Short stories
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 31, 2019
I’m old school. My connection to social media is pretty limited — no Twitter or Instagram. Although I am on Facebook, I’m not that active on it. While I have met...
Is the baby crying inside?
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 24, 2019
Probably the most pure image in the world is that jelly bean or kidney bean shaped image of a baby in utero, cozily nestled in its mother’s womb. When I heard the...
The miracle and the mourning
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 17, 2019
One of the most dramatic visual scenes in the Torah is that of the splitting of the Red Sea. To see nature reverse its natural course — rupturing a natural pattern of...
An apology is not enough
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 10, 2019
We all place a great deal of expectation in our doctors. There is a certain trust that we have in members of the medical profession. As patients, oftentimes, when we are...
Illegal in Israel
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 03, 2019
They call it the world’s oldest profession. I don’t know that it is. Perhaps agriculture, midwifery or slavery would, in fact, meet the definition. It doesn’t...
Can you hear my voice?
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 27, 2018
With the tragic blow of the death of Rona Ramon, a blanket of great sadness fell upon all of Israel. It all came rushing back . . . watching the heartbreaking, live news...
‘Semite,’ ‘anti-Semitism’: two different things
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 20, 2018
The dowager queen of Jordan, Noor Al Hussein, tweeted: “#Semite. Definition from Merriam-Webster dictionary. How it has been coopted for so long to exclude all but one...
Passing it on
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 06, 2018
Burton Kaplan had nine lives; alas, he did not have ten. I don’t know anyone else who ever fought more serious illnesses, and more types of serious illnesses, over a...
As far as the eye can see
Tehilla R. GoldbergNov 29, 2018
When I think of Chanukah in Jerusalem, I think of the fiery winter sunsets. Like a perfect magical signal that it’s time for kindling the Chanukah lamps, comes...
The loathsome symbol
Tehilla R. GoldbergNov 21, 2018
What a painful week. “The Times, They Are A-Changin’,” as the famous lyrics by Bob Dylan go. The ugly tentacles of anti-Semitism have been coming out from all...
