The Jewish Response
Yesterday’s horrifying events at a Jerusalem Yeshivah — where 8 students were murdered in cold blood and scores injured — brought to mind...
top of page
Rabbi Zalmanov's Blog
This Blog consists of Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov's weekly column, as well as articles that appeared in various publications.
You are welcome to join in the conversation.
For additional articles by Rabbi Zalmanov click here
Search
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Mar 4, 20082 min read
Israel
Chanie and I recently returned from a trip to Israel. Our trip was unique in that we both haven’t been to the Holy Land in nearly seven...
5 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 15, 20072 min read
When the Whole World Comes Together
72 countries, 47 states, 5 days and 3,000 black hats. One word comes to mind: Adjectives. That’s right; every adjective used to describe...
1 view0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 31, 20072 min read
When Tragedy Strikes
A personal tragedy which befalls a member of a community is tantamount to a communal tragedy. The traditional blessing of consolation...
4 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Sep 4, 20072 min read
In the Beginning...?
Did you know that the day we celebrate as Rosh Hashanah does not commemorate the creation of the universe? According to the Talmud, the...
11 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jun 7, 20072 min read
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...
27 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Apr 19, 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...
3 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Mar 7, 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...
1 view0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 3, 20062 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...
6 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20063 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,...
3 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20062 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...
4 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20063 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...
5 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20062 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...
1 view0 comments
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...
4 views0 comments
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...
2 views0 comments
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 20, 20061 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...
1 view0 comments
bottom of page