Justin Goldstein

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Sep 11, 2016, 1:31 PM

What I Witnessed on This Terrible Day, 15 Years Ago

What I write today I write neither out of anger nor out of fear. These words come from years of thinking about what I witnessed and I feel that it is now time to tell my story. 15 years...

Aug 1, 2014, 8:32 PM

“…And the Rocket’s Red Glare”

Only this isn’t the war of 1812. Only this isn’t the story of American Soldiers surviving an all-night British bombardment. Only this isn’t a story about an American flag still flying over a fort throughout the night...

May 1, 2014, 2:57 AM

Appeasement in Modern Times

It should be noted that this piece was originally published as an Editorial for The Jewish Voice NY. On April 23rd, 2014 Mahmoud Abbas announced that Fatah and Hamas would be forming a unity pact in order to create a...

Feb 3, 2014, 7:46 PM

The oxymoron that the UN Human Rights Council has become

This article is based off of information found in Anne Bayefsky's article covering the Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People year long exhibit displayed in the UN headquarters in New York City. This article is a critique on...

Jan 2, 2014, 6:28 AM

Hillel International vs. Open Hillel: Why Hillel’s guidelines are spot on

This article is written in response to the New York Times article, “Members of Jewish Student Group Test Permissible Discussion on Israel”, written by Lauren Goodstein ( All quotes found in the following article are from Goodstein’s article In the...

Oct 18, 2013, 11:52 PM

Parshat Vayeira: Open Mindsets versus Closed Mindsets

Mindset can be defined as a mental attitude, which color the way we act and approach situations. In the Parshat Vayeira and it’s Haftorah, we can see the importance of having an open mindset and the consequences for having...

Oct 11, 2013, 10:02 PM

What Camp HASC means to me

I can see most of you being shocked by the title of this blog post. You are probably wondering: How can a camp have such a huge impact on a person? To which I respond: You have obviously never...

Sep 2, 2013, 6:15 AM

I Should Have Abstained

Ever since Obama was reelected, I have questioned his judgment on the selection of his cabinet members. When it was known that the President was nominating Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense, I was against this nomination and even...

Aug 23, 2013, 4:18 AM

Review: Soul Doctor

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The Rocking Rabbi and the Singing Rabbi. These are the two names that I have heard used referring to Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, zichrono livracha (may his memory be for a blessing). However, I have never thought of him as...

May 23, 2013, 8:25 PM

Jerusalem Post Conference Part 1: Caroline Glick: American Jews on Israel

Before I start writing my first piece on the conference, I would like to thank Executive Director of Hunter Hillel Lisa Pollack and the Hunter Hillel Executive Board for sponsoring me to go to the Jerusalem Post Conference On Sunday...

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About Me

Justin Goldstein is currently a second year MSW student at Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work.