By Amy Musgrave
President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished South Africa’s Jewish community a festive and mindful celebration of the high holy days, also known as Yamim Noraim or the Days of Awe.
They began this week with Rosh Hashanah and will end next week with Yom Kippur.
He said that the South African Jewish community formed an essential part of the spiritual and cultural diversity of the nation.
“We wish the Jewish community at home and abroad a year of good health, strong family bonds, fellowship and success in all domains of life,” the president said.
“This ten-day period leading up to Yom Kippur is a time for reconciliation and coming together, an occasion for us to engage in teshuvah, tefilah and tzedakah, and an opportunity to pray and work for peace in all corners of the world.”
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