How to beat antisemitism
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This Blog consists of Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov's weekly column, as well as articles that appeared in various publications.
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Nov 21
- 3 min
Complacency
In 1826, Rabbi Dovber of Lubavitch, the second Rebbe of the Chabad movement, known as the “Mitteler Rebbe,” was arrested by the czarist...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Nov 15
- 3 min
Keep digging
“We keep trying and yet for some reason we seem to be getting nowhere.” I’m hearing a lot of that lately, especially with the current...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Nov 9
- 3 min
Don't have hope
A question that many people want answered these days, as Israel continues its defensive military action and Jews around the world are...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Oct 31
- 3 min
Can I be angry?
Current world events have been eliciting a flood of emotions from every Jewish person around the world. From shock to despair to anger,...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Oct 26
- 3 min
Is my neighbor an antisemite?
One of the most difficult things for many diaspora Jews to contend with these days is the uncertainty of where our non-Jewish neighbors...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Oct 17
- 3 min
Be a hero
Alongside the heartbreaking images and lists of people murdered and abducted in last week’s horrendous terror attack on Israel, also...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Oct 11
- 3 min
Am Yisrael Chai
The horrific images slowly coming out of Israel, where as of today more than 1,200 people including babies and elderly were brutally...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Oct 4
- 3 min
Do it for Moses
“I’m doing this for mom/dad” is a common phrase that people use when doing an activity they know their late parent would have loved....
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Sep 28
- 3 min
Home Sweet Home
You’re on vacation in a faraway European city or Mediterranean resort, enjoying the time away from real life, rejuvenating your body and...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Sep 19
- 3 min
Sing it
When a parent reprimands a child for misbehaving, the child will often not react in the way the parent was hoping for. Instead of calmly...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Sep 11
- 3 min
Don't let up
Children have a way of getting what they want, either to the chagrin of their parents or their joy, depending on the context. As parents,...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Sep 5
- 3 min
Avoid the shortcuts
When using GPS apps for driving directions, such as Google Maps or Waze, one often encounters an interesting phenomenon. Upon entering an...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Aug 29
- 3 min
Make today matter
Life is full of ups and downs; good times and not-so-good; times when everything is going according to plan and life is most rewarding...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Sweet and Savory
Some people prefer sweet foods and some prefer savory foods. Enjoying different types of food is not necessarily an indication of...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Aug 15
- 3 min
Gaining Their Trust
Being honest and only telling the truth is not something that most people need to be told to do. Overall, most of us are well aware that...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Aug 8
- 3 min
Go all out
When you hold a position of influence, as a parent or a teacher, or perhaps you have experience and background that others can benefit...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Aug 3
- 3 min
Just grow up already
When we were children we didn't always understand our parents' and teachers' rules. Children are naturally self-centered, and even the...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Jul 24
- 3 min
Size Matters
We’ve all heard the cliches about how size doesn’t matter, and how just because someone is “small” doesn’t mean that they can’t strive...
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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
- Jul 18
- 3 min
Carrot and Stick
If you’re a parent, you know that successful parenting requires a perfect blend of carrot and stick, of positive and negative incentives...
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