An Instagram Blogger Responds: If You Don’t Like It Don’t Follow
Dear Matzav Shmooze,
I am an Instagram blogger and feel the need to respond to a letter written on this site earlier this week.
The letter...
The Matzav Shmoooze: So Much Yeshiva Bashing – Here’s a Nice Tidbit
Dear Matzav Editor,
I've seen a lot of posts online recently about various groups bashing the chareidi community and specifically making it seem as if...
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. ...
Matzav Shmooze: Beware Of Social Media “Influencers”
Dear Matzav Shmooze,
I will get straight to the point. More and more people are allowing themselves to have access to social media such as...
What Is Mussar?
by Yisroel Schor
What is mussar? What is the movement all about and what is the underlying truth our masters are trying to portray to...
The Matzav Shmoooze: An Abuse Victim Yearning for a Chanukah Miracle, by A Struggling...
Dear Matzav.com,
I'm sitting here on Chanukah night watching the small flames flickering on my menorah. The room is dark. The lights are off and...
The Matzav Shmoooze: A Hair Raising Menorah Lighting?!
Dear Matzav.com,
Hi. I am a frequent visitor to your site, and choose it over other domains because I have found that your news is...
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...
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...
ANTI-VAXXERS GONE WILD: Vaccinators Now Accused of “Sinas Chinom”
Dear Editor,
In the latest in the vaccination “controversy” – which is actually not much of a controversy, save for a tiny minority of misguided...
Matzav Shmooze: Where’s The Investigation Into Our Gemora Learning?
Dear Matzav Shmooze,
Everyone is talking about the new regulations in New York that want to enforce 7 hours of secular studies in our cheders....
The Matzav Shmoooze: Why I Never Give Up On El Al
Dear Editor,
As an Ultra Orthodox woman, I feel the need to voice my opinion, one which might seem unpopular right now.
Ive learnt in life...
VAX TO THE MAX: Is Ostracizing Anti-Vaxxers a Good Idea?
Dear Matzav.com,
I have some close family and friends that are ‘non-vaxers’ or delay vaccinations. Over the past few years I have had many discussions...
FIRSTHAND REPORT: My Shabbos of Unity After My Flight Delay – Thanks to El...
By Ben Chafetz
This past Shabbos I had the tremendous privilege to be a part of something amazing, beautiful and enlightening. I am hoping El...
Matzav Shmooze: I’m An “Anti Vaxxer” – Here’s My Question To YOU
Dear Matzav Shmooze,
I am what people have been calling an "anti vaxxer." Ever since the outbreak of measles my family has been subjected to...
Matzav Shmooze: Is Lev Tahor A Cult And Why That Question Matters
Lev Tahor made the news yesterday after nearly one hundred Guatemalan police officers raided the compound, searching on behalf of a woman who has...
The Matzav Shmooze: How Do I Convince My Sister To Vaccinate Her Children?
Dear Matzav Shmooze,
I'm at my wit's end. Ever since the measles outbreak, I've read through hundreds of comments on this site and many others,...
Traffic in Lakewood Causing People to Lose Parnassah
Dear Editor,
Overall, the traffic in Lakewood, NJ, and surrounding areas is terrible.
Thinking of moving from New York? Don't. You're joining a parking lot. Stay...
Matzav Shmooze: Is Weed Addiction Going To Be The New Crisis?
Dear Matzav Shmooze,
This conversation has been a long time coming. It started with little whispers here and there, a joke made by the shul...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Porch Safety in the Frum Community
Dear Editor,
This past Succos, a porch collapsed with people in the succa. Bechasdei Hashem, no one got hurt, but it brings to mind an...
