Yossy Goldman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Yossy Goldman / JNS.org
The Donkey and the Darkness
JNS.org - Did you ever play the game “pin the tail on the donkey?” The way it works is that an image of a donkey...
Good or Bad, Now or Later?
JNS.org - As a rule, when people choose to embrace their heritage and begin practicing their faith seriously, rabbis suggest a step-by-step approach. In our...
Who Calls the Shots?
JNS.org - I think it’s incredible how the weekly Torah portion can often give us the most powerful lessons for life. One of the most dramatic,...
Miracles Then and Now
JNS.org - Would you believe that it took a whole year for Chanukah to be recognized as a bona fide Jewish festival? But it’s true. Here’s...
Tradition or Tragedy?
JNS.org - I am writing these lines from the United States, where I am nearing the end of my latest speaking tour. I’ve been to...
Degrees or Direction?
JNS.org - Who do you think is more likely to succeed, a yeshivah student with limited secular education or a university graduate with a degree?...
Marriage Tips from Jacob?
JNS.org - They say that the definition of a successful man is one who can earn more than his wife can spend. And the definition...
The Voice of Jacob
JNS.org - The Jewish world is grieving the horrific murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates. A gentle ambassador of Judaism, his...
The Very First ‘Shidduch’
JNS.org - On several recent flights in the United States, I was rather surprised, and somewhat bemused, to see full-page ads in the airline magazines...
Who Is Testing Us?
JNS.org - On Shabbat, we will read the Torah portion Vayera and the poignant drama of the akeidah, the binding of Isaac, which is the...
The ‘Higher Plan’ at Work
JNS.org - Tell me the truth. Two days ago, would you have predicted a victory by former President Donald Trump in the race for the...
The 21st-Century’s Great Flood
JNS.org - Believe it or not, the hero of this week’s Torah portion, Noah, needed a not-so-gentle push to get him into the Ark that...
Heart and Soul
JNS.org - Does it always rain on Sukkot, where you live? Here in South Africa, the farmers say as soon as the Jews put up...
New Year, New Light, New Life
JNS.org - Hey, does anybody still make New Year’s resolutions? Maybe you do, and yours goes something like mine, “My New Year’s resolution this year is...
