A Reader Writes: The Matzav With School Acceptance – A Levelheaded Discussion
Dear Editor,
I have been there and I have seen it. I have felt it. There's no pain like. Not having your child enrolled in...
Shaimos Alert: Friday’s Wall Street Journal
Dear Editor,
Friday's Wall Street Journal has a picture of an open Sefer Torah on page 12 that may be clear enough to be ...
Readers’ Matzav: Mishloach Manos Gone Mad
Dear Editor,
I am writing in regard to the 'mishloach manos syndrome,' the extravagance and pressure that has gotten out of hand. Priorities are misplaced,...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Revamping Mesivta Secular Studies
Dear Editor,
A recent comment on Matzav.com addressed revamping mesivta secular studies.
Here’s what I wish to say:
While I learned in BMG, I would not be so...
Op-Ed: An Open Letter to Matisyahu
Dear Matisyahu,
The reports, have been a bit devastating. First came the beard. Now, it seems, your appearances are sans Yarmulkah.
What happened?
We were, for...
The Matzav Shmoooze: The Truth About Smoking
Dear Matzav,
In response to this letter on Matzav: I'm a head and neck, ear nose and throat surgeon. I get paid to cut out...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Porch Safety in the Frum Community
Dear Editor,
This past Succos, a porch collapsed with people in the succa. Bechasdei Hashem, no one got hurt, but it brings to mind an...
VAX TO THE MAX: Is Ostracizing Anti-Vaxxers a Good Idea?
Dear Matzav.com,
I have some close family and friends that are ‘non-vaxers’ or delay vaccinations. Over the past few years I have had many discussions...
Perth Amboy Shul Update
Dear readers,
We wanted to thank everyone for their outpouring support and chizuk which gives us the strength to go forward and stop this...
Readers’ Matzav: Mishloach Manos Letters
Dear Sir Mishloach Manos Rant,
Regarding the "rant" regarding "Mishloach Manos Cards," I would like to begin by quoting something that was written in the...
Letter to Orthodox Jewish Communities in Boro Park, Flatbush and Lakewood
By R’ Nachman Caller, the Republican District Leader of Boro Park and Midwood
I wish to express צט heartfelt appreciation and thanks to our Jewish...
To Reb Gavriel
Dear Rabbi Sassoon,
Although I do not know you personally, our souls are bound closely together as all neshamos of acheinu beis yisrael are....
The Matzav Shmoooze: Alert: Early Shabbos and Parking Meters
Dear readers,
I'v seen this happen many times and I was thinking that maybe it would be a good for Matzav.com to share the following...
The Matzav Shmoooze: We Must Stop the Meshugaim
Dear Editor,
Rabbosai, we have meshugaim out there who aren't vaccinating their kids and are trying to get other people to follow their insanity. We...
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,...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Two Possible Solutions to the Shidduch Crisis – The Theoretical One...
Dear Editor,
This is a follow-up to the Matzav.com well-commented-on article earlier this week regarding the shidduch crisis.
At the beginning of last year, there was...
Readers’ Matzav: Helping People Find Jobs
Dear Editor@Matzav,
I read on Matzav.com of the need to hire frum people through the Emergency Parnossoh Initiative. I wanted to help, as I have...
Finding Light In The Dark: A Response To A Troubling Channuka
The recent spate of attacks on our brothers and sisters in America and throughout the world has affected us all on a very deep...
Reader’s Matzav: Cleaning Ladies Destroying Lakewood
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
We've read countless articles and letters here on Matzav.com about illegal immigrants, especially the large number of them in Lakewood, NJ. The...
The Matzav Shmoooze: UnAmerican Airlines
Dear American Airlines,
When airlines like you invoke the name of my country, it makes me feel pretty unpatriotic.
You weren't always this way. I can...
