This is not 1938. It is 2024 and the Jewish people do not have to go on our knees to beg for the right to defend ourselves against those who seek to exterminate us. https://youtu.be/9QsMxXjoO6g...
Chief Rabbi: Put the UN on trial
The United Nations and its institutions have a credibility they do not deserve, and have become a threat to freedom and democracy in the world. Israel’s case before the UN’s International Court of Justice, brought by South Africa, should be used to expose this fact...
Chief Rabbi dismantles South Africa President Ramaphosa genocide libel against Israel
Chief Rabbi Goldstein exposes the defamatory lies of the SA President in referring Israel to the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide. This libel threatens the Jewish State, and Jews around the world. Discover the strict legal and ethical standards...
Spirit of Israel
Watch: I am so moved… The spirited soldiers of Israel are an inspiration. Shabbat Shalom! https://youtu.be/16-qJw3oqbs
Yom Haatzmaut – Israel needs no approval
We need to stop seeking approval for Israel from others, including the media and the SA government. Let’s be confident in our Zionism, without apology. Chief Rabbi Goldstein You can view the talk I gave at last night’s Yom Haatzmaut celebrations here:...
Yom Hazikaron: Call evil by its name
For the sake of peace, all civilised people must recognise evil and condemn it unconditionally. That was the takeaway from a conversation with Rabbi Leo Dee on my recent visit to his family shiva house in Efrat last week – and it was the message of my Yom Hazikaron...
The first Yom Haatzmaut
It’s the 14th May 1948. A Friday night. Jewish soldiers are on the battlefield fighting for the establishment of a Jewish state, the realisation of a dream millennia in the making. And then – a remarkable scene erupts...
Why Yom HaZikaron matters
Yom HaZikaron raises an uncomfortable question: how does our remembering Israel’s fallen heroes make any difference to them?
Faith and heroism amid the horror
Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein address at the 2022 Yom HaShoah ceremony in Cape Town. An inspiring story of faith and heroism amid the darkness and horror of the Holocaust – presented by South Africa’s Chief...