Rabbi Robert Goodman

Rabbi Robert Goodman is a former consultant to the Boards of Jewish Education in Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee. He is the former rabbi of Congregation Beth Shalom in Brandon, Florida.

Articles by Rabbi Robert Goodman

Tisha B'Av

A Day of Disaster

Many calamitous events are said to have occurred on Tisha B'Av.

Celebrate

Personal & Communal Observances

The customs and rituals all relate to mourning practices.

Shavuot

Jewish Confirmation

A modern addition to Shavuot

Purim

The Story of Purim

The plot and themes of "the whole Megillah."