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Rabbi Yossy Goldman. Credit: Ricci Goldstein Photography.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman

Rabbi Yossy Goldman is Life Rabbi Emeritus of the Sydenham Shul in Johannesburg, president of the South African Rabbinical Association and a popular international speaker. He is the author of From Where I Stand on the weekly Torah readings, available from Ktav.com and Amazon.

People playing soccer on a field. Credit: BOOM Photography/Pexels.
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On FIFA, ‘football’ and faith
A valuable lesson from the World Cup: Everybody has ground rules.
July 6, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
The gravesite of Yoni Netanyahu, brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2023. Photo by Flash90.
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Remembering Entebbe, 50 years later
How many other countries would have had the courage, concern, faith and fearlessness to mount such a veritable “mission impossible?”
June 30, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Standing alone. Credit: IvekArt/Pixabay.
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Are we alone?
Once again, Israel is left to its own devices.
June 22, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
A Jewish man in Kfar Chabad, Israel, looks up at a poster of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Aug. 26, 2012. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
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Are you a giver or a taker?
Let us be happy with our blessings and not pursue what other people may have.
June 15, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Tefillin and prayer book. Credit: mig-ua/Pixaby.
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On marathons and mitzvahs
Why is it so difficult to fulfil a commandment?
June 8, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Candles. Credit: Ronaldo R&K/Pexels.
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Keep the fire lit
Our Jewish identity must not weaken, falter and fade away from the winds of hate in this world.
June 1, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Individuality. Credit: condorhauck/Pixabay.
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Replicas and lookalikes
Worth is not determined by external facades, but by inner personality, character and morals.
May 25, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
A view of a modern arch, designed by Edi Jacobs, in the Heart of Efrat Synagogue, which places the Torah scrolls in a way that makes it seem as if coming out of fire, symbolizing the burning bush that Moses encountered in the desert, June 5, 2011. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
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Are we listening?
The Torah must not remain a theory on the drawing board.
May 18, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Mother's Day. Credit: WOKANDAPIX/Pixabay.
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‘Mamma Mia’: On magnificent mothers
We owe an eternal debt of gratitude to these selfless souls.
May 11, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
The rabbi and artist Uri Revach teaching Kabbalah classes to his students in a cave near Moshav Beim Meir, a religious moshav in central Israel, May 27, 2011. Photo by Yaakov Naumi/Flash90.
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Kabbalah for moderns?
Any thinking human being should want to search beneath the material superficiality of this world to discover truth, depth and authenticity.
May 4, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Frequently Asked Questions, or FAQs. Credit: loufre/Pixabay.
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Are you spiritual or superstitious?
Distinguishing between “Bubbe meises,” hocus pocus and the real thing.
April 27, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Star of David. Credit: Ri_Ya/Pixabay.
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Define a ‘good’ Jew
Is it the religious swindler or the bacon-eating humanitarian?
April 21, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman