The Spirit of the Laws
Parshat Mishpatim
By Stacey Goldman
My dark, curly hair was a constant reminder of my minority status. I never saw this as a negative aspect to my identity. On the contrary, I relished my membership in a global club of Jewish people all over the world...
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The Cup is Half Full
Parshat Vayishlach
By Stacey Goldman
A man with tens of millions, the owner of several homes around the world and a private jet, related wistfully of a colleague who built his own landing strip...
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Troublemaking Together
Parshat Noach
By Stacey Goldman
As a mother, I have a responsibility to teach my sons to do the right thing. But the right thing can mean, at least ephemerally, getting along and cooperating...
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The Meaning in the Order
Understanding the Ten Commandments
By Stacey Goldman
It is amazing to me how ten simple utterances could provide the basis for an entire civilization. And not only did they apply to the people then, but they do just as much for each and every one of us now...
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What is Your Sacrifice?
Parshat Vayikra
By Stacey Goldman
Although the monetary value of the meal offering can not be compared to that of an animal sacrifice, the amount of physical and spiritual effort that went into this act for this particular person is priceless...
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The Tail of Vashti
By Stacey Goldman
When I was sixteen, I went to Israel for two months and gained about twenty pounds. I had been thin, even skinny, my whole life and never gave my weight a second thought...
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Why I'm Not a Rabbi
By Stacey Goldman
The women grabbed my hands and joyously led me into the circle. It was one of my final Shabbat's in Israel after spending my Junior year abroad at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. I had decided prior to that year to become a rabbi...
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Jochebed: Planting the Seeds of Leadership
Parshat Shemot
By Stacey Goldman
As the mother of young children, the peaks and valleys of parenting make it easy to lose perspective. It will be years before I will see the fruits of my labor...
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Flames and Fortitude
Parshat Mikeitz
By Stacey Goldman
Imagine if we, as busy women, were able to take a half an hour out of our day and just sit and relax, completely guilt free. And yet, for eight straight days this is exactly what we are commanded to do...
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How Rebecca Learned to Fly
By Stacey Goldman
Some of us thrive as a result of a challenging environment; our struggles refine our characters and make us even greater people. And sometimes, no matter what we do, we cannot seem to rise above the circumstances of our birth...
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Stacey Goldman teaches Torah in the Philadelphia area while raising a house full of boys.
