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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Free Will and Divine Knowledge
If G-d knows the future how can we have free will? The answer, I think, is that the dimension of time is a creation just like space. This has been proven scientifically. We think in terms of time because we…
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Sight
What does the Torah say about vision? Answer: Bamidbar (Numbers) 15:39 This shall be fringes for you, and when you see it, you will remember all the commandments of the Lord to perform them, and you shall not wander after…
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The Ineffable Name
I was taught that the name of G-d was so great that mere man could not say it…..What is the name we are not supposed to say? I have been thinking about this and realize that I was told that…
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Breastplate of the High Priest
Which stones were on the breastplate of the High Priest in the Temple and which stone corresponded to which tribe? Exodus 28 – with the commentary of Rashi: 17. And you shall fill into it stone fillings, four rows of…
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Bribery
What is the penalty for a udge who takes bribes? He is removed from his position by the other Rabbis, but there is a severe punishment coming to him by G-d. Perversion of justice is one of the reasons for…
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Enthusiasm
What is Zerizus? Zerizus is to do something with enthusiasm. It means to be excited internally about that which you’ll be doing. This is very important because a lack of enthusiasm indicates a lack of joy in that which we…
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Jews in the Army
Are Jews allowed to serve in the army or defence forces of any country other then Israel ? I know there are many Jews who serve in the defence forces of the U.S. but according to the Jewish Law is…
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Synagogue Membership Dues
There are members of our congregation on fixed incomes who simply have no money. I suggested that they be able to pay their membership in installments, or have them reduced, possibly waved in light of their circumstances. I must present…
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Exodus and Egyptian clothing
It says that there are three things that the Jews did not change in Egypt. and one of them is their clothing. if so how did they borrow the Egyptian’s clothing? Perhaps there were some clothes which the Egyptians had…