Friends, Help Me Help Them
Dear Editor,
This past year, I have had the zechus to be learning in a yeshiva in Yerushalayim Ihr Hakodesh. The dirah I live in is in...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Not a Fan of Weed
Dear Sir,
Whilst I am a big fan of your site, I was totally shocked at your article about drugs. I am aware...
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...
Alert: Early Shabbos and Parking Meters
Dear Matzav.com,
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...
A Reader Writes: Mishloach Manos Peer Pressure
Dear [email protected],
Purim is fast approaching and that also means the annual mishloach manos orgy of candy nobody needs is also almost upon us. Everybody...
A Reader Writes: Spending More Than You Have – Bitachon or Foolishness?
Dear Editor,
When a person spends more money than they have in their possession to spend on something and they say, "Hashem will send the...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Does Anyone Care About Their “Stuff”?
Dear readers,
As we engage in Pesach cleaning, at home, at work or elsewhere, does anyone ever stop to think of all the articles of...
The Matzav Shmoooze: The Other Hatzolah Heroes
Dear Editor,
Kudos to my local hatzolah volunteers. No, Matzav readers, I'm not talking about the Hatzolah members you are thinking of. Those volunteers ...
A Reader Writes: The Caring Nature of Klal Yisroel
Dear Editor,
As Matzav.com readers might be aware, this past Friday, a number of colonies in Harris, New York, experienced a devastating tornado. Trees were...
Readers’ Matzav: It’s Snowing….Help Your Neighbor
Dear Editor@Matzav, .com
The following just came to my mind and I thought I'll share it with you. Maybe its worthwhile sharing with your readers.
Since the...
A Reader Writes: They Ought to Help Others
Dear [email protected],
I address this to those parents in our community who have been blessed, while living in the age of the shidduch...
Letter Regarding The Rechnitz Challenge From A Darchei Alumnus
Dear Matzav,
On Sunday night, I was among those who were amazed at the generosity of R' Rechnitz, when he pledged to donate $1 million...
A Reader Writes: Is Everything About Money?
Dear Editor,
A prominent girls school in Brooklyn is instituting some major changes this coming school year. The primary reason for this change is to...
The Matzav Shmoooze: The Scourge of Machlokes
Dear Editor,
Machlokes. A terrible word that reviles all who hear it. Machlokes is something we are taught from the youngest age to avoid. Yet,...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Is Oscar de la Renta’s Death Jewish News?
Dear Editor,
For all its upsides and downsides, my family chooses Matzav for news because it's the most filtered, with no open forums or say-what-you-want...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Forgive and Forget
Dear readers,
As we approach Yom Kippur tonight, we know that we're supposed to forgive others for anything wrong they may have done. Yet,...
The ‘Turkey Pardon’ Tradition
Dear Mr. President,
In accordance with the age-old American Thanksgiving tradition, you, as president of the United States of America, will pardon two turkeys at...
A Reader Writes: Teachers’ Room Lashon Hara
Dear [email protected],
From various sources, I have heard personal and private stories of students being repeated in teachers' rooms during breaks with the "intention" of...
The Matzav Shmoooze: 25 Days to Yom Kippur
Dear Editor,
There are about 25 days left to Yom Kippur.
You know why Rosh Hashana comes before Yom Kippur. You've heard it a million times....
The Matzav Shmoooze: The Jewish Black Friday
By Ben Schwartz, Matzav.com
Black Friday, in American culture, is the great shopping holiday, the morning after the Thanksgiving holiday. Black Friday starts...
