Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Time Magazine’s 2017 Person of the Year were “the silence breakers, the voices that launched a movement.” That movement, well known by its hashtag, #MeToo, continues to hold accountable violators of abuse and exploitation. The movement is several months old and shows no signs of slowing. Just last week, a South

Though things have generally gotten back to normal and life for most of us has gone on, the horrific tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is still very much on our minds, both here in South Florida and in the country overall. As is the case with most events that attract this much media coverage, recent weeks have seen

For more than a decade, Theo Henry was more than simply our custodian at Boca Raton Synagogue. He was truly a part of our family. Literally thousands of minyanim, programs, events, and classes could not have happened without his hard work and dedication. Theo was a permanent presence in our Shul: setting up,

Recently, President Trump formally declared the nationwide opioid drug problem a public health emergency. Substance abuse is a growing epidemic that doesn’t discriminate based on religion, economic class, gender, or ethnicity. As we have come to learn all too well, the frum community is not immune, either. Experts will all tell

Don’t forget where you came from.” It is often said at graduations, it’s the title of a country music song, and many successful people include it on their list of the most important things to remember. And yet, when Yosef HaTzadik ascends to great heights and power in Egypt, he marries, has his first son and seems to violate this

Years ago, someone gave me a Tony Robbins CD to listen to. I was excited and eager to hear the wisdom of one of today’s greatest motivational speakers. He introduced his talk by saying that he has the secret to both happiness and success. If you follow his advice and begin each and every day of your life exactly as he

A few years ago, I went to see Rav Eli Sadan, the Rosh Yeshiva of Bnei David, a Mechina in Eli. Maj. Roi Klein z”l, the hero who threw his body over a hand grenade in the 2006 Lebanon war to save his fellow soldiers, was a graduate of Bnei David. So was Lt. Hadar Goldin, z”l, as was Col. Ofer Winter, who led the massive effort to

The United States was hit by two disasters over the past two weeks. One was natural, and the other was man-made. One left devastating damage as the result of strong winds and hard rain, while the other left horrific damage resulting from hate and discrimination. One caused hopelessness, while the other provides great reason to hope. Texas, and the Houston community in

Six million is an impossible number to fathom. We can picture 60 or 600 people in a room, and maybe even identify with being among 6,000 or even 60,000 in a stadium, but beyond that, the number is simply beyond our experience and therefore our comprehension. That is why,

The startling findings of a recent Jewish People Policy Institute study drew a Ha’aretz headline of “Low Marriage Rates and Intermarriage Threaten Future of U.S. Jewry” and an Arutz Sheva headline asking, “Is There a Future for non-Orthodox American Jewry?” The study found that outside of Orthodoxy, fewer Jews are

Pages By: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Beyond #MeToo – Continuing the Conversation

The Danger in Anger – How to Avoid this Most Self-Destructive Trait

Lessons from Theo Our Custodian

President Trump & The Opioid Drug Problem

See More, Better & Farther with the Chanukah Candles

Thank Those Who Packed Your Parachute

We Have Been Called Out by a Teenager: Will We Get Defensive or Get Serious?

How a Shabbos Meal Turned a White Supremacist Against Bigotry

The Absolute Wrong Reaction to Israel’s Recent Controversial Decisions

A New Study Shows That American Jewry is Disappearing

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