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Rabbi Yossy Goldman

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanJune 30, 2022

A Jew should be a Jew, both inside and outside

Moses and Korach battled over the question of why the mezuzah is as important as a library of holy books.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanJune 23, 2022

Jews are not known for our majority but for our morals.

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“From Where I Stand”

Rabbi Yossy GoldmanJune 16, 2022

Timeless truths

For many of us, the laws of the Torah feel every bit of their 3,300-plus years.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanJune 9, 2022

Work is a four-letter word

Too many young marrieds, after the inevitable first argument, come to the premature conclusion that they must have made a mistake.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanJune 2, 2022

Vanishing Jews and replenishing our numbers

The mystics compare every Jew to a letter of the Torah. Like those sacred letters, if even one is missing, we are all diminished.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanMay 26, 2022

Misfortune is not necessarily a punishment for our mistakes.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanMay 19, 2022

Life is a picture postcard

We start winding our words around the edges to get it all in.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanMay 12, 2022

Ambassadors wanted

Fair or not, the fact of life is that Jews are scrutinized far more carefully than others.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanMay 5, 2022

Power or providence?

From the universally famous love thy fellow, respect for elders, and honest weights and measures to the Torah’s moral code in relationships, we Jews march to our own beat.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanApril 28, 2022

Memories are not mere nostalgia; they recall the past and can ignite the future.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanApril 21, 2022

Traditions, old and new

You don’t have to wait for the Passover seder to ask a question. Authentic Judaism has never shied away from questions.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanApril 14, 2022

Finding freedom

The Torah is the compass of life. It provides our navigational fix, so we know where to go and how to get there.

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Rabbi Yossy GoldmanApril 8, 2022

‘Life is like a matzah ball!’

Our attitude always determines our altitude. Whether we will fly or flounder will depend more on how we deal with our own particular circumstances than with the situation itself.

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