The Matzav Shmoooze: Dear Would-Be Parents
Dear Editor,
We have a child born with spina bifida, and through his experiences, we have learned a lot about the illness. What we would...
The Matzav Shmoooze: New NYC Buses With Cameras Linked to Parking Violations Bureau
Dear Editor,
A gutten moed to all.
Yesterday morning, the first day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos, I was on Coney Island Avenue at the corner of ...
Matzav Inbox: Tips for the Gabbai about Hagba on Sefer Bereishis
Dear Gaabai,
Please make sure that Hagba during these weeks is performed in a way that is proper kavod haTorah and shouldn't give anyone...
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 Shmooze: Dybbuks
Dear Editor,
I really don't know if I believe in dybbuks or not. Where is "dybbuk" mentioned in the Torah? It is hard...
Bring Back Our Boys
Dear [email protected],
There is a segulah for finding lost things which I have used many, many times, and it has always come through for me....
The Matzav Shmoooze: Can We Mourn in Peace?
Dear readers,
I write these words with pure sincerity, but from a place of pain. I don't mean to offend anybody, but at the same...
Readers’ Matzav: The Real Dangers of Cell Phones vs. What They Tell You
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
I read your article yesterday about a gathering for high school parents in Lakewood and what I found interesting was not so...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Making Light of Mitzvos On Social Media: Are We Different Than...
By The Partial View
The meraglim spoke lashon hara about Eretz Yisroel, painting a negative picture with their report from their trip to the Holy...
Avraham Fried, Your Music Touches My Soul
Dear Avraham Fried,
I grew up listening annd singing your music in our Shabbos table and in all of our happy occasions. And as a...
The Matzav Shmooze: Our Special Nation
Dear Editor,
If you are reading this, it is a good sign. It means you've chosen to read a site that highlights the positive ...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Shadchanim: Ona’as Devorim is Deoraisa
Dear Editor,
The halacha is that one is not allowed to ask a merchant about an item, unless the customer really intends to purchase it...
Readers’ Matzav: Storm the Heavens…With Silence
Dear Brother,
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Yankel and I've been sitting in the row right behind you in shul for close...
We Raised $54 for Sholom Mordechai
Dear Editor@Matzav,
We are Rochele Lew (10), Dovid Lew (9) and Sholom Posner (11) - cousins/siblings. We have earned $54 for the Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin...
A Reader Writes: More On Camp Issues
Dear Editor,
I would like to add my copper-colored coins to the camp issues that should be resolved before the letters go out for the...
The Matzav Shmoooze: A Kosher Sports Section
Dear Editor,
On a daily basis, I, like many others, get my news from frum kosher sites like Matzav and others. I am happy not...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Sensitive Speech
Dear readers,
Frum Yidden are always trying to grow. We have our ups and we have our downs, but even the weakest among us know...
The Inevitable Moment of Truth for Modern Orthodoxy
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
The big split in Modern Orthodoxy is coming more quickly than realized. In fact, it has already arrived, and its impact...
Readers’ Matzav: When Are People Going to Learn?
Dear Editor,
I work at a store in shopping center. This afternoon, I had a customer who was in my store for about an hour,...
The Matzav Shmoooze: What Are You Doing?
Dear Friends,
My grandparents A"H made it out of Europe before the inferno that claimed the lives of their families. My grandmother lost...
