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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.

We are allowed to tell untruths in certain sensitive circumstances.
A tedious cliché or a confident declaration?
When a South African judge upheld Jewish law.
The worthy parts of life take time, patience and perseverance.
Do we really know what is truly important?
We are humbled by our heroes of courage and resilience.
Let’s not only mourn. Let’s pray for the ultimate answer and resolution to our challenges.
Negligence is serious. Even an “innocent” mistake requires some atonement.