A Bet Midrash is a house of Torah study where individuals can deepen their exposure and understanding of the Jewish tradition. There is now one in North Boulder.

Rabbi Goldman takes on a controversial issue by exploring several different perspectives of the problem.

Why does the Talmud teach that the sin of dishonest weights and measures is worse than the sin of sexual transgression?

Rabbi Goldman explores the Passover tradition of abstaining from food considered "Kitniyot" during Passover -- why abstain, and why not.

To what extent is Halakha relativistic? Foster individuality and autonomy? Rabbi Goldman looks at Talmudic precedents with an eye to contemporary relevance.

The insightful Talmudic sages developed the notion of how an otherwise normal person can act in a religiously insane manner. Lessons for today's world as well.

It may come as a surprise to students of Judaism that Classical and Hassidic rabbis held a more nuanced and complex attitude towards sin than evinced in Biblical literature...

Rabbi Goldman devotes his first BJN post to discussing classical vs. contemporary examples of Tikkun Olam, and explores how the one underpins the other.