UN’s Misguided Year Of “Palestinian Solidarity” Is Antithetical To Peace

By Oren Kessler Israel is the only country to have a dedicated agenda item at every session of the UNGA's Human Rights Council, which has included...

Timeless Prophecy

By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz The Yerushalmi in Yoma (1:1) derives from this week's parsha that the passing of tzaddikim atones for the sins of...

Fareed Zakaria: Liberals Think They’re Tolerant, But They’re Not

Fareed Zakaria, noted CNN commentator, said Saturday that though many liberals think they are tolerant, often they aren't. "American universities seem committed to every kind...

Purim: The Day Hastarah Goes into Hiding

By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz There is a special thrill in finding something precious. Within each of us is a child’s dream of digging in the...

A Case Study in Failed Leadership

By Rabbi Naphtali Hoff Asara B’Teves marks the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem that would ultimately result in churban bayit rishon (the destruction of the First...

The Rapper’s Sabbath

By Rabbi Avi Shafran Despite having eclectic tastes in many things, I have no appreciation of urban music. And so I had never heard of...

When Retractions Are in Order

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman I would like to respectfully take issue with Rabbi Avi Shafran's recent article (here) where he harbors admiration for Bernard Madoff,...

Michele Bachmann Pesach Message to “All My Many Friends In The Pro-Israel Community”

A Happy Passover Greeting To All My Many Friends In The Pro-Israel Community: As millions around the world begin to celebrate the feast of Passover...

What Hostess Gift Do You Like Best?

By A Mother in Israel My husband and I host guests regularly and have received our share of appreciative gifts. I do not invite guests...

This Rosh Hashanah, I am Offering YouTube as my Sacrifice to Hashem

  By S.N. You know the drill. You get to Rosh Hashana. There HAVE been warning signs it was coming – daily shofar blowings throughout Elul,...

The Eternal Flame

By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz As the joyous days of Chanukah are upon us, we should contemplate what it is that we are celebrating anwhy Chanukah...

When I Broke Up With My iPhone

By Julie Flynn Bada When I bought my first iPhone years ago, I got a little giddy. The feeling was something akin to marriage. The...

RCA Issues Policy Concerning Women Rabbis

The Rabbinical Council of America issued the following statement, provided to Matzav.com by a member of the organization: Formally adopted by a direct vote of...

Bolton: Obama Bigger Danger Than WikiLeaks

By John Bolton WikiLeaks has yet again flooded the internet with thousands of classified American documents, this time state department cables. More troubling than WikiLeaks' latest...

Shabbos Hosting and Guesting – Simple, But Not Always So Simple

BY AVROHOM GORDIMER Over the years, like most people, we have hosted numerous Shabbos guests from various walks of life. And, like most people, I...

A Message from the Kaliver Rebbe for Shavuos 5774: Torah – Our Essential Identity

3,326 years ago, our ancestors stood arrayed around Mount Sinai breathlessly awaiting the very voice of God. Amidst thunder and lightning the word...

What Motivates You?

By Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss I want to share with my dear readers a sobering true story that warns us about one of the more...

Hooky-in-Chief: Why Is Obama Skipping More Than Half Of His Daily Intelligence Meetings?

By Marc A. Thiessen President Obama is touting his foreign policy experience on the campaign trail, but startling new statistics suggest that national security...

Fourth Lesson From The Gaza War: Body Counts Are Hamas Propaganda

By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn News media coverage of the Gaza war increasingly is focusing on the body count. It's an easy way to...

Opinion: Blame the NY Times for the Disgraceful Anti-Israel UN Security Council Vote

By Ira Stoll In the aftermath of Friday’s disastrous and disgraceful UN Security Council vote condemning Israel, a competition has emerged over who deserves the...

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