Tatty, When Will You Come Home?
By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber
Four years ago, in March 2020 when Covid-19 was all around, I asked the boys in my class to share...
Celebration of Freedom
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
The Seder is the highlight of the Yom Tov of Pesach, and regardless of what is going on outside, Jewish families...
It’s All From Above
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Here, we finally are in the month of Nissan. Pesach, the Yom Tov when we celebrate our freedom, is upon us. The...
Tobin: Outrage Over Aid-Worker Deaths Is About Saving Hamas, Not Civilians
By Jonathan S. Tobin
The growing chorus of voices on the political left that have been loudly demanding that Israel’s war on Hamas be stopped...
Living With Faith
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
In this week’s parsha, we learn about one of the great days in the history of Klal Yisroel. They were finally...
The Day of Liberation
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
If you would want to describe the Yom Tov we celebrated this week in one word, what would it be?
I would...
It’s All Good
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Many nations have risen up to battle us, subjugate us, and torment us, yet Amaleik is singled out for eternal derision....
Open the Door
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
In this week’s parsha of Pekudei, the posuk states, “All the work necessary for the Mishkon was completed, as the Jewish...
The Secret of Happiness
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
This Shabbos, we announce the arrival of the second month of Adar, granting us another opportunity to take advantage of the...
Tobin: Harris and Gantz Are Playing Politics With Israel’s Future
By Jonathan S. Tobin
For five months, the Biden administration has been talking out of both sides of its mouth about the war between Israel...
My Father’s Tefillin
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
In Parshas Ki Sisa, we learn one of the most tragic occurrences in our history, from which we suffer until today:...
Double Joy
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Think about it. If this year wasn’t a leap year, we would be celebrating Purim this week. Instead, Purim is a...
Bring the Light
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Our world, once again, is in a precarious situation. Actually, it has been this way since Covid spread throughout the world,...
Analysis: Rescue Op A Vital Mini-Success On The Way To Overall Victory In Gaza
By Yaakov Lappin
The overnight rescue operation of Israeli hostages Louis Har, 70, and Fernando Marman, 60, on Monday is a critical Israeli mini-success in...
Listen
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Life has become complicated of late. The world says that there is a communication explosion, but in reality, it is anything...
Matzav Inbox: Disgusted by Local Stores’ “Super Bowl Specials”
Dear Editor@Matzav,
I am sickened beyond words.
I live in Lakewood, NJ. And I am disgusted by the recent advertising of “Super Bowl specials” by local...
Dennis Ross Is Blaming Israel Again
By Moshe Phillips
Former U.S. Middle East envoy Dennis Ross just can’t stop blaming Israel.
Speaking via Zoom for the Institute for the Study of...
Analysis: It’s Biden Who’s Playing Politics With The Gaza War, Not Bibi
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Israeli Prime Minister BNibi Netanyahu’s reputation as a master political schemer and a cynical seeker of power is so deeply embedded...
Living with Depth
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Parshas Yisro recounts the great day when Hashem gave the Torah to Am Yisroel, setting us apart and giving us the...
The Roller Coaster of Life
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
After learning the first parshiyos of Shemos, we arrive this week at Parshas Beshalach, which depicts the exit of the Bnei...
