Qabbalat Shabbat With Rabbi Yosef Goldman and Yoni Battat

The Greater Boston Jewish Community is thrilled to be kicking off Chanukah season with the tremendous musical-spiritual leader, educator, and composer Rabbi Yosef Goldman. Join Temple Israel in partnership with Kehillath Israel, Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Hebrew College, and Temple Beth-Zion in a weekend of song, prayer, community building and joy across 5 locations in the Boston area.

Rabbi Yosef Goldman is a musical-spiritual leader, educator, and composer cultivating vibrant, embodied Jewish life through soulful prayer, deep Torah, and compassionate presence. He is known as a leading facilitator and consultant of Jewish communal prayer and song, partnering with clergy and congregations across North America to foster communities that are spiritually alive, musically rich, and rooted in justice, belonging, and joy.

Rooted in the devotional lineages of his Mizrahi and Ashkenazi heritage, Yosef weaves ancient sacred poetry with contemporary Jewish expression to open pathways of connection, healing, and transformation. His work spans spiritual direction, pastoral care, and creative ritual design, supporting individuals and communities in moments of awakening, grief, celebration, and renewal. He draws on his formation in traditional yeshivot, rabbinic and musical study at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and years of experience in congregational leadership and hospital chaplaincy to guide others toward wholeness and sacred presence.