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Rabbi Chaim Goldberg. Credit: Courtesy.
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.
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A Passover seder plate for soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces. Credit: IDF Rabbinate.
How the IDF Rabbinate prepared for Pesach
It involved some 200,000 pounds of matzah and combat-friendly “seder kits.”
Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
April 18, 2025
Packages ahead of Purim, containing food items and books of Esther, given to Knesset members by families of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, March 10, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Purim for every IDF soldier
Special emphasis is dedicated to ensuring that every base has a “Scroll of Esther” written on parchment.
Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
March 13, 2025
The IDF Rabbinate has produced a specially designed menorah in 2024, delivering them to soldiers in active combat zones. Credit: IDF.
Tactical menorahs: A new first for the IDF Rabbinate
It is supplying nearly 150,000 menorahs for Israeli soldiers this Chanukah, including one never seen before.
Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
Dec. 19, 2024
Candle. Credit: webandi/Pixabay.
First military rabbi killed in combat since Yom Kippur War
The story of Maj. Rabbi Avi Goldberg illustrates how these rabbis have become an inseparable part of combat battalions in Gaza and Lebanon.
Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
Dec. 2, 2024
A mobile sukkah supplied by the rabbinate of the Israel Defense Forces for soldiers to use during wartime, October 2024. Credit: IDF.
Under the shadow of war, IDF rabbinate reveals a sukkah never seen before
In the latest edition of Israeli innovation comes a truly special model this year: the “Frontline Soldier’s Sukkah.”
Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
Oct. 7, 2024