Ariel Goldberg, at The Blogs

Dec 27, 2023, 2:31 PM

The past month has been one of the most alienating of my life. I have dedicated myself to building bridges – between Jews and non-Jews and people to people. Now it feels like the bridges are down. Since October...

Mar 27, 2020, 8:56 AM

Jewish spirituality may help us endure social distancing – and grow from it.

These are fearful times. Some of us are suffering from COVID-19 and some even fighting for their lives. Many people’s livelihoods are imperiled. And even for those of us who are not enduring these awful trials, social distancing can,...

Mar 27, 2020, 6:22 AM

Social distancing with an open heart (spiritual reflections and suggestions)

These are fearful times. Some of us are suffering from COVID-19 and some even fighting for their lives. Many people's livelihoods are imperiled. And even for those of us who are not enduring these awful trials, social distancing can,...

Jan 9, 2020, 9:49 PM

Holding strong, reaching out, facing anti-Semitism

V'hei shamda l'avoteynu v'lanu. "You have stood with our ancestors and with us. (Evildoers) did not arise only singly and at one time to destroy us (but again and again). And the holy one blessed be he preserved us...

Mar 22, 2019, 10:51 PM

“This is not us”? This is us!

When horrendous acts of racist terror have happened over the past five years, national leaders have been quick to proclaim, 'this is not us!’ (Witness the Prime Minister of New Zealand following the Christchurch massacre) I empathize with their...

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I am an Open-Orthodox rabbi and psychotherapist based in Rockville, MD . A native of Ottawa Canada, I renewed my life in Israel where I earned rabbinic ordination in 2012 while studying at Yeshivat HaMivtar (Efrat). My life is a work in progress informed by my religious experiences, parenting, living with a disability and encountering people in HaShem’s mixed-up world.

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