Living Yiddish
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
For some reason, in the wake of the Siyum Hashas, we have been inundated with feel-good stories about Yiddishkeit, many involving...
Video: Frum Rabbi Gives TedX Talk On Purpose and Potential
Rabbi Raleigh Resnick gave a TedX Talk, analyzing the power of staying in the moment to solve problems. His analysis and storytelling abilities...
Sheldon Adelson: Don’t Risk Israel’s Security on Obama’s Words
By Sheldon Adelson
"Americans who support Israel should take the president at his word," wrote Haim Saban recently in the New York Times, claiming...
Conflicted Jewish Voters Contemplate Clinton And Trump
By Alina Dain Sharon
With former secretary of state Hillary Clinton declaring herself the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on June 8 and that party’s primary...
Why is the EU So Confused About Hezbollah?
AFP reports that the European Union declines to consider Hezbollah as a terrorist organization:
The European Union turned down a request on Tuesday by...
Feel the Pain
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
There is a war going on. Jews are getting killed. Stabbed. Murdered. Shot. Day after day, the numbers are adding up....
Update On Naftoli Cohen of “Naftali’s Dream” and How to Donate
Dear Editor,
Naftali's Story, the story of Naftali Cohen's dream to walk, receive great publicity when the video was posted on Matzav.com about 2...
A Reader Writes: Yanky Should Not Have Died In Vain
Dear Editor,
The press reported the tragic death of 12 year old Yaakov (Yanky) Shlomo Yudelevitz from Beitar Illit, who drowned on a class trip...
R’ Avrohom Zweiback: Make Shalom in My Zechus
The following is a letter submitted to Matzav.com by R' Avrohom Zweiback. May R' Avrohom have a refuah sheleimah:
Hi, it's Avrohom Yisroel Yehoshua Zweiback. I would...
Rove: The Numbers Favor Romney Now
By Karl Rove
It comes down to numbers. And in the final days of this presidential race, from polling data to early voting, they...
Confronting Our Spiritual Excess
By Rabbi Naphtali Hoff
The obesity crisis in the United States is killing us and our health care budgets, too. If you are obese and...
The JCPA Conference on Israel’s Vital Security Needs
By Dovid Tzvi Hoffman
Four minutes. It takes is four minutes for the average male to get dressed. Four minutes is all it takes to...
A President Without a Plan
The following is a Wall Street Journal editorial:
President Obama bounced off the canvas with a more spirited debate at Hofstra University on Tuesday night,...
Tzedakah
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
With Elul upon us, the mood in Jewish communities is changing. The frivolity and care-free attitude of summer are gone, having...
Alan Dershowitz: Israel Must Not Criminalize Political Differences
By Alan Dershowitz
I recently returned from a visit to Israel, where the headlines focused on two investigations involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The first...
The Power of Good Women
By Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss
As I get ready once again to accept power of attorney to sell people chometz,, let me share with you...
Refuting “Re-examining The Pollard Case” — A Blood Libel Against Jonathan Pollard
By Rabbi Pesach Lerner
Even a cursory glance at the facts which Yair Hoffman totally ignores in his article, "Re-examining the Pollard Issue" (www.5tjt.com <http://www.5tjt.com> ...
A Reader Writes: Support for Those With Chronic Diseases
Dear Matzav Editor,
A new organization, Yisichena, is working on forming support groups within the frum community for people suffering from a variety of devastating...
When Justice Is Not Just
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
We begin the study of Parshas Noach and we cringe. We read that the world became corrupt – “Ki malah ha’aretz...
Rahm Emanuel Slanders Supporters of Israel
By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn
It turns out that American citizens "are not allowed" to criticize Israel.
Or so says Rahm Emanuel, the mayor...
