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Mar 9, 2022, 10:48 PM

Refugee Crisis: Not a Political Question, But a Jewish One

Judaism is not based around some philosophical truth, but is the story of a people playing a role in history. From that history we learn, and when necessary shout, that when we say “Never Again,” we do not mean...

Jun 24, 2021, 12:21 AM

Jerusalem Pride

Daniel & Debralee Goldman, Jerusalem Gay Pride March, 3 June 2021. Photo: Daniel Goldman

This year, I marched against humiliation and ostracism of LGBT people in the religious world – and for seeing the divine image in every person

Apr 7, 2021, 12:23 AM

Kahanism returns to the Knesset

New Knesset members Itamar Ben Gvir seen at the Knesset , ahead of the opening Knesset session of the new government, on April 05, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitousi/Flash90

So many who voted for 'Religious Zionism' do not believe in extremism. Don't they realize they're supporting it?

Dec 11, 2020, 9:40 PM

‘I Don’t Need You to Agree with Me’

A month ago we lost Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at a time when he was bridging the Israel - Diaspora divide: one leader, one reader, and one disciple at a time. He was making headway, and it is our...

Nov 10, 2020, 6:46 PM

Reversing Cultural Climate Change

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks was one of the leading moral voices on the planet and with “Morality” (2020, Hodder & Stoughton) he has highlighted the state of health, or indeed pathology in today’s modern democracies (specifically the USA &...

Sep 11, 2020, 6:15 PM

The Threat of Tyranny or Overheated Melodrama?

I was tempted into reading Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” after seeing him on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah sharing some simple insights from his academic area of expertise, European history of the first half of the 20th Century....

Apr 23, 2020, 9:24 PM

What to believe?

Reflections on Ani Maamin, Joshua Berman’s new book on Orthodoxy and biblical criticism

Apr 16, 2020, 10:39 PM

The Haredi Exit Strategy

One of the most talked about subjects of the COVID-19 crisis in Israel has been the response of the Haredi community. Thus far, it’s been largely about how they came into the crisis and how the role of the...

Mar 13, 2020, 4:28 PM

Philanthropy at a time of crisis

Coronavirus is by no means the first global crisis, but it has the possibility of being prolonged and deep. Whilst the immediate concern is for public health, we are already seeing major knock-on effects in the financial markets and...

Feb 23, 2020, 9:08 PM

Is the Religious Zionist Sector Unraveling?

Yair Ettinger is a longtime observer and chronicler of the religious community. For many years, he did this on behalf of the Ha’aretz and more recently for Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. It is timely that in the year that has...

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About Me

Daniel Goldman is a social entrepreneur and the Founding Partner of Goldrock Capital, one of Israel's leading multi-family offices. Daniel is the founder of The Institute for Jewish and Zionist Research and co-chairs the Coalition for Haredi Employment. He is the former chairman of World Bnei Akiva, and immediate past chairman of Gesher.