Welcome to Obama’s Parallel Universe
By John Bolton
Now that he has been safely re-elected, Barack Obama's personal foreign and defense views no longer pose any risk to him...
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...
Trying to Take Something Positive out of Thursday’s Events: The Power of A Kiddush...
By S. Friedman, Matzav.com
When I drove to the nursing home where I work this past Friday morning, I had a pit in my stomach...
Can the Santorum Surge Last?
By Jonathan Tobin
Mitt Romney's narrow wins in the non-binding Maine caucus and the CPAC straw poll changed the topic of conversation among Republicans -...
My Two-Year-Old Addict
By Riva Pomerantz
In the beginning, it was adorable.
"Mooo-fee!" my little two-year-old would chirp, as we walked home from playgroup. Our family owns no ...
Analysis: Obama Was As Clueless About 9/11 As He Is About ISIS
By Paul Sperry
That President Obama won't call it Islamic terrorism; that he believes we shouldn't be on a "high horse" because America and Christians...
“Rebbetzin Bachman”
By Rabbi Avi Shafran
"Funny, she doesn't look Jewish" was the intriguing opening sentence of a recent story in the New York Post about presidential...
This Is Real
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
This week’s parsha, Vayechi, tells of the passing of Yaakov Avinu. The posuk states, “Vayikrivu yemei Yisroel lomus vayikra levno leYosef”...
Opinion: Single and Productive – Marriage Is Not Life’s Only Objective
By Rachel Davids
I'm single, have been for a long time and, judging from the last guy that showed up on my doorstep seemingly convinced...
Five Ways The Mainstream Media Tipped The Scales In Favor Of Obama
By Rich Noyes
Fox News and other media outlets have projected that President Obama has been reelected to a second term. If, in celebrating his...
Brazen Faking Of Images Reveals Hamas’ Desperation
By Paul Alster
There is only one thing worse than the image of a child killed by military conflict, and that is the image of...
Tips and Tactics for Generating Quality Shadchan Attention Part III
Getting the Shadchan’s Attention - Part I
By Moshe Pogrow, Director, NASI Project
(Third in a series)
(To view Part I – Introduction, click here.)
(To view Part II- Meeting the...
Ah Freilichen Purim
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
The story of Purim is intertwined with Amaleik, the archenemy of the Jewish people. Last Shabbos, we read the passage (Devorim...
Media Coverage of Israel is Simply Insane
By Ronn Torossian
The so-called "mainstream media" consistently displays bias against Israel - holding the Jewish state to an unfair, punishing double standard. On...
The Truth About Pollard
By Jonathan Tobin
Last week, the Knesset took up the issue of Jonathan Pollard, the American Jew who has been serving a life sentence for...
The Best Gift
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
I don’t live a cloistered life, but last week I saw something that really bothered me.
For the first time that...
Readers’ Matzav: Education for All
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
As the summer gets underway, most people aren't thinking about the first day of school in September. However, before you know it, girls will...
“Abba, Why Don’t They Say Good Shabbos?”
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
We were never taught this is still going on today.
- Gaby Kirschner in The New York Times
We were never taught.
History...
Mishnah or Marijuana – Part 2
By Rabbi Moshe L Kuskin
When I wrote “Mishneh or Marijuana” I had no idea it would engender controversy. Apparently, there are a number of...
Tri Again
By CJ Srullowitz
What will you be doing on Sunday, August 7, 2011?
I'll tell you what I won't be doing; I won't be participating in...
