Judah Goldberg

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Mar 2, 2020, 3:35 PM

Day of Atonement

Citizens cast their ballots at a voting station in Jerusalem, during the Knesset elections, on April 9, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

I left my polling station in Israel today with bittersweet feelings. Sweet, because I cannot help but acknowledge the extraordinary privilege of casting a ballot for a sovereign Jewish government in the Land of Israel, even if it is my...

Nov 11, 2016, 12:49 AM

Why America matters to me

Though I emigrated from the United States to Israel over five years ago, I find myself unable to stop thinking about the recent U.S. presidential election. And I ask myself why. Why do I care so much about the politics...

Feb 22, 2015, 8:45 AM

We Can Fight Better

In this month of Adar, I’m thinking about the month of Av. In particular, I’m remembering the waning moments of a Tisha b’Av not too long ago, when I was telling stories to my children of blunders and heroism from...

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About Me

Rabbi Dr. Judah Goldberg teaches in Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim and practices emergency medicine in Jerusalem and Pembroke Pines, Florida.