Rabbi Chaim Goldberg https://www.jns.org/author/rabbi-chaim-goldberg Rabbi Chaim Goldberg is serving as a reservist in the IDF Rabbinate. In civilian life, he teaches Torah, works as a psychologist for the Dead Sea Regional Council and writes for Jewish publications across the country, including a regular column at the Denver-based Intermountain Jewish News. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and children. en-US Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:15:00 GMT Efrat Nursi doesn’t feel like Oct. 7 is behind her: ‘I’m still in it’ https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/efrat-nursi-doesnt-feel-like-oct-7-is-behind-her-im-still-in-it 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c30037 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:15:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/efrat-nursi-doesnt-feel-like-oct-7-is-behind-her-im-still-in-it A time of healing: The IDF Rabbinate’s role in identifying Hamas’s victims https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/a-time-of-healing-the-idf-rabbinates-role-in-identifying-hamass-victims 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c30009 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:35:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/a-time-of-healing-the-idf-rabbinates-role-in-identifying-hamass-victims How the IDF Rabbinate prepared for Pesach https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/how-the-idf-rabbinate-prepared-for-pesach 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4851f0046 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/how-the-idf-rabbinate-prepared-for-pesach Purim for every IDF soldier https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/purim-for-every-idf-soldier 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4851e003d Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:45:16 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/purim-for-every-idf-soldier Tactical menorahs: A new first for the IDF Rabbinate https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/tactical-menorahs-a-new-first-for-the-idf-rabbinate 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4811f0062 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:02:40 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/tactical-menorahs-a-new-first-for-the-idf-rabbinate First military rabbi killed in combat since Yom Kippur War https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/first-military-rabbi-killed-in-combat-since-yom-kippur-war 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4811e00c5 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/first-military-rabbi-killed-in-combat-since-yom-kippur-war Under the shadow of war, IDF rabbinate reveals a sukkah never seen before https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/under-the-shadow-of-war-idf-rabbinate-reveals-a-sukkah-never-seen-before 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4811d0048 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 14:00:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-chaim-goldberg/under-the-shadow-of-war-idf-rabbinate-reveals-a-sukkah-never-seen-before