Speeches, Podcasts, And Articles

N'Shei Chabad Newsletter
Write up regarding From Boys To Men - Open House section of newsletter - September 2024
#Parenting #Education #Puberty #Sexuality #Safety

Is Therapy Good or Bad? Has the mental health industry lost its mind?
R' Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz, R' Dr. David Fox & Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Hosted by R' Ari Wasserman - Halacha Headlines - 8-24-2-4 Shiur 480
Episode Guide: R' Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz - 11:42, R' Dr. Dovid Fox - 38:35, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - 1:19:03, Conclusion & Takeaways - 2:08:28 - August 2024
#Mental Health #Therapy #Bad therapy #Judaism #Spirituality #Adversity #Bechira #Victimhood

An Evening of Awareness for Keren Ezer L'Nefesh
R' Ruvy Kantor and Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - The state of mental health and the need for funding psychotherapy - 8-06-2024
#Mental health #Adolescents #Young adults #Charity #Prevention #Intervention

Educating Children About Inyanei Kedushah
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Lakewood News Network - LNN #Short -11-30-2023
#Kedushah #Education #Internet #Parenting #Communication

Reclaiming Humanity - Navigating technology for ourselves and our children
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman with introduction by Mrs. Yael Busso - Bnot Shirah School – 5-22-2024 (See accompanying handout in the handout section of the website)
#Humanity #Technology #Social media #Internet #Parenting #Communication

Open Q&A with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman
Kesher Nafshi 14 - 06-10-24. The Questions were edited out to maintain people's confidentiality.
#Parenting #Communication #Puberty #Shame #Trauma

Un-Lavish Living – Why are we embarrassed to live below our means
Halacha Headlines - R' Moshe Walter, Mr. Naftoli Horowitz, Dr. Shlomie Zimmerman - 5-16-2024 - SHIUR 467
#Money #Success #Addiction #Parenting #Values

Antisemitism, Dangers of Psychology, & Victimhood
SIMHA Rabbis Training Course Reunion - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - 04-09-2024
#Antisemitism #Bad therapy #Trauma #Victimhood #Bechira #Judaism

How and why I went into psychology and klal work
Faces of Leadership Program - Yeshiva Maayan Hatorah - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - 03-14-2024
#Leadership #Individuality #Judaism #Abuse #Prevention

Understanding the Burden, Pain, and Danger
Understanding the Burden, Pain, and Danger of Feeling like Damaged Goods and How, Left Untreated, It Can Last a Lifetime. Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Kesher Nafshi 12 - December 2023. Dial In: (718) 298-2077 Press 9270850
#Shame #Guilt #Trauma #Recovery #Forgiveness

Growing up Gluck
Growing up Gluck. A candid conversation about the trials and triumphs of growing up in a family dedicated to the Klal and the important messages the Gluck children have for the world! Amudim’s Unite to Heal Event - December 2023
#Askanus #Mental Health #Therapy #Resilience #Destigmitization

Setting boundaries lovingly
Setting boundaries lovingly – Parenting Speech – R’ Chaim Wein & Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Torah Umesorah - Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion – October 2023
#Parenting #Discipline #Limits #Boundaries #Judaism

Overcome Together
Overcome Together - Discussing anxiety, trauma, guilt, self-care, & social media. #WestandwithIsrael - R’ David Sutton, Dr. David Rosmarin, Dr. Akiva Perlman, & Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Moderated by Dr. Eli Mandelbaum & Steven Azrak - SIMHA – WAYZ Foundation - October 2023
#Anxiety #Trauma #Resilience #Meaning #Purpose #Judaism

Manage Your Feelings
How to Manage Your Feelings During War (& Other Common Questions) - Living Lchaim - October 2023
#Regulation #Acceptance #Parenting #Communication #Technology

Limiting Children's Exposure
Limiting Children's Exposure to Violent Imagery. Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman. Chai Lifeline Crisis Services - October 2023
#Parenting #Technology #Exposure #Violence #Communication

Keep Your Children Safe!
Learn how to communicate when our children need us most. R' Moti Rapoport & Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah Toronto - 10-22-23
#Safety #Abuse Prevention #Parenting #Communication

Discussing Sensitive Topics With Our Children and other tips for raising adolescents
R' Dovid Fordsham & Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Beis Medrash of Lawrence - October 2023
#Parenting #Communication #Kedushah #Puberty

An Open Letter
An Open Letter About an “Open Secret” By Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, Psy.D. The Yeshiva World News (YWN) – Guard Your Eyes (GYE) – September 2023
#Puberty #Technology #Pornography #Addiction #Recovery #Healing

Abuse in Jewish Communities
Shocking statistic about Abuse in Jewish Communities you probably didn't know! Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman
#Short #Sexual Abuse #Children #Offenders

Did we create the problems ourselves?!
Nachi Gordon with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman on the Meaningful People podcast
#Short #Judaism #Education #Parenting

An Evening of Awareness on Mental Health
Impacting our youth in the Sephardic community on behalf of Keren Ezer L'Nefesh - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - R' Avremi Zippel - R' Joey Haber - Hosted by Mr. Eddie Mizrahi - August 2023
#Mental health #Finances #Charity #Abuse

