Hillary Zaer-Goldberg, at The Blogs

Hillary Zaer-Goldberg

Apr 19, 2025, 4:08 PM

The seders are over. The wine has dried. The songs have ended. And still they are there. We said the words. We told the story. We lifted our cups and declared, “We were slaves, and now we are free.” We lied. Fifty-eight souls still in Gaza. Yet still, we...

Oct 7, 2024, 9:08 PM

Am Yisrael Chai: Resilience and Resolve in the Face of Hate

It's been a year since October 7, 2023, a date etched into our collective memory, marked by horror, disbelief, and a searing pain that can never quite be put into words. I know, because I've tried, again and again,...

Sep 9, 2024, 11:11 PM

Canceled for Conscience- Voices Against Silence

I’ve been canceled. Not for some reckless act of hate or cruelty, but for doing what I have always done, speaking up, this time for the Jewish community. For certain voices, that was all it took. I spoke out against...

Aug 18, 2024, 9:02 PM

Outrage in 2024: How Did We Get Here?

It’s 2024, and a university had to be told by a judge that they cannot have a “No Jews Allowed” area on their campus. Let that sink in. In a country that prides itself on being a beacon of...

Aug 11, 2024, 10:16 PM

Rising Against Betrayal: For Such a Time as This

In a time when moral clarity should guide us, condemning Hamas for its savage and unprovoked attack wasn’t just necessary—it was a moral imperative. The brutality of that day continues to be met with denial, justification, blame, and silence....

Jul 14, 2024, 5:39 PM

Be Brave: Condemn the Antisemitism at the Protests

The Holocaust didn’t start with the gas chambers. The Holocaust began with blaming the Jews for the bad economy, blaming the Jews for the result of a war, and blaming the Jews for the misfortune of others. The Holocaust...

Jun 27, 2024, 8:25 AM

Words Matter: IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

On Monday, June 17th, the New Jersey Senate’s State Government Committee held a hearing to consider a bill that would accept the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. The meeting was held online, in response to concerns about...

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Hillary Goldberg of Teaneck, NJ, also Councilwoman Hillary Goldberg. She writes as an individual. Hillary is the author of Teaneck's Resolution Condemning Hamas, and Every Jewish Mother is Shiri Bibas. She writes for Aish.com, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Standard, and is a loud and proud advocate against antisemitism.

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