Shayna Goldberg, at The Blogs

Nov 20, 2024, 11:36 PM

Israel is a small enough country that a chance encounter in February can easily break your heart in November

Nov 12, 2024, 3:20 PM

Yesterday, shortly before 6 am, we were awoken by a siren. It is a terrifying feeling to be shaken out of a deep sleep by the wail which signifies incoming missiles and rockets. We pulled our kids out of...

Oct 5, 2024, 9:44 PM

God, give us strength

A prayer for strength as we begin this new year: God, give us strength. Strength to cultivate resilience. Strength to channel pain constructively. Strength to savor the good moments. Strength to continue fighting evil. Strength to survive intact. Strength to manage fear. Strength to face mortality. Strength to...

Sep 30, 2024, 9:53 PM

Approaching Rosh Hashana this year

Approaching Rosh Hashana feels different this year. And it’s not just the weather. As we wind down September, it is a little cooler than usual. There has been time to settle into the new academic year before turning our full...

Sep 12, 2024, 8:18 AM

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I’m grateful for what ‘might be our last normal day’

We're Israelis: We make plans for next week even as we make jokes about the end of the world, because life is too precious to sit around waiting

Jun 11, 2024, 6:31 PM

Torah, my anchor

As strong winds blow from all directions And stormy waters toss us back and forth, It is easy to feel untethered and lost. Sometimes we float aimlessly, Looking for direction, A captain to steer us and make us feel safe. Other times we feel like...

May 24, 2024, 3:54 PM

In need of comfort

There is a heaviness in the air. And it’s been hard to put into words. It’s not pain. Pain hurts. You feel it. It’s a reminder that you are alive. That you have loved and lost. That there are people and...

Apr 30, 2024, 5:55 PM

Closing up the Pesach cabinet this year

Growing up in Great Neck, NY, a significant element of our Pesach experience was entering the closet where we kept all of our Pesach dishes. The closet was located in a crawl space in the basement, down a narrow flight...

About Me

Shayna Goldberg (née Lerner) teaches Israeli and American post-high school students and serves as mashgicha ruchanit in the Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women in Migdal Oz, an affiliate of Yeshivat Har Etzion. She is a yoetzet halacha, a contributing editor for Deracheha: Womenandmitzvot.org and the author of the book: "What Do You Really Want? Trust and Fear in Decision Making at Life's Crossroads and in Everyday Living" (Maggid, 2021). Prior to making aliya in 2011, she worked as a yoetzet halacha for several New Jersey synagogues and taught at Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School in Teaneck. She lives in Alon Shevut, Israel, with her husband, Judah, and their five children.

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