LGBTQ+ and Pride Parades
LGBTQ+ and “Pride Parades” – How is it impacting us? Should we explain it to our children? Halacha Headlines Podcast. R’ Yitzchak Breitowitz, Yitzy Mittel, Eli Sarfaty, R’ Meyer Twersky, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, & R’ Zevulun Schwartzman - August 2023
#Transgender #Gender affirming #Bad therapy #Values #Judaism #Parenting #Education #Sexuality

Discussing Puberty With Your Children
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman and Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz
#Parenting #Abuse #Prevention #Education #Puberty #Adolescence

Family First Feature
Mishpacha Magazine – Family First Feature – “Sheltered In The Sun” – Advice from educational experts and experienced parents on sheltering your kids without stifling their summer fun - Elisheva Appel interviewed Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – July 2023
#Safety #Abuse #Prevention #Parenting #Education #Play

Courage to Heal
A community initiative dedicated to preventing & addressing sexual abuse. Panel discussion. Remarks by Rabbi Shlomo Diamond and Rabbi Eli Mansour Panelist: Dr. Gavriel Fagin, PhD, CASAC, & LCSW, Alice Hanan, Esq., Myriam Lankry, LCSW, Shlomo Lieberman, LCSW-R, Cara London, LMSW, Rocky Salomon, LMSW, and Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, PsyD Moderated by Dr. Ayla Sitt, PsyD. SBH - July 2023
#Abuse #Prevention #Education #Parenting

What to Convey to a 15-Year-Old
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Guard Your Eyes (GYE) – July 2023
#Education #Puberty #Normalization #Validation

The Body Keeps the Score
How Child Abuse Destroys Adult Lives. Dr. Akiva Perlman, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, & Survivor Pinny Taub - Kesher Nafshi 10 - June 2023
#Abuse #Trauma #Recovery #Healing #At Risk #Judaism #Soul

זה הקטן גדול יהיה - From Boys To Men
From Boys To Men: Guiding Our Sons And Students In The Ways Of Kedushah – Identifying and responding to school- based challenges. Rabbi Lustig and Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Yeshiva Oholei Torah Staff presentation – February 2023
#Education #Chinuch #Judaism #Puberty #Sexuality #Values

Discussing Intimacy with Our Children
Breaking taboos! A candid conversation with the incredible Rabbi YY Jacobson & Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman addressing many critical & often unspoken topics! Amudim’s Unite to Heal event - January 2023
#Parenting #Education #Puberty #Sexuality #Values #Mesorah

Guiding our Sons and Students
Guiding our Sons and Students in the Way of Kedusha - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Kesher Nafshi 9 - January 2023
#Parenting #At Risk #Education #Puberty #Sexuality #Values

Refuse To Give Up
Refuse To Give Up - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Guard Your Eyes (GYE) - January 2023
#Resilience #Perseverance #Kedushah

Open Letter to Parents and Mechanchim of Boys
Open Letter to Parents and Mechanchim of Boys – Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Yeshiva World News (YWN) – Guard Your Eyes (GYE) – September 2022
#Parenting #Education #Puberty #Sexuality #Values

A Global Virtual Chinuch Event
Bring Back the Spark. Bring back the joy of a job well done. Keynote Address Rabbi Yosef Elefant, Shlita - Every Child has a Tafkid, Rabbi Zev Brown Ph.D. - Revealing your Child's "Nigun Meyuchad," Rabbi Binyomin Greenspoon - It Takes ONE Adult, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - A Kinder Definition for Student Success. Torah Umesorah - August 2022
#Education #Sensitivity #Concern

Helping someone believe in themselves
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Torah Umesorah - August 2022
#Short #Empathy #Validation #Belief

Panel Discussion
Featuring Dr. David Katzenstein and Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman- Moderated by R’ David Haber and followed by a speech by Isaac Dweck - SIMHA – Wayz foundation - July 2022
#Awareness #Parenting #Values #Technology

זה הקטן גדול יהיה - From Boys to Men
זה הקטן גדול יהיה - From Boys to Men - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Yeshivas Oholei Torah – June 2022 #Chinuch #Education #Rabbinic Education #Puberty #Adolescence

Integrating Darkness and Light
Lessons From Tragedy – A 2-part series by Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Amudim – Shiur For Life – January 2022 #Darkness #Humanness #Integration #Health

A Parents Guide To Speaking
A Parents Guide To Speaking With Their Teenaged Children. Mrs. Debbie Fox and
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Amudim’s Unite to Heal – December 2021
#Parenting #Education #Puberty #Adolescence #Communication

Rebbeim: We forget how important we are
Rebbeim: We forget how important we are. - Rabbi Yaakov Bender, Rabbi Gershon Miller, and Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - The Manchester Torah Umesorah Teacher Centre – May 2021
#Chinuch #Education #Impact

