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Jay Goldberg

Digital Storytellers Lab

2026-2027 Fellow

Jay Goldberg

A Rabbi Walks Into A Prison

Cars and buses full of Chabad Lubavitch Rabbis head to prisons across America. What goes on behind those doors? We go along for the wandering journey.

In his 20s, he worked on political campaigns with the country’s preeminent strategist. In his 30s, he was a sports agent to athletes, sportscasters, Spuds MacKenzie, and brought Russian hockey players to West Point and Mississippi. In his 40s, he co-founded a creative design studio that specialized in handmade beautiful baseballs coveted by business titans and bar mitzvah boys. In his 50s, he opened a unique gallery/shop/community event space on a Greenwich Village side street that became known around the globe. Now, in his 60s, he’s working on varied multimedia storytelling projects. Jay lives in NYC, the city where he was born, with Marci, his better half.