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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.

Why were they all in Bnai Brak?
‘Yesh tikvah,’ there is hope!
The Jewish holiday involves a kaleidoscope of customs. But why so strict?
Time, too, needs to be sanctified.
Finding confidence without self-consciousness.
Israel can do nothing right, and Hamas can do nothing wrong. Is there any hope of fighting this sickening prejudice?
When all is said and done, we still need the finishing touch.
How can we be happy at a time like this?