Ten Minutes of Meaning (Part 177): Seeing with Vision – Mesillas Yesharim

ByRabbi Efrem Goldberg November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

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הנה ממה שיועיל הרבה לקנות החסידות, הוא גודל ההסתכלות ורוב ההתבוננות, כי כאשר ירבה האדם להתבונן על גודל רוממותו יתברך, ותכלית שלימותו, ורוב ההרחק הבלתי משוער שבין גדולתו ובין שפלותנו, יגרום לו שימלא יראה ורעדה מלפניו.
That which will help greatly in acquiring Chasidut is great observation and much contemplation. For when a person contemplates much on G-d’s great exaltedness, blessed be He, and His absolute perfection, and the immeasurably great distance between His greatness and our lowliness, he will be filled with fear and trembling before Him.

ובהתבוננו על רוב חסדיו עמנו, ועל גודל אהבתו יתברך לישראל, ועל קרבת הישרים אליו ומעלת התורה והמצות, וכיוצא מן העיונים והלימודים, ודאי שתתלהט בו אהבה עזה, ויבחר ויתאוה לידבק בו, כי בראותו שהשם יתברך הוא לנו לאב ממש, ומרחם עלינו כאב על בנים, יתעורר בו בהמשך החפץ והתשוקה לגמול לו כבן על אביו.
And when he contemplates G-d’s great lovingkindness to us, His great love for the Jewish people, the closeness of the Just to Him, the virtue of Torah and mitzvot, and other similar investigations and studies, certainly, a powerful love will ignite within him, and he will choose and lust to cling to Him. For when he sees that the Creator, blessed be He, is literally (mamash) like a father to us, and has mercy on us as a father on his sons, there will then awaken within him a desire and longing to reciprocate back to Him, as a son to his father.

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Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Rabbi Goldberg’s dynamic charisma, breadth of Torah knowledge, and personal warmth attract hundreds to the shul and his weekly lectures and classes. In addition to his position at BRS, Rabbi Goldberg plays a leadership role in many vital components of the greater South Florida community, and in 2010 he was recognized as one of South Florida’s Most Influential Jewish Leaders. He serves as Co-Chair of the Orthodox Rabbinical Board’s Va’ad Ha’Kashrus, as Director of Conversions for the Beth Din of Florida, and as Posek of the Boca Raton Mikvah. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Katz Hillel Day School, Hadar High School for Girls, and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

In addition to his local work, Rabbi Goldberg is involved in a number of national organizations and projects. He serves as Vice President of the Rabbinical Council of America, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Beth Din of America, the Editorial Committee of Tradition, and the AIPAC National Council. Rabbi Goldberg has delivered the invocation to the United States House of Representatives and thrown out the first pitch at a Miami Marlins game. In 2011, Rabbi Goldberg was recognized by the National Jewish Outreach Program for BRS’s commitment to outreach.

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Rabbi Goldberg is passionate in his support and love of Israel and has been a tireless and forceful advocate for Israel. His advocacy includes several trips to the White House for meetings with the administration, including President Obama, about the U.S.-Israel relationship. In 2011, Rabbi Goldberg received the Star of David Award from Israel Bonds in recognition of his support and, in 2014, he was presented the Pillar of the Community and Israel Award by Friends of the IDF.

Rabbi Goldberg and his wife Yocheved live in Boca Raton with their seven children.