'Nothing more unifying than the Torah, for any Jew, anywhere''Chabad seeks not just to combat evil, but to make more light,' says Rabbi Yisrael Goldberg, head of the Rehavia Chabad synagogue.Hadassah Chen , Apr 23 , 2021 2:56 PM
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'Nothing more unifying than the Torah, for any Jew, anywhere'
After Chabad vandalism, Rabbi Yisroel Goldberg turns negative into positive
After Chabad vandalism, Rabbi Yisroel Goldberg turns negative into positive
Just under three weeks ago, at a little past midnight between Saturday and Sunday, someone tried to enter the Chabad premises.
RABBI YISROEL GOLDBERG, director of Chabad of Rehavia
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Among the teachings of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the last in the seven-generation dynasty of Lubavitcher rebbes, was that rather than dwell on something bad, to turn it into a force for good. In other words, transform the negative into the positive.
That is the intention of Rabbi Yisroel Goldber… Read More »
Grapevine: All that jazz
Grapevine: All that jazz
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
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A most unpleasant surprise awaited Rabbi Yisroel Goldberg, the director of Chabad of Rehavia and Nahlaot, when he arrived for morning prayers at the Chabad Center on King George Avenue last Monday morning. Unbeknownst to him, someone had sprayed the door with a harmful liquid that was not immediately noticeable.
Goldberg opened the door, and touched the surface as he did so. Later, during the service, he unintentionally rubbed his eyes, and felt a strong, bu… Read More »