Analysis Of The Shalit Deal: What Other Choice Do We Have?
By Chaim Misgav
Gilad Shalit is the child of us all. We encountered his young, handsome face at every turn. I don't think there was...
Video: 10 Really Dumb Mistakes That Very Smart Couples Make
Almost every couple has that moment of revelation. It may be two weeks after the wedding or two months after, but one morning either...
NY Post Cover Pleads: IT NEEDS TO END. NOW.
The following editorial by David Marcus appeared in the New York Post:
Sometimes, a good rant is all a writer can offer. Bear with me.
Last...
The Matzav Shmooze: Schwarma and Schnitzel for the Soldiers
Dear Editor,
The father of a chayal (soldier) who is now in Gaza told how his son was informed on Friday that his unit will...
Opinion: Paying Exorbitant Pesach Food Prices
Benyamin Cohen reports on Slate.com: Last week I saw a can of tuna for $16.99, a $5 jar of jelly, and a...
Why Is No One Attacking Romney?
By Alex Roarty
Mitt Romney's confidence is brimming. The former governor, now widely seen as the favorite to win Iowa, announced Wednesday he'll stay in...
Longing For Home
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Golus. It is all we have ever known. We have been buffeted about, from country to country, sometimes treated better, sometimes...
Opinion: Thinking of Voting in the Elections? Use Your Seichel
By Avrohom Birnbaum
I will never forget a conversation I had with Rebbetzin Zlata Ginsburg a”h. We were discussing the differences between the yeshiva world...
The Chief Rabbinate and Rabbi Riskin: Stick to the Facts
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
Agenda and Spin – these words most aptly describe much of the op-ed media’s efforts regarding the matter of the Israeli Chief...
Readers’ Matzav: It’s Snowing….Help Your Neighbor
Dear Editor@Matzav, .com
The following just came to my mind and I thought I'll share it with you. Maybe its worthwhile sharing with your readers.
Since the...
Leeuwenhoek’s Halachic Legacy
By Rabbi Yehuda Spitz
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 - 1723), although not the developer of the first rudimentary microscope, nonetheless is the figure most closely...
INCREDIBLE: The Wheelchair Man and the Lost Girls in Orlando
By Rabbi Yechiel Spero
As many of you know, there were two young ladies who went missing on Shabbos. Boruch Hashem, they were found.
On Motzoei...
Matzav Shmooze: STOP Stealing My Time – And My Parking Spot
Dear Matzav Shmooze,
Living in a densely populated area, Baruch Hashem, we have unfortunately been eyewitness to the inappropriate acts of double parking, blocking driveways, etc. ...
APP: Lakewood’s Muster Zone for Day Laborers: Keep it Legal
The following editorial appears in the Asbury Park Press: The ongoing search for a solution to the issue of day laborers in Lakewood has...
“Rebbetzin Bachman”
By Rabbi Avi Shafran
"Funny, she doesn't look Jewish" was the intriguing opening sentence of a recent story in the New York Post about presidential...
Arabs in Love with Anarchy
By Guy Bechor
This isn't the first time the Arab world falls in love with the negative images it invents. This was also the case...
Peaks and Valleys
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
The letter was a perfect introduction to this week's parsha.
The writer is a leading activist for Lev...
The Hurricane They Almost Named ‘Israel’
By Dr. Rafael Medoff, JNS.org
While Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on East Coast Jewish communities, another storm 11 years ago made serious political waves in...
Just the Facts: Response to Ronn Torossian
By Rabbi Avraham Gordimer
I obviously hit a raw nerve. My published critiques and concerns about the Open Orthodox movement, and in particular my...
Redeeming Modern Orthodoxy
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
The patient is hemorrhaging. In fact, the patient does not seem to even know who he is. It sounds pretty dire.
The...
