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The life of Yechezkel Chezi Goldberg Yechezkel Goldberg, 42, dedicated his life to helping people, including victims of terrorism. Chezi Goldberg was an internationally renowned psychologist who specialized in counselling troubled teenagers. Chezi Goldberg grew up singing on albums with the Toronto Boys Choir, a group that brought children together to celebrate Jewish music. His vocal love of his faith eventually caused him to move to Israel, where he dedicated his life to helping people, including victims of terrorism. Toronto-born Goldberg made aliya eight years ago from his wife Shifra’s native Brooklyn. He had seven children of his own, aged one to 16, but he left behind dozens of children whom he helped through his practice and his articles. Friends of Goldberg said he saved many lives. He was a counselor for Adolescents and Families at Risk, and a freelance columnist. His column in The Jewish Press was called “Lifeline,” and “he proved to be just that for families having difficulty with their aliya and Orthodox children who abused drugs and alcohol,” Gil Hoffman wrote in The Jerusalem Post on Friday, January 30. Goldberg's article about a previous series of deadly terror attacks in Jerusalem appears today on Israel Insider. “Even the word saint is not enough to describe him,” Betar Illit spokesman Bezalel Kahn said. “He was always ready to make sacrifices to help people.” Goldberg was eulogized at the Bostoner Shul in Betar Illit, where he served as a sexton, before he was buried Thursday night at Har Hamenuhot Cemetery in Jerusalem.