Zalman Myer-Smith, at The Blogs

Mar 4, 2020, 7:37 PM

Pandemic - the mere word conjures up imagery from Wuhan, China with governmental agencies scrambling to stem the progress of coronavirus and mitigate both further damage and panic. Without a proactive vaccination and reactive antidote, it may continue to...

Jan 17, 2020, 11:51 PM

Texas Church Shooting – What Jews can learn

Not a week goes by where we don't hear the word active shooter or active killer. Active shooter drills are becoming part of the norm of site operational protocols. People are seeking solutions and many times we wish to...

Oct 13, 2019, 5:57 AM

What in Halle?

The attempted mass murder of Jews on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish Calendar, in Germany, a nation steeped in its own historically heinous relationship with its Jewish citizens is beyond surreal. A vile affront was stopped in...

Jul 17, 2019, 12:32 AM

AMIA – Where were you?

In recent times we can ask the poignant question of where were you on 9/11? For older generations, they could more than likely tell you the exact moment they learned when President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in...

Apr 5, 2019, 11:55 AM

Have we lost the antisemitism battle already?

Even the most ardent antisemite could not dispute the fact that antisemitism has been enthusiastically embraced by a diverse group of people who are ensuring it stays very much alive and well. The conditions for attacking the Jews and...

Feb 14, 2019, 11:45 PM

True Love Is Real Security

The 14th of February is a poignant day of love and caring in the secular calendar. In South Florida especially it now has a very different meaning for students, first responders and parents who send their kids to school...

Oct 8, 2018, 9:52 PM

What a Small and Unsafe World We Live In.

What a small world we live in. For the Jewish community, this is so very true. Jews are understandably very sensitive when negative situations occur to fellow Jews wherever they reside. The stabbing death of renowned highly trained Israeli...

Oct 3, 2018, 11:17 PM

The Life Changing Power of the Volunteer

Some people believe they don’t have time to volunteer. With work, relationships, family & recreational responsibilities, it might not seem possible to add another dimension to already hectic lives and schedules. Having worked & volunteered with the Jewish community in...

Sep 2, 2018, 7:41 PM

R-E-S-P-E-C-T is what we need

Any member of civilized society would have their stomach churn when reading the daily newspapers or online articles regarding the ongoing and deplorable saga of the British Labour party. Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour party leader and leader of Her...

May 10, 2018, 2:35 AM

Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Corbyn?

As a child, I used to love watching "Dad's Army" a BBC comedy based on WW2 Britain that focuses on the Home Guard with a host of hilarious characters ridiculing both sides of the War. The long-running comedy was...

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Zalman Myer-Smith is the National Director of www.thecso.org. The Community Security Organization focuses on liaising, training, and working with law enforcement agencies and serving thousands of Jewish community synagogues, schools, and centers.

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