Wisdom
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Torah Jews pledge allegiance to our mission statement and national raison d’être. Three times a day, we proclaim our intention “lesakein...
Becoming Better People
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
With Pesach behind us and Shavuos in the future, we are presently in the Sefirah period. Every evening we count how...
Time to Inspire
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Count yourself among the majority if you had never heard of Poway, California, before Yom Tov.
That spot of a town...
Babies, the Silent Victims of Antivaxxers
By Rabbi Elchanan Poupko
Just recently, two pregnant women in Brooklyn were found to have the measles with the disease hitting a shocking 390 victims...
Generational
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
The essence of the Haggadah and the entirety of Pesach is the relationship between father and son and the obligation for...
A Most Inspiring Letter to Your Child for Pesach
Written by Horav Aaron Lopiansky, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva of Greater Washington
(Adapted from his book Time Pieces)
My dear child, it is now a quiet moment...
A Private Spring
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Nissan is here. The cold is gone, snow is history, and the harsh weather is a thing of the past. The...
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...
The Matzav Shmoooze: What Kind of Yiddishkeit Does This Ad Express?
Dear Editor@Matzav.com,
It seems we have lost all sense of sensitivity and gedarim.
Someone recently showed me as ad for children’s clothing featuring the picture you...
Du Bist Ein Yuda
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
The Chazon Ish was walking with a yeshiva bochur in Lita and a few teenagers were mocking them. The bochur responded,...
