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May 16, 2018, 1:44 PM

Beyond toys, boys and consent

Winner of the Eurovision 2018 song contest Netta Barzilai seen as she arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport on May 14, 2018. (Flash90)

When you go looking for a relationship, don't settle for Netta's anthem of 'not your toy!'

Mar 19, 2018, 7:53 PM

Celebrating freedom in a postmodern age

Illustrative. This year, make your Seder more meaningful than ever inspired by amazing Israeli made Judaica designed just for Passover! (The Times of Israel, 2014)

We can chalk our beliefs up to artificial constructs that keep us subservient, but our experiences are real and they are freeing

Nov 5, 2017, 2:10 PM

The Israeli kids are all right

Illustrative: Kids running out of their first day of school. (Gershon Elinson/Flash 90)

We adults need to talk openly about the many values we hold dear, and the ones we find non-negotiable.

Oct 20, 2017, 2:22 PM

Israel: An absurd mix of joy and sorrow

We are a crazy people. On January 8, 2017, Erez Orbach was murdered by an Arab terrorist who mowed down a group of soldiers who were on an educational tour in Jerusalem. Today, not even a full year later, on what...

Sep 18, 2017, 4:59 PM

Turning and Returning

This time of year, I think a lot about trust and fear. With the high holidays around the corner, I swing back and forth between them, sometimes within the very same hour. It has been a tough year. Friends have...

Sep 7, 2017, 3:30 PM

Perception, reality and the gap between them

Internalize the fact that it's normal for even strong, capable, happy people to need help sometimes

Apr 30, 2017, 12:19 PM

4 exemplars of the State of Israel inspired her with their passion, idealism, hard work, and sacrifice

Jun 26, 2016, 12:35 PM

Healthy Education: A Proposal

People are talking. They are thinking. They are writing. Over the course of the last week, since I published an initial piece on a current scandal in the world of Jewish education, I have been engaged in conversations with all types of Jews about how...

Jun 23, 2016, 12:06 AM

Another scandal: Let’s not miss the point this time around

It is time to call teacher misconduct on those who use fear and guilt to manipulate students, even with no sex scandal

Oct 17, 2015, 11:28 PM

Are Aliyah Decisions (in Either Direction) Public Property?

In the months leading up to our aliyah, it seemed as if our decision was public property. Anyone who wanted to felt that they had the right to comment on our upcoming move to Israel. One woman told us that she...

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About Me

Shayna Goldberg teaches both Israeli and American students in the Beit Midrash l'Nashim-Migdal Oz which Is part of Yeshivat Har Etzion. She made aliyah with her family to Alon Shvut in July 2011 after working as a Yoetzet Halacha in New Jersey and teaching in Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School.