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Rabbi Zalmanov's Blog
This Blog consists of Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov's weekly column, as well as articles that appeared in various publications.
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The Case Against Hebrew School
Allow me to begin with a very audacious statement: One of the most detrimental entities to the existence of the Jewish people is embodied...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jun 7, 20072 min read
The VT Massacare
It’s been three full days since the terrible massacre at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA. During...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Apr 19, 20072 min read
Passover and Education
The primary purpose of the Passover Seder is to ensure that the story of the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt is transmitted to the next...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Mar 7, 20072 min read
Combating Assimilation
“Here we go again,” you must be thinking. “An orthodox rabbi is once more writing about assimilation. He’s probably about to say that in...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 3, 20062 min read
Survival
In the summer of 1963, a group of college students from the United Kingdom visited the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson,...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20063 min read
The King in the Field
Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year, when the fate of all Jews is inscribed for the coming year. It is closely...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20062 min read
A Night to Remember
With the holiday of Passover approaching, I am often reminded of the story of a certain Jewish doctor who makes a great medical discovery...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20063 min read
The Chanukah Heroine
Of the many laws pertaining to lighting the Menorah during Chanukah, one rule tends to stick out more than others. It is the law that...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20062 min read
The Miracle of Life
Did you know that the Megillah, which is read every year on the holiday of Purim, is the only book in the entire Written Torah in which...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20062 min read
Engage the Disengagement
At the time these words are being written, the State of Israel plans to evacuate and dismantle settlements in the Gaza Strip, beginning...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20062 min read
Faith
When talking of faith, I’m often reminded of a story about a man whose ship had capsized at sea and, while struggling to stay afloat on a...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20061 min read
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