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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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Balance and moderation
One of the sources in the Torah for avoiding excessive self-affliction is the commandment to not look the other way when encountering a...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Facts and Feelings
Feelings exist, whether we are consciously aware of them or not. Every human being has them, and as fellow human beings, it is our...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jan 30, 20243 min read
The kids will be fine
Parents are always concerned for their children. We care for their physical needs as well as their spiritual needs. While their physical...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jan 24, 20243 min read
Bottoms up
As a child growing up in the city, I loved watching construction projects. I could stand for hours on a sidewalk, enamored by the...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jan 17, 20243 min read
Opposites attract
Opposites attract, that much we know. Whether it’s a married couple where husband and wife seem to have completely different...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jan 10, 20243 min read
The original antisemite
When the Torah introduces us to the first documented antisemite, we’re told that his antisemitism was irrational. When Pharoah, king of...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jan 3, 20243 min read
The Crossover Episode
What is our mission in this world? Is it just to survive and live another day, or is there something more? It seems that we are...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Dec 27, 20233 min read
It's all about the Benjamins
There’s a lot of talk these days about diplomacy. Israel is at war and there are elements on the world stage that are demanding the...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Thoughts and Prayers
Does prayer work for non-spiritual situations? When someone says “my thoughts and prayers are with you” are they taking the easy way out...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Dec 14, 20233 min read
We stand alone
The Jewish nation stands alone. Recent events continue to demonstrate that the Jewish people — wherever they may be, in Israel, the US,...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Dec 7, 20233 min read
How to beat antisemitism
You’ve seen the videos of IDF soldiers saving lives, and you’ve also no doubt also seen the pictures and videos of regular citizens...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 27, 20233 min read
Complacency
In 1826, Rabbi Dovber of Lubavitch, the second Rebbe of the Chabad movement, known as the “Mitteler Rebbe,” was arrested by the czarist...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 21, 20233 min read
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...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 15, 20233 min read
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...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 9, 20233 min read
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,...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 31, 20233 min read
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...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Be a hero
Alongside the heartbreaking images and lists of people murdered and abducted in last week’s horrendous terror attack on Israel, also...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 17, 20233 min read
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...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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....
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 4, 20233 min read
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...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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