Assisted suicide is not a slippery slope
Hillel GoldbergNov 26, 2014
REPORTEDLY, TWO Colorado legislators are drafting a physician-assisted suicide bill for debate and, they hope, passage in the upcoming session of the Colorado...
In the heart of Jerusalem
Hillel GoldbergNov 20, 2014
THE mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, in condemning last Tuesdays terror attack on worshippers in a synagogue, observed that the synagogue was in the heart of...
A free master’s degree
Hillel GoldbergNov 13, 2014
BOY HAVE I got a deal for you! Actually, I do. Its a free masters degree in education. No tuition. No registration fees. No classes to take, not even online....
The loneliness of Moses’ death was not unique
Hillel GoldbergOct 08, 2014
AT the end of the Torah Moses dies. His time had come. Its that simple. The Torah records, his eye had not dimmed and his vigor had not diminished (34:7)....
Fake forgiveness
Hillel GoldbergSep 28, 2014
I HAVE no doubt that everyone of us has been offered an apology that was completely insincere, with the expectation to rub salt in the wound that we […]
Something new on repentance
Hillel GoldbergSep 18, 2014
IF repentance is strictly a matter between me and myself, or between me and G-d the likes of introspection, resolution and renewal probably most of us have already...
What’s the question?
Hillel GoldbergSep 11, 2014
THIS weeks Torah portion opens with a very beautiful passage about first fruits. The Torah predicts that the Israelites will be successful in conquering, settling and...
What is the worth of a theoretical teaching?
Hillel GoldbergSep 04, 2014
ITS odd. Judaisms basic book, the Torah, is known for specifics. Laws. Practices. Details. Moral examples. Role models. Pathways to godliness. Yet, in a few...
The late Mrs. Lila Silberstein
Hillel GoldbergAug 29, 2014
I pen this with tears. I have never been one to “celebrate the life.” Death is death. Deep loss. Never to be replaced. Perhaps the sharpest stabs come from the...
Aspen Jewish center opens to great fanfare
Hillel GoldbergAug 21, 2014
BE prepared to be flabbergasted. Not because the new synagogue in Aspen is hands down the nicest in the region. Not because this is the most successful, completed...
