Jonathan Goldin, at The Blogs

Jun 26, 2024, 12:25 AM

In Defense of Democracy: The Playbook of Authoritarian/Fascist Movements

Here are their tactics: • Step One: cheating – reject or attempt to change the rules of the game in advance • Step Two: alternative facts – if cheating fails, take it up a notch to question the integrity of opponents...

May 23, 2024, 8:27 PM

The Best of Israel and Palestine

Sunday May 12 from Jerusalem a sliver of hope streamed through the world from the U.S.to Australia even Afghanistan--who knew there were Jews there? The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony was an exceptional event that defied war and injustice...

May 1, 2024, 8:26 PM

Israel/Diaspora: Either/Or vs Both/And

I’m beginning to feel deeper empathy for the existential dilemma for those Jews who have become shut down, shut out, or shouted down about their connection to Israel or Jewish identity. And we have the power to do something...

Apr 23, 2024, 3:01 AM

Passover 2024: The Diaspora Angle

I traveled to Philadelphia April 14, 2024, from Boston, to attend a special pre-Passover Freedom Seder at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. I made the journey in search of positive public expression of American Jewish identity...

Mar 28, 2024, 12:16 AM

Chutzpah Wanted: Apply Here

A spritz of chutzpah is an essential antidote to a fear-based “ghetto mentality.” Claiming that American Jews have a ghetto mentality will offend almost all of my Tribe. Here’s my retort: if we had the strength and courage of...

Mar 21, 2024, 5:33 PM

“You Don’t Need A Weatherman…

…to tell which way the wind's blowing”. -Robert Zimmerman (Bob Dylan). (The following article is admittedly my pessimistic view. I do intend to cause justifiable concern). The existential wilderness began October 7 for our People. My brother and I grappled with...

About Me

Jonathan (Johnny) Goldin is a psychotherapist (LICSW) in private practice for more than 20 years, first in Amherst and now Lexington, MA. Known particularly for his work with Adult ADHD he completed his MSW at Boston University in 1997, received a J.D. from American University Law School 1982 and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1983. He's been to Israel seven times between 1969-1994 and lived in Jerusalem 71-72. Born and raised near Washington, DC, he's also lived in the Bay Area (CA), the Boston Area, and Western Massachusetts.

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