A Reader Writes: We Come First
Dear [email protected],
At a time when we acknowledge that there is an ongoing declining financial situation across the entire world and we have surely...
The Matzav Shmoooze: The Torah View of Global Warming
Dear Editor,
I think a Torah perspective is needed re the alleged (it is actually heatedly debated, no pun intended, if the claims ...
Matzav Shmoooze: Collapse of WTC Building 7 on 9/11
Dear readers of Matzav.com,
Hi, I started a new White House petition asking to reinvestigate the collapse of WTC Building 7 on 9/11.
If you...
A Reader Writes: Would You Feed Your Child Tarfus?
Dear Editor,
I recently saw a story that reminded me of a different incident, both of which I think would be of interest to Matzav.com...
The Matzav Shmoooze: The Gedolim Are Not Our PR Department
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
Allow me to share with you something that has been bothering me greatly regarding many of the responses and analogies that I...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Patronize Your Own
Dear Editor,
I recently read a letter and then a news tidbit lauding a frum business for providing a booth following Hurricane Sandy for...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Shabbos Nachamu Hype
Dear readers,
I am amazed and perplexed by the common perception that there is some kind of "chiyuv" to go away forShabbos Nachamu. It has...
A Reader Writes: Shidduchim – The Best is Not Always the Best
Dear Editor,
This is inresponse to yesterday's letter titled" We Are Ruining Our Children's Shidduch Chances."
Several months ago, Rav Yonason Rosenblum wrote an article here...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Treating Rabbeim Like Second-Class Citizens
Dear Editor,
We treat our rabbeim like second-class citizens, then complain that our kids, seeing our treatment of them despite the lip service we give...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Name Help – Faye Gittel
Dear Editor,
Our baby girl was born on Sunday, the day of the levaya of Rebbetzin Faye Gittel Shisgal a"h.
In Yiddish, GITTEL means TOVA. We...
Why We Turned Down Netflix
By Rabbi Naftali Portnoy
There was a lot of debate in our offices when Ari approached usto participate in the Netflix documentary that was documenting his...
The Matzav Shmooze: Give Due Respect Even if (Shidduch) Crisis is the Topic
Dear Editor,
Reb Yaakov Goldberg of Lakewood, NJ recently wrote a letter to Matzav about the shidduch crisis entitled "Telling the Rough Truth About the Shidduch...
The Matzav Shmooze: Honesty Should be Respected
Dear Readers,
A few months ago, the klal was shocked by the sudden petirah of Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt"l following a massive heart attack....
Der Meistersingers of Athens – What’s Up with the Tune for Maoz Tzur?
By Rabbi Yonason Goldson
Maybe it’s because I grew up listening to Xmas carols. Maybe it’s because what passes for Jewish music these days...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Sanitary Conditions at the Kosel
Dear readers,
I feel hesitant to address this, but I must. The Kosel is the holiest place on earth, so why are the restrooms there...
Matzav Shmooze: What Does The System Want From My Son?
I'm writing in response to a letter written here last week about the level of learning in Yeshivos. I read the letter and thought...
Bibi, You Are Out of Touch
Dear Friends,
As we sat at home in freezing cold, our prime minister sat there looking all smug and amused...
Hello there, Mr. Prime Minister....
The Matzav Shmoooze: Did They Forget Rav Aharon’s Yahrtzeit?
Dear readers,
I'll keep this brief, but I'll try to make my point clearly.
I have often read comments on this site criticism Matzav for not...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Forgive and Forget
Dear readers,
As we approach Yom Kippur tonight, we know that we're supposed to forgive others for anything wrong they may have done. Yet, for many,...
The Matzav Shmoooze: And What a Pesach it Was
Dear Editor,
A gitten Zimmer.
This was definitely one for the books. A Yom Tov apart from our families. Sedarim with one or two people. But...
