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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.

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
Pocket watch. Credit: anncapictures/Pixabay.
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Why count time?
When we make a point to mark every night for 49 days, it must surely influence our mindset.
April 13, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
The sea at sunset. Credit: dimitrisvetsikas1969/Pixabay.
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Connecting to our essence
Sometimes, a Jew can be like a fish out of water.
April 6, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
“Eating Matzah,” illustration from a Passover Haggadah, Vienna, 1928. Credit: Publisher J. Schlesinger/From the National Library of Israel Collection.
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On the ‘Four Questions’ and the ‘Four Sons’
The connection in the Passover Haggadah is not coincidental.
March 30, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Matzah for the Passover seder, March 27, 2021. Photo by Yahav Gamliel/Flash90.
Passover
The very first matzah
Observing Passover means including others, too.
March 23, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Coins, Money, Donations
Torah Portion of the Week
Where’s the money?
Charity today is what sacrifices were yesterday.
March 16, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman