Anti-Semitism Again?!
Are we Paranoiac or is it a Pandemic?
By Yossy Goldman
Rabbi Yossy Goldman, one of South Africa’s most prominent pulpit rabbis, explores the old/new question: Why the Jews? This talk was part of a symposium on anti-Semitism in Johannesburg, SA.
Audio Classes » Ideas & Beliefs » Issues & Controversies » Anti-Semitism Again?!
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Going for Gold
By Yossy Goldman
A synagogue can be a humble hut—but we need to demonstrate what our values are and where our priorities lie. To give honor and glory by beautifying His Holy House is one way...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Terumah » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Going for Gold
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Eternally Grateful
By Yossy Goldman
What happens when a parent is aging ungracefully? What if they are becoming irritable, cantankerous and just pain difficult? Becoming old and forgetful isn't pretty...
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Kedoshim » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Eternally Grateful
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The Egg in Exodus
By Yossy Goldman
Until Sinai, we were all dressed up with nowhere to go. On Passover we emerged from the confines of Egypt like the egg that drops out of the hen. But only at Sinai were we hatched and born properly...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » The Seder » Seder Insights » The Egg in Exodus
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The Marshmallow
By Yossy Goldman
The children were told that they could eat their marshmallow immediately, right then and there. Or, they could wait 20 minutes and receive…another marshmallow
Society & Living » Daily Life » The Marshmallow
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Of Life and Logos
By Yossy Goldman
Does Shavuot not seem somewhat orphaned and bereft of imagery? What prominent symbol do we hold aloft to represent the season of the Giving of the Torah?
Jewish Holidays » Shavuot » Insights » Holiday Thoughts » Of Life and Logos
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Beyond Rebuke
By Yossy Goldman
A child knows intuitively that his mother loves him and wants only the best for him. Even if there seems to be a momentary lapse, he knows it will be short-lived
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Bechukotai » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Beyond Rebuke
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Life is a Picture Postcard...
By Yossy Goldman
We start with a large scrawl but before we know it space is running out and the script gets smaller and smaller and then we're winding our words around the edges of the card to get it all in...
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Emor » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Life is a Picture Postcard...
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Love Thy Shrek as Thyself
By Yossy Goldman
So what if he's ugly and his mother dresses him funny? His soul is pure and untainted
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Kedoshim » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Love Thy Shrek as Thyself
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When Was Your Last Spiritual?
By Yossy Goldman
What's a "spiritual"? It has all the trappings of the routine check-up we call a "physical" – height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and stress tests on the treadmill and up and down the little staircase...
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Tazria » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » When Was Your Last Spiritual?
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Rabbi Yossy Goldman was born in Brooklyn, New York to a distinguished Chabad family. In 1976 he was sent by the Lubavitcher Rebbe as shliach to serve the Jewish community of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is Senior Rabbi of the Sydenham Highlands North Shul since 1986, and president of the South African Rabbinical Association.
