Report from Yerushalayim
Dear Friends,
My wife and I are fortunate to be in Eretz Yisrael for a few days. There have been moments when the Matzav, as...
Are You Doing Your Part To Alleviate The Dating Crisis?
By a 23-year-old single girl
To my dear fellow singles,
I know that this is a difficult time for you. You watch as your friends are...
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...
The Matzav Shmoooze: My Day in Court; Please Advise Me
Dear Editor,
Does this happen to you? It is happening to me, and, I am embarrassed to say, this is not the first time either....
A Reader Writes: These People Don’t Really Want to Get Married
Dear Editor,
I've been involved in shidduchim for longer than I want to admit - as a shadchan. I observe some boys and girls committing...
Readers’ Matzav: X-mas Songs and Ice Cream
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
This letter might seem strange but I feel an important lesson can be learned. The following is a letter I just recently received...
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...
The Matzav Shmoooze: A Practical and Real Solution to the Tuition Crisis (if...
Dear readers,
Sadly, this Crisis known to all as the Tuition Crisis is falling on deaf ears. The Hamodia recently published in their magazine...
Matzav Shmoooze: Help With Incident at Philly Museum
Dear Matzav readers,
I am reaching out to Matzav readers for some help.
If anyone was in the Franklin Institute Museum in Philadelphia on Wednesday of...
Kiddush Hashem: Letter to Matzav
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
I was shopping at the ShopRite store in Lakewood, NJ, last week, when I experienced what was a tremendous kiddush Hashem. I had...
Reader Submitted: Why I Support Hatzolah
By A Lakewood Resident
Last week, I was at home with my kids, and it was hectic as usual. Nothing extreme, just a couple of...
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...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Redding Shidduchim? No Way
Dear readers,
People are always yelling about the shidduch crisis and how all of us should be redding shidduchim to help address the crisis. But...
Open Letter of Appreciation To The Lakewood Volunteer Fire Dept
Dear Editor,
I’m taking this opportunity to pen a few lines of appreciation to all the members of the Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department for their...
Matzav Shmooze: Should Jews Watch The Super Bowl?
Dear Matzav Shmooze,
I think I speak for many people when I say that I am upset about the infiltration of a goyishe Yom Tov...
Matzav Inbox: The Slowpokes Clogging Our Roads
Dear Editor@Matzav,
I am writing this letter with a profound sense of frustration and annoyance regarding an issue that continues to plague our roadways and...
Rabbi Dolinger Responds
Editor's comment: Please note that we vehemently disagree with Rabbi Dolinger's response, as it is contrary to the stance taken by leading rabbonim. However, out of...
An Open Letter to Rabbi Barry Dolinger
An Open Letter to Rabbi Barry Dolinger, Who Testified Before His State Legislative Committee To Advocate Changing Marriage Laws (See http://matzav.com/orthodox-rabbi-barry-dolinger-testifies-in-support-of-ri-same-gender-marriage-equality)
Dear Barry,
You are a...
Readers’ Matzav – Is it a Shidduch?
Dear Matzav.com Editor,
I think we are all losing our perspective when it comes to shidduchim. A friend of ours has a son who was driving...
The Matzav Shmooze: Encyclopedia Talmudis Covers
Dear Editor,
I am writing to you in the hope that perhaps your readers can provide me some direction to solve a problem I am...
