The Matzav Shmoooze: Don’t Say Cheese and Violate Halacha
Dear Matzav,
I am writing this letter to Matzav.com about a matter that I have yet to see addressed: the prevalence of pictures of chassanim...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Unkosher Video
Dear Editor,
A Doritos ad? With a flying pig? This we need to see?
On a "Jewish news" site, readers expect to see some Jewish connection...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Cleaning Menorah Glasses
Dear Readers,
Does anyone have a good solution for effectively cleaning glass cups from a menorah? I have been unable to fully clean my glasses...
The Matzav Shmoooze: My Son and the Yankees
Dear readers,
It was a dilemma of mine last year and I am faced with it this year again. With baseball season here again, I...
A Reader Writes: Shidduchim – Complain or Do Something
Dear Editor,
As a parent of children who are not yet in the parsha of shidduchim, I would like to make a suggestion as...
My Daughter’s Principal Doesn’t Understand My Daughter’s Anxiety
Dear Matzav.com,
My fourth grader, Leah, in addition to being a precious little delicious kid, suffers from severe anxiety and heightened sensitivity, conditions of which...
Matzav Inbox: These Haircuts Are Assur L’Halacha!
Dear [email protected],
I am writing to express my concern about the increasing number of boys and men who are not being careful about their peyos...
Readers’ Matzav: Enough With Saved Seating
Dear Matzav Editor,
It has long been known that in frum shuls throughout North America, people have their "makom" and will not change seats in...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Building Yeshivos For All The Wrong Reasons
Dear [email protected],
Sometimes the best intentions are the most damaging. Recently, there has been publicity about creating a yeshiva in the USA catering to Eretz...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Kiddush Conundrum
Dear Editor,
I was sitting at a Kiddush this past Shabbos when I felt a hand reaching over my right shoulder. The hand made its...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Uninformed Chosson
Dear Editor,
As a young man who will be getting married in a month, I was wondering about the proper conduct of a groom under...
A Reader Writes: These People Don’t Really Want to Get Married
Dear Editor,
I've been involved in shidduchim for longer than I want to admit - as a shadchan. I observe some boys and girls committing...
Matzav Inbox: Post-Pesach Pizza Frenzy
By Shmuel Miskin, Matzav.com
Now that the dust has settled following another wonderful Yom Tov of Pesach, I'd like to share my thoughts on what...
Women of the Wall Demands that Matzav Remove Article Exposing Ties to Anti-Israel Elements
To the editor,
Please remove the "article" by Rachel Avraham posted on your site here.
According to our lawyers, the statements made by the ...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Stop Kvetching About Pesach Food
Dear readers,
When Erev Pesach comes, we see the beauty of Klal Yisroel shine as everyone is busy cleaning out thechometz with such yiras Shomayim,...
Nichnas Corona Yotza Sod – Shidduchim in Corona
By Rabbi Yechiel Rhine
It is hard to believe that only two short months ago, before corona hit, my dining room was just that, a...
Matzav Inbox: When Did Goyishe Music Become Acceptable?
Dear [email protected],
I am writing to express my concern regarding a trend that I believe warrants discussion and reflection within our community. Specifically, I have...
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 Shmoooze: How to Solve Your Personal Shidduch Crisis
Dear readers,
The shidduch crisis is clearly a result of a numbers problem. The age gap between the boys and girls creates a situation where...
A Reader Writes: A Friend of the Kallah
Dear Editor,
I am a twenty-one-year-old single girl. I am writing to Matzav.com about the topic of - surprise, surprise - engagements. There is an issue...
