The Matzav Shmoooze: I Am An Ostrich
Dear readers,
I'm proud to be an ostrich. Really. Despite my flightlessness and awkward appearance, I'm proud to be ostrich.
Let me explain how I came...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Remarkable Rabbeim
Dear Rabbi Yaakov Bender,
Yeshiva Darchei Torah is a school renowned for its superior chinuch and warmth.
No, we do not have children in the school...
Finding Light In The Dark: A Response To A Troubling Channuka
The recent spate of attacks on our brothers and sisters in America and throughout the world has affected us all on a very deep...
Chizuk from Rav Scheiner About Rav Bender
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter to recount a moving incident that I personally witnessed. I am confident that despite the many anecdotes...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Depictions of Obama
Dear Editor, amu"sh
Like another recent ruach se'arah, the election has come and gone. Most of our kehillos were pro-Romney, and his loss is...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Revamping Mesivta Secular Studies
Dear Editor,
A recent comment on Matzav.com addressed revamping mesivta secular studies.
Here’s what I wish to say:
While I learned in BMG, I would not be so...
A Reader Writes: Jewish CDs Sell Well for Those Who Have Their Own Bands...
Dear Editor,
I've been a fan of Jewish music for a long time and I have noticed which factors determine how well an album is...
The Matzav Shmooze: Protests Do More Harm Than Good
Dear Editor,
I was dismayed when I read reports and saw pictures on Matzav of the protests in Israel this week. Let me be clear...
The Matzav Shmoooze: My Wife is Clueless in the Kitchen
Dear Editor,
Thank you for allowing me to share this letter with your readers.
I have been married almost 20 years, happily, boruch Hashem. My wife,...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Dear Tof Shin Ayin Alef
A letter to you, Dear Tof Shin Ayin Alef,
Just yesterday we stood at your entrance without any ideas as to what your days would...
Readers’ Matzav: Mishloach Manos Gone Mad
Dear Editor,
I am writing in regard to the 'mishloach manos syndrome,' the extravagance and pressure that has gotten out of hand. Priorities are misplaced,...
Reader Recommends: Get Snow Cleats
Dear Matzav,
Please recommend to your readers that they get snow cleats. They're affordable, and can prevent slips and falls. Cleats grip ice and snow,...
Readers’ Matzav: Confused About Lag Baomer
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
There is something about Lag Ba'omer that I just cannot understand. I understand that we celebrate this special day for a number...
Readers’ Matzav: Mishloach Manos Gone Mad
Dear Editor,
I am writing in regard to the 'mishloach manos syndrome,' the extravagance and pressure that has gotten out of hand. Priorities are misplaced,...
The Matzav Shmooze: Adding Stress to Shidduchim
Dear readers,
The suffering of thousands - yes thousands - of single girls waiting for a shidduch is unbearable. And yet, we as a society...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Writing Rubbish
Dear Editor,
Someone sent me this sentence from an article he said he read: "This business of Rabbi’s in Israel saying that John Kerry is...
The Matzav Shmoooze: It’s Not The Postman’s Fault
Dear Editor,
I mailed out chasunah invitations two weeks ago. Most people I sent them to did not get them.
Truth be told, I bought the...
The Matzav Shmoooze: The New Shidduch Crisis – Divorce
Dear Editor@Matzav,
All I hear about wherever I go is the shidduch crisis. Anyone remotely connected with the frum community – like all Matzav readers...
Missionaries in Flatbush Approaching and Preaching to Children
Dear Editor,
On Friday, Erev Yom Tov, two individuals were found preaching Jews for J----- and giving out pamphlets with the same to children in Flatbush....
Readers’ Matzav: A Different Take On Airport Pat-Downs
Dear Editor,
I would like to comment on the recent tumult over the screening tactics used by the TSA at this country's airports. I want to...
