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Apr 22, 2024, 6:48 PM

Parenting from the Chag- How to Approach the Seder 5764

This year, it seems like a daunting task. Pesach night is the night that we celebrate the Exodus from Egypt- our liberation from slavery and the creation of the Jewish people as a nation. It is one of the most...

Mar 19, 2024, 7:26 PM

Why We Need The Holiday of Purim Now More Than Ever

At first glance, it seems like the holiday least appropriate for the situation in which we find ourselves- totally incongruent with our mood and state of mind. Purim, the Chag that represents משתה ושמחה, partying and happiness- that is...

Feb 9, 2024, 11:31 AM

We are hurting, and we are strong – and that is not a contradiction

Like most everyone else, things changed dramatically for me after the 7th of October. However, for me the shift wasn’t simply on a personal or emotional level, but professionally as well. As someone privileged to work at major Jewish...

Jun 2, 2022, 10:34 PM

Parenting from the Parsha – Parshat Naso – Feeling Blessed

In the middle of Parshat Naso, we encounter the mitzvah of Birkat Kohanim, the blessing given by the Kohanim to Bnei Yisrael on a regular basis (daily in Eretz Yisrael and on the Chagim in Chutz la’aretz). An interesting question...

May 30, 2022, 11:58 PM

Parenting from the Chag: Shavuot – Allowing Torah to Define Our Lives

Rav Shimshon Pincus, in an essay on Shavuot, asks a fundamental question concerning one of the famous Midrashim connected to Shavuot. Many of us are familiar with the well-known Midrash that relays how God offered the Torah to the other...

Apr 29, 2022, 12:35 AM

Parenting from the Parsha- Parshat Kedoshim- Equality in Relating to Hashem

Parshat Kedoshim, with its myriad of mitzvot, opens in an unusual fashion- as G-d commands Moshe, “Speak to the entire assembly of the Children of Israel and say to them ‘Holy shall you be, for I, the Lord, your...

Apr 13, 2022, 5:00 PM

Parenting from the Chag- Chag Pesach- An Evening of Questions

We have noted in the past that the Chag of Pesach, and the Seder night in particular, contains a tremendous amount of wisdom and insight regarding parenting and chinuch in general. The family-centered character of the Seder is actually...

Apr 6, 2022, 5:25 PM

Parenting from the chag – Chag Pesach – The role of the bechor

Author’s Note: As we mentioned last year, the Chag of Pesach is unique in its focus on the parent-child relationship, and the commandment to pass down our story to the next generation. It is no coincidence, therefore, that numerous...

Mar 23, 2022, 2:49 PM

Parenting from the Parsha – Parshat Shemini – Allowing Our Kids to Cry

The most famous episode in this week’s parsha is the mysterious death of Aharon’s sons, Nadav and Avihu. As the Torah text is particularly vague regarding the cause of their death, numerous explanations are offered by the Rabbis as...

Mar 15, 2022, 11:58 PM

Parenting from the Chag- Chag Purim- Seeing the Miracles of Every Day Life

Amidst all of the hullabaloo of the Purim celebrations- all the fun and excitement, the simcha, and, of course, the many deep messages of the Chag- most of us miss something very strange about how and when we celebrate...

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About Me

Rav Yossi Goldin is the Director of Young Israel in Israel, runs the Shuls Department at World Mizrachi, and is the Israel Immersion Program Coordinator and Placement Advisor at YU/RIETS Israel. He currently lives in Shaalvim with his wife and family. He can be reached at yossigoldin@gmail.com.