“Healing: Signs Your Child May Need Help”
“Healing: Signs Your Child May Need Help” Part 4 of the Series on: How to
Stay in Control in an ever-changing world. Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, Psy.D. Introduction: Menachem Freeman. Operation Survival - May 2021
#Parenting #Warning Signs #Symptoms #Communication

Protecting Our Children
Protecting Our Children Featuring Rabbi Motti Rapaport, Dr. David Pelcovitz, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, and Debbie Fox from Amudim’s Unite To Heal Campaign. December 2020
#Abuse #Prevention #Education #Policies

Enlivening Education
Enlivening Education: Keeping The Same Mandate In A Different World. Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Torah Umesorah An Unconventional Convention For Unconventional Times – June 2020
#Chinuch #Empathy #Compassion #Covid #Mental health

The best of humanity in the worst of times
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman. Amudim - March 2020
#Humanness #Acceptance #Other Focus #Giving

Widowers - From surviving to thriving, helping those who have lost a spouse
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Links & Shlomie’s Club - 2-11-2020
#Bereavement #Grief #Loss #Widow #Resilience #Single Parenting

Confronting Abuse - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman & R' Shais Taub - Moderator R' Chaim Metal
Chabad Kinus Hashluchim - 11-05-15
#Chinuch #Education #Safety #Sexual Abuse #Prevention

Talking to our youth about puberty and mature relationships
R’ Hershel Welcher, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, and Dr. Naomi Press - Magen NY - Chazaq - Amudim - 4-29-2018
#Parenting #Education #Puberty #Adolescence

Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe
Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe - Pre 1A Parent Melava Malka - R' Yaakov May and Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – October 2017
#Chinuch #Education #Parenting #Respect

An Ounce of Prevention
An Ounce of Prevention: Identifying Early “at risk” Warning Signs - Rabbi Shmuel Berkowitz, Yaakov Bess, and Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman. Agudah Convention, “Together we Will” - November 2017
#Education #Parenting #Symptoms #At Risk

Addressing the psychological and emotional needs of our talmidim
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - 61st Torah Umesorah Annual Leadership Convention - July 2017
#Chinuch #Education #Mental Health #Symptoms #Identification

Child Sexual Abuse in the Frum Community — An Overview
Dialogue Magazine No. 7 – Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky, Rabbi Yehoshua Berman, and Rabbi Ethan Eisen – Extensive quoting of interview with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Summer 2017
#Abuse #Prevention #Policies #Trauma

Empower your future to protect their future
Abuse prevention event with Rav Elya Brudny Shlita, Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein Zatzal, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, and Rabbi Zvi Gluck - Amudim and Chazaq - May 2016
#Shame #Guilt #Addiction #Parenting #Abuse #Prevention

Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe In Service - R' Yaakov May, R' Elya Brudny, & Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman
To the mechanchim of Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe -11-11-2016 #Chinuch #Education #Psychological Awareness #Mental Health

Abuse Prevention
Keeping Kids Safe From Inappropriate Behavior at School and in the Neighborhood – Abuse Prevention – R’ Yoel Schonfeld, Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, and Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Lois Raff – Warren Hecht – R’ Zvi Gluck – R’ Noach Isaac Oelbaum – Yitzi Horowitz – Young Israel – Magen NY – January 2011
#Parenting #Abuse #Prevention #Education #Puberty #Adolescence

How to use technology in a healthy way
How to use technology in a healthy way - Tech Smart - An Innovative Program to Teach Children Responsible Digital Citizenship - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Surel Goldfinger - Apr 2014
#Technology #Internet #Parenting #Communication #Modeling #Filtering

Precious Neshamos
Precious Neshamos – Strategies for protecting our children in today’s world. Panel: Mr. Barry Horowitz, Mr. Gavriel Fagin, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Moderated by Dr. David Lieberman - Relief Resources – June 2015
#Abuse #Prevention #Parenting #Education #Policies

Israel Sexual Abuse Conference
Tahel – Israel Sexual Abuse Conference – Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Nov/Dec 2015

Israel Sexual Abuse Conference
Tahel – Israel Sexual Abuse Conference – R’ Avraham Union, Mrs. Debbie Fox, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Nov/Dec 2015

Israel Sexual Abuse Conference
Tahel – Israel Sexual Abuse Conference – Full Panel - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, Sharona Schwartzberg, & Dr. Yoel Young – Moderator: Barbara Sofer - Dec 2015

How to Raise a Child with Self Esteem in 2014
Dr. Zimmerman - Feb 2014
#Parenting #Self Esteem #Relationship #Modeling #Communication #Mental Health

Making sense of the adolescent journey
Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Q&A With Dr. Norman Blumenthal - Yeshivah of Flatbush – December 2013 #Adolescence #Parenting #Relationships #Communication

Safety Kid Parent Presentation
Safety Kid Parent Presentation - Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman - Yeshiva Sha'are Zion - 4-20-2015
#Parenting #Abuse #Prevention #Policies #Education

Summer Safety program
Summer Safety program - Guidelines to Ensure a Healthy Secure Summer Season for your Kids - Dr. Naomi Press – Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – June 2012
#Parenting #Abuse #Prevention #Policies #Education