Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

This time of year, when most people think of Times Square, they picture the tremendous New Year’s Eve party attended by more than a million people filled with banners, streamers and the ball that drops at midnight. Less well known, and with much poorer attendance, is an event in Times Square that takes place just a few days

There are many lessons to draw from the Olympics currently taking place in Tokyo. The tenacity, resolve, grit, discipline, drive, and sense of teamwork of each athlete, is simply inspiring and can serve to motivate each one of us to pursue our dreams relentlessly. Olympians serve as examples of being extraordinarily focused and determined to... Read more »

I have not slept well during the last three months. Don’t get me wrong, I fall right asleep, but I don’t wake up well-rested. There is a pit in my stomach that won’t seem to go away. Baruch Hashem, my family is healthy and well. I feel truly blessed in so many ways and I try to be grateful each and every day.

Just when you thought our society could not get more morally depraved, on January 12th, the annual No Pants Subway Ride took place in cities across twenty-five countries around the world. This outrageous “tradition” began in 2001 and was introduced by the group “Improv Everywhere,”

A few days ago, my young son was lying on the couch in the middle of the day. My wife asked him what was wrong, and he said he didn’t feel well. She asked, “What’s the matter?” and he said, “I think I have kavanavirus.” Baruch Hashem, he is totally fine, but maybe he is on to something.

The excitement and anticipation leading up to the recent Siyum HaShas has been matched only by the enormous follow-up coverage that followed it. There were many take-a-ways, including the great kiddush Hashem that took place. From

Thirteen years ago, I had the unenviable task of confronting someone about his drinking problem. His alcoholism was ruining not only his life, but compromising his marriage, hurting his children, sabotaging his finances, and damaging his health.

When is the last time you sat and did nothing? I don’t mean the type of nothing as in you just played on your phone, read a book or sat listening to music and didn’t really “do” anything. I mean absolutely nothing. When is the last time you sat still with no technology, without

Despite what you may have been told as a child, sharing is not always caring. In fact, oversharing with everyone, shows a lack of caring to the people we claim to want to feel closest to. We are living in a transparent generation where the trend is towards sharing

Last week, we hosted an event on the growing drug issue in the Jewish community. A few hours before the event, a young man I know, or thought I knew well, sent the letter below to me. He asked that I share it with the hope his story can help others and I began the program by reading it. When I

Pages By: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

On New Year’s Eve, Say Goodbye to “Good Riddance”

Lessons from the Tokyo Olympics – Every Millisecond Matters

The Death of Certainty, the Birth of Accepting our Limitations

It is Time to Grow Impatient

Combating Coronavirus with Kavanavirus: Seeing G-d Even During This Crisis

We Can Have it More Often Than the Siyum Ha’Shas

I Attended an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting and Wish I Could Go More Often

I Started Doing This for 3 Minutes a Day and It Has Changed My Life

Torah and Research: The Most Important Factor to Make Emotional Intimacy Possible

Nobody Knew How Badly I Wanted to Kill Myself & How Close I Came to Doing It

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