Jess Goldberg: The Fight to Keep My Son Alive..and Finding the Strength to Let Go

Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer

Living Lchaim

Judaism, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Jessica Goldberg opens up about her son Ori’s 4-year battle for life and the miracles that kept him alive against all odds. From sleepless nights and constant medical emergencies to finding faith and strength when God said it was time to let go, this is a journey of love and resilience. Jess and Ori’s story will leave you inspired and forever changed. Thank You Hashem for Ori.

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0:00.0	And it was so obvious, it was so obvious that it was Hashem telling us that you have done everything.
0:09.9	And you looked after him.
0:11.4	And we cared for him.
0:14.7	We gave him everything.
0:18.3	And Hashem said it was his time.
0:20.0	And so I am
0:24.0	completely broken
0:26.0	only two months ago
0:28.1	though I'm lost
0:30.9	because I don't know
0:32.2	how I'll be without him
0:33.9	there is no part of me that feels that anyone could have done anything different.
0:44.5	It's not like the doctors could have done anything.
0:47.4	I felt like at that point, Hashem was saying, you've done good.
0:52.3	For your warning, this episode discusses child illness, medical trauma, and grief.
0:57.6	Jess Goldberg thought she was bringing home a healthy baby.
1:00.8	Five months later, she was performing CPR in her nursery.
1:04.0	In this raw and heartbreaking conversation, we talk about what it means to live in crisis,
1:08.6	navigate mental health under unimaginable stress, and hold to faith when nothing makes sense. This episode is powered by Bipping, the folks who are upgrading businesses, Wales to lease, the most seamless way to buy or lease a car, adopt a Shachan, a really beautiful place making thousands of Shadakhim and, of course, our good friends at Twilary. This episode is a memory of Miriam Sarabas Yaakov Moshe, Shemadav Bhani, and of course, Orye Haim bin Rufal-Danyel. This episode is also Rufu Shlima, my friend, Yosef Chaim Ben Dvorachai-Golda. Here we go. Jess Goldberg, honored to have you all the way from England.
1:44.6	Yes.
1:49.7	Could you tell us about your life in early stages of marriage, few kids?
1:50.7	Tell us about that.
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