Rabbi Meir Goldberg
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Rabbi Meir
Goldberg is the Director of the Maimonides Leaders Fellowship
Program at Rutgers University, the state college of New Jersey.
Together with his partner at Rutgers, Rabbi Yehoshua Lewis, they run a
Jewish outreach program on campus. Rabbi Goldberg has previously been
involved in outreach efforts in Margate, and Twin Rivers, NJ. Rabbi Goldberg was born and raised in Far Rockaway, NY and studied in Yeshiva Beth Moshe of Scranton, PA, Yeshiva Yagdil Torah in Israel and the Beth Medrash Gevoha in Lakewood, NJ. In
Lakewood he was a member of their advanced Kollel program for four
years. Rabbi Goldberg enjoys hanging out with Jewish college students,
and discussing Torah, football, and urban culture, with said students.
He and his wife Estie (nee Schreiber) live in Lakewood, NJ together
with their three rambunctious children, Akiva, Yitzie, and Tzvi Hirsch.
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The First Passover Seder
When was the first Passover Seder? How many years ago did we leave Egypt? We left Egypt 3319 years ago, which is year 2448 in the Jewish calender, 1312 BCE in the non Jewish one. That was the year of…
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Circumstances for Divorce
Under what circumstances can/should a man divorce his wife? What does the Torah consider as a good reason? This is a very serious issue best discussed with a competent, caring and sensible Rabbi. The Talmud (Gittin 90) gives various opinions…
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The Number 18
Can you please explain the significance of 18 and the multiples of 18 ? 18 is the numerical equivalent to the Hebrew word “Chai”, which means life. Often, people will give charity in multiples of 18 to ensure a merit…
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Business Menorah
I would like to light the candles at work; however, my employer says that it will not be possible unless I have an electric menorah. Since I cannot find one here, he will only allow me to light the menorah…
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Menorah Blessings
Two questions regarding the Chanukah Blessings for lighting the Menorah: 1. Who wrote them, and when? 2. The first one says in part: “…Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us to Kindle the Chanukah light.” Where…
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Old Age
In Judaism is there any meaning behind the age 65 or for being a great-grandmother? I am constructing some words to say to my mother, and I’d like them to relate to Judaism. There is only significance in the fact…
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Talmud
What is the purpose, content and origin of the Talmud. G-d gave an instruction manual for life called the Torah to the Jewish people. The Five books of Moses contain the basic outline of what we have to do but…
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Prayer and Repentance
Whenever I do something I know is wrong, I feel horrible the next day. I was wondering if there are any prayers I can say or anything that the Torah provides that can make you feel better? Is there anything…
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Isaac – “Your only son”
Why is it repeated that Isaac is “thine only son” – Genesis 22:2 – 22:12 – 22:16- when obviously he was not his ONLY son? What about Ishmael? Isaac is called the only son because he was the only one…