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Eliezer Zalmanov

Oct 31, 2024, 7:15 PM

As we approach another presidential election, we may feel tension rise in conversations with friends, family, and colleagues. Political divides have become increasingly difficult to bridge, leaving many of us feeling disconnected from others whose views differ from our...

May 3, 2024, 6:50 PM

The Jews Make No Sense

The scenes of antisemitic protests taking over elite college campuses around the country must give us pause. They are reminiscent of what our people experienced in the not-so-distant past, with words being used and slogans being shouted that make...

Jan 4, 2024, 2:50 AM

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 Egypt, decided to enslave the Jewish people, the wording used to describe him is, “A new king, who...

Dec 21, 2023, 12:52 AM

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 parties come to the table to discuss a possible solution to the hostilities. But...

Dec 15, 2023, 12:03 AM

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 rather than actually doing something productive? These questions have been asked for millennia, but they have been...

May 30, 2022, 10:33 PM

21 Lives

21 lives snuffed out in a moment, 21 families that will never hug their loved ones again, 21 worlds shattered. The news of another mass-shooting, this time in Uvalde, Texas, with most of the victims again being young school children...

Jan 8, 2021, 1:25 AM

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 have to experience ever again, and yesterday’s events in our nation’s capital should have caused...

Mar 6, 2020, 12:15 AM

Does your vote really matter?

There is a lot of talk about elections these days. Israel just had its third election in less than a year, and the US is in the midst of a heated presidential election set to consume the news at...

Apr 16, 2019, 7:14 AM

A birthday gift for the Rebbe

Today’s Hebrew date is the 11th of Nissan, and it is the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s birthday. As a child and later as a yeshiva student, every year on this date, three days before Passover, my friends and I would celebrate the Rebbe’s birthday by fanning...

Sep 7, 2018, 6:11 PM

Why do people go to High Holiday services?

When was the last time someone said that the reason he or she goes to High Holiday services is because of the rabbi’s sermon? I know some of my colleagues would like to think that their eloquence is what...

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Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov is co-director, along with his wife Chanie, of Chabad of Northwest Indiana. He is also a member of Chabad.org's Ask the Rabbi and social media teams.

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