews, who embark on a conscious journey towards self-perfection. The documentary sheds light on the importance of Shavuoth