Esther Goldenberg, at The Blogs

Apr 12, 2022, 5:23 PM

One year after leaving Egypt, when the moon was full and so were our bellies, we began telling The Story of what had happened when we left. But it wasn't one story, it was many. And as I heard...

Nov 22, 2018, 11:13 AM

Lessons from Yom Kippur

Yes, I know it's Thanksgiving, but Yom Kippur has a hidden message for Thanksgiving. Not the kind of hidden like Bible Codes or playing an LP of the Torah backwards. It just sometimes can be easy to miss because...

Nov 2, 2018, 4:30 PM

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The gift I’m giving my daughter on Memorial Day

Paul Clifford, 70, from Boston MA, USA, places flowers on the grave of Walter J. Gunther Jr, the uncle of his best friend, in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, in Colleville sur Mer, France, Wednesday June 4, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Someday my kindergartener will know this day honors those who sacrificed their lives -- but not just yet

Apr 20, 2018, 5:33 PM

Fun Facts about Lice

You didn't think there was such a thing as a fun fact about lice, did you? Okay, full disclosure, the word fun might just be in there for the sake of illuminating alliteration. But I stand by the information,...

Feb 2, 2018, 8:35 AM

There’s a time for religion, and that time is now

Did you see the beautiful full moon the other night? It was a blue moon, a super moon, a Tu B'shvat moon, a lunar eclipse moon, and a moon that filled me with anger. Yes, anger. I'll tell you why. When I...

Nov 26, 2017, 6:06 PM

Torah Soap: Vayishlach

Where we last left our daring hero (aka polygamous protagonist), he and his four wives, 11 sons, and one daughter were heading back to the birth-land. There was a considerable amount of nail-biting going on as the last time that...

Oct 19, 2017, 7:04 PM

Life Isn’t Only Puppies

Did you hear the story about the dog and the elephant who became pregnant on the same day? Three months later, the dog gave birth to six adorable puppies. When those puppies were three months old, the dog became...

Oct 12, 2017, 2:32 PM

Bashers! What’s Your Legacy?

Earlier this week I was talking to a friend in Israel on the phone. Or, at least, I was trying to. I was in the car and we were talking over WhatsApp, which isn't perfect, but usually works pretty...

About Me

Esther Goldenberg is the author of several books, including the forthcoming three novels of biblical fiction: The Scrolls of Deborah, Seventeen Spoons, and The Song of the Bluebird. When she’s not going for early morning walks in her beautiful neighborhood in northern Israel, or taking drumming classes, she can be found bombarding her son and daughter with questions about their thoughts on ancient Egypt. To get previews of the books or to be notified when they're are available, sign up at https://bit.ly/EAGSSB.

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