A Reader Writes: We Come First
Dear [email protected],
At a time when we acknowledge that there is an ongoing declining financial situation across the entire world and we have surely...
The Matzav Shmoooze: In Time of Sorrow
Dear Editor,
One of the most difficult and trying periods in one's life occurs when experiencing the death of an immediate family member R"l. Compounding...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Thank You, Matzav, for Doing the Right Thing
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
When I sent a private email to your website last night inquiring as to why you didn't report on the protest in...
Reader’s Matzav: Why I Didn’t Totally Go Off the Derech
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
Let me state off the bat that I am not a strong writer, so I hope that the editors at Matzav.com will...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Shabbos Nachamu Hype
Dear readers,
I am amazed and perplexed by the common perception that there is some kind of "chiyuv" to go away forShabbos Nachamu. It has...
A Reader Writes: Would You Feed Your Child Tarfus?
Dear Editor,
I recently saw a story that reminded me of a different incident, both of which I think would be of interest to Matzav.com...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Name Help – Faye Gittel
Dear Editor,
Our baby girl was born on Sunday, the day of the levaya of Rebbetzin Faye Gittel Shisgal a"h.
In Yiddish, GITTEL means TOVA. We...
The Matzav Shmoooze: The Gedolim Are Not Our PR Department
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
Allow me to share with you something that has been bothering me greatly regarding many of the responses and analogies that I...
A Reader Writes: Shidduchim – The Best is Not Always the Best
Dear Editor,
This is inresponse to yesterday's letter titled" We Are Ruining Our Children's Shidduch Chances."
Several months ago, Rav Yonason Rosenblum wrote an article here...
The Matzav Shmooze: Give Due Respect Even if (Shidduch) Crisis is the Topic
Dear Editor,
Reb Yaakov Goldberg of Lakewood, NJ recently wrote a letter to Matzav about the shidduch crisis entitled "Telling the Rough Truth About the Shidduch...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Treating Rabbeim Like Second-Class Citizens
Dear Editor,
We treat our rabbeim like second-class citizens, then complain that our kids, seeing our treatment of them despite the lip service we give...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Sanitary Conditions at the Kosel
Dear readers,
I feel hesitant to address this, but I must. The Kosel is the holiest place on earth, so why are the restrooms there...
The Matzav Shmooze: Honesty Should be Respected
Dear Readers,
A few months ago, the klal was shocked by the sudden petirah of Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt"l following a massive heart attack....
The Matzav Shmoooze: Wake Up Call From Above, Or ‘Climate Change’?
Dear Editor,
Some parts of the world are suffering from severe weather lately.
California is suffering from a terrible drought. New York and other parts of...
Why We Turned Down Netflix
By Rabbi Naftali Portnoy
There was a lot of debate in our offices when Ari approached usto participate in the Netflix documentary that was documenting his...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Locked Out of Camp
Dear Editor@Matzav,
The summer is almost here and school is almost out. My children don’t have plans. You know why? Because I can’t afford sleepaway...
Matzav Shmooze: What Does The System Want From My Son?
I'm writing in response to a letter written here last week about the level of learning in Yeshivos. I read the letter and thought...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Did They Forget Rav Aharon’s Yahrtzeit?
Dear readers,
I'll keep this brief, but I'll try to make my point clearly.
I have often read comments on this site criticism Matzav for not...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Our Children’s Safety – A Wake-Up Call
Dear fellow readers,
I had been following the situation with Leiby Kletzky very closely. I davened for him, and when I heard the terrible news...
Der Meistersingers of Athens – What’s Up with the Tune for Maoz Tzur?
By Rabbi Yonason Goldson
Maybe it’s because I grew up listening to Xmas carols. Maybe it’s because what passes for Jewish music these days...
