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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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Leaving a mark
As we get older and we come to terms with our mortality, many of us are faced with the big question: How will we be remembered? Everyone...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Embrace your inner imposter
Imposter syndrome is when you tell yourself you are not worthy of the position or responsibility you are given; you feel like an...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 9, 20223 min read
Playing Victim
Playing victim is when we attribute our failures to forces beyond our control, to other people or to circumstances that we can do nothing...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 2, 20223 min read
Escaping a flood
Floods are typically not a good thing. The water and the damage in its aftermath are every homeowner’s nightmare. They have a way of...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 27, 20222 min read
How to lead
Often in life we are tasked with being leaders in one capacity or another. At home, at work, in school, socially, economically,...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Teaching children to help others may help heal a troubled world
21 lives snuffed out in a moment, 21 families that will never hug their loved ones again, 21 worlds shattered. The news of another...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jun 9, 20223 min read
How should we react to events at the US Capitol?
Watching violent mobs attack the U.S. Capitol Building in attempt to tear away at the fabric of our democracy is not something we should...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jan 7, 20214 min read
Voting is important, but it’s far from the most important thing you can do today
In the days leading up to the 2020 presidential election, social media is saturated with articles imploring us to vote. Jewish social...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 30, 20203 min read
My memories as a 6-year-old
I was 6 years old and my family was planning a trip to Israel. My father had not seen his parents for several years, and we were going to...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jun 18, 20204 min read
George Floyd and "both sides"
Last week’s death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers during his arrest has reignited racial tensions that have...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jun 2, 20204 min read
You don't need to choose a side
It's okay to be concerned about the ignoring of social distancing requirements and also the effect the extended quarantine is having on...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Apr 20, 20201 min read
How to be optimistic in these times
There is a lot of confusion and doubt in these “coronavirus days,” especially within the Jewish community, where optimism has always...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Mar 19, 20204 min read
In the face of anti-semitism we must continue to display our Jewishness
Last week brought a slew of new anti-Semitic attacks against Jews in the most visible Jewish part of the country — in and around New York...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jan 4, 20203 min read
Jewish Life Starts After the Holidays
The Jewish new year came upon us in a whirlwind, and at Chabad it was celebrated with many events over the last month—starting with my...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Oct 24, 20192 min read
Chabad House Shooter Was Fueled By Hate. Our Response At Chabad Will Be Love.
Another act of horrific anti-Semitic barbarism, this time in the Chabad synagogue of Poway, CA on the last day of Passover, six months to...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Apr 28, 20192 min read
Permanent Memories
Dear Friend, A year ago this week, Chanie and I flew to New York with our son Mendy, where he began putting on tefillin for the first...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Feb 7, 20192 min read
The Hypocrisy of Judaism
In a recent New York Times op-ed, “The Hypocrisy of Hanukkah,” novelist Michael David Lukas described Hanukkah as being a holiday for...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Dec 6, 20183 min read
An Unorthodox Secret: How Chabad Fills Pews With Jews
During this year’s High Holidays I observed that nobody at our Chabad House’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services was Orthodox. Of...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Nov 3, 20184 min read
Why Do People Go to High Holiday Services?
Dear Friend, When was the last time someone said that the reason he or she goes to High Holiday services is because of the rabbi’s...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Sep 6, 20182 min read
Mendy's Bar Mitzvah Speech
Dear Friends, Our son Mendy's bar mitzvah was two and a half months ago and we're still in the process of coming down from the high of...
Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
Jul 19, 20184 min read
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