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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.

How badly do we need to want something? How genuine is our longing for it?
Let’s not base our identity on the opinions of others. If we do, we may be bitterly disappointed.
A Jew is a Jew is a Jew. Never write off anyone!
Many a great leader has emphasized that peace comes through strength.
One of the hardest things humans struggle with is battling their own doubts in perilous times.
Are Jews exempt from the social ills of the world around us?
It isn’t necessarily audible everywhere.
Is the Torah obsolete, or is it more relevant than ever in history?