Sending Girls to Seminaries and the Shidduch Crisis
7th in a Matzav.com series, By Rabbi Yitschak Rudomin MA
All actions have reactions and nothing happens in a vacuum.
When a girl and her parents in...
Update: Exclusive – Shidduch List with Over 150 Names of Bochurim Creates Firestorm
Monday, May 25: A shidduch list released by an individual with the intent to help solve the shidduch crisis has caused somewhat of...
Gedolim Publicly Denounce Chillul Hashem of Vos Iz Neias and its Advertisers; Issue Issur...
Over thirty rabbonim and roshei yeshiva in the United States have signed a kol korei denouncing the Vos Iz Neias (VIN) news blog...
WEIGHING IN: Rebbi: Why Bochurim Were Suspended for Attending a Levayah
Dear Editor,
As a member of the hanhalah of a yeshiva that penalized bochurim for going to a levayah this week, I wish to share...
Rabbi Genack: VOTE FOR HILLARY – “She Understands Our Values”
By Rabbi Menachem Genack
When my daughter Ora and son-in-law Avi recently gave birth to a son, they were contacted by Hillary Clinton’s staff to...
The Dangerous Coalition of Non-Vaccinating Parents
Recently, it was brought to our attention that a new group, the so-called “Vaccine Coalition, a Coalition of Non-Vaccinating Parents in Lakewood, New Jersey,”...
Thank You, Dr. Clair
Reposted: As we have reported, Dr. Daniel Clair, Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, traveled to Eretz Yisroel to perform surgery...
EXCLUSIVE: The Inside Story Behind the Request to Remove Israeli Flag from SSSS in...
An Israeli flag outside the South Side Sandwich Shop in Lakewood, NJ, owned by Yosef Mutterperl, is still flying above the store on Cedar...
LATEST DEVELOPMENT: Possible Window of Entry to Israel for Foreigners Opens
As Matzav.com reported earlier today, Israel is barring entry to all foreign citizens, including those who live in Israel, even if they hold entry...
MATZAV ISRAEL TRAVEL UPDATE: US Passports in Israel
Throughout the Coronavirus crisis, Chaim V’Chessed has worked hand in hand with Amudim, headed by the unparalleled Rabbi Zvi Gluck. Rabbi Gluck is a...
30 Hours and Counting: Thousands Searching for Missing Boro Park Boy Who Never Returned...
Monday, 11:36 p.m. EST: Shomrim volunteers from around Brooklyn, NY, are in the midst of an mid-night comprehensive search effort for a young...
Travesty of Justice: 8th Circuit Rejects Rubashkin Appeal, Upholds 27-Year Sentence
Shocking Decision: In a stunning decision that will shock Rubashkin supporters and legal experts following the Rubashkin case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
Dov Lipman – In His Own Words (“Kind David is My Guy, A Warrior,...
As the Dov Lipman saga continues to rage on and there is greater awareness in the Orthodox world of his true motives and beliefs,...
BEYOND HEALTHCARE INSURANCE: WellCare Energetically Promotes Health Community-Wide
WellCare Health Plans of New Jersey, Inc., a healthcare insurance carrier for individuals and families with NJ Family Care coverage, has undertaken a most...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Why Did You Post the Rebbetzin’s Picture?
Dear Editor,
First of all, thank you for your spectacular website. On Motzoei Yom Tov, I was distressed to see the news about Rebbetzin Batsheva...
The Boro Park Meat ‘Scandal’ That Wasn’t
The Lessons, The Dangers, The Truth
There are a number of lessons to be learned from the incident last night at a Boro Park eatery...
A COLLAPSING SYSTEM: A Conversation with Shadchan Mimi Levitin About the Absurd Shidduch Demands...
A COLLAPSING SYSTEM: A Conversation with Shadchan Mimi Levitin About the Absurd Shidduch Demands of Parents of Boys in Eretz Yisroel
Interview by David Lichtenstein
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The Matzav Shmoooze: Let Them Smoke
Dear Editor,
Assur assur assur. That's what we tell our youth. You can't do this and you can't do that.
Not all people say that,...
Segulah Once in 50 Years Today: The Ninth of the Ninth – What Is...
Rav Chaim Vital, in the introduction to his work Eitz Hachaim, writes: The sefer Bris Menuchah was written by an early-generation tzaddik to ...
Rav Eytan Feiner Calls on OU to Break from Open Orthodoxy
This past Shabbos, Parshas Vayishlach, Rav Eytan Feiner, rov of Cong. Knesseth Israel, the White Shul, in Far Rockaway, spoke about the Orthodox Union’s...
