Video: Who is the Greatest Jew of this Decade?
Who is the greatest Jew of this decade? Rabbi Yaakov Salomon poses this question on his video blog this week on Aish.com, triggering...
Fabricated Vos Iz Neias Post Comments Falsely On Matzav.com’s Breaking Report
The Vos Iz Neias blog this morning posted a report from an unnamed "government official" claiming that Matzav.com's report about Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin being...
Opinion: What Are Bochurim In Shidduchim Thinking?
By Rabbi Hanoch Hecht
I frequently have bocherim visiting us to lend a hand in the outreach that we do. Recently the bocherim that came...
A Reader Writes: Learning in Eretz Yisroel & Shidduchim
Dear Editor,
I would like to bring up a topic which I think needs to be addressed.
Over the past 20 years, it has become standard...
The ArtScroll Revolution: 5TJT Interviews Rabbi Nosson Scherman
The following excellent interview, conducted by Rabbi Yair Hoffman, appears in this week's Five Towns Jewish Times, published by Mr. Larry Gordon:
As general...
New Machmirim Milk With Four Hashgachos, Cholov Yisroel Competition to Heat Up
A new brand of cholov Yisroel milk, Machmirim, recently debuted and is expected to roll out many additional products, including yogurt. It is...
The Forgotten Fast Day – 20 Sivan
Rav Shabsai Hakohen, more popularly known as the Shach, was the first rov to institute a fast day on the 20th of Sivan in...
MBD Continues Effort to Curb Rampant Copying of CDs; Matzav Interviews Rabbi Elli Bohm
Exclusive interview with the author of the first revised copyright language for Jewish music albums:
Mordechai Ben David, who has long been vocal about people...
A Drive-Thru Sukkah? Yes, Indeed
The Miami Herald reports: In our on-the-go-world, the drive-through is a haven for speed and convenience. We order fast food. We drop off our...
Rav Tzvi Fischer Leads Establishment of New Eruv in Portland
Portland's Jewish community became even more connected Friday, Nov. 20, precisely at 11:50 a.m. That's when the Portland Eruv was officially completed.
"It enhances the...
Star-K Announces Newly Formed Alliance with Mexico’s KMD Kosher Agency
The present-day Mexican Jewish community boasts a population of over 40,000. In Mexico City, alone, where the majority of Mexican Jews live, there are...
“The Age Gap in Shidduchim” – The Video
This past Thursday, at the Agudah Convention, the NASI Project made a presentation regarding the "Age Gap" and the current shidduch crisis. Below...
A Reader Writes: A Man’s View of Seminary
Dear Editor,
I can hear you already: "What does it matter what a man thinks of seminary?" The answer is harsh but true. It matters...
Over 500,000 Expected in Meron for Lag Ba’omer, 5769
Lag Ba'omer festivities in Meron begin tonight. This year, upwards of half-a-million people are expected to come to Meron to celebrate. The commemoration...
R.I.P.: Martin Grossman Executed
6:20 p.m. The State of Florida has executed 45-year-old Martin Edward Grossman, who was convicted of killing a state wildlife officer during the 1980s....
Mishpacha Magazine: “Reintroducing” Rabbi Soloveitchik “to the World in the Idiom of the Yeshivas”
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt Responds to Matzav.com Inquiry Regarding Interview
Two months after featuring an interview with Rabbi Yehudah Krinsky of Chabad Lubavitch, Mishpacha Magazine's English edition...
A Reader Writes: The People Who Have Ruined Lakewood
Dear Editor,
It was with utter dismay that I viewed recent ads directed at the Lakewood community. I wondered to myself: Who are these people...
Justice On London’s Streets, The Jewish Way
Mark Hughes of The Independent reports: With his dark-blue uniform, earpiece and walkie-talkie, Nochem Perlberger could pass for a police officer as he patrols...
Kolel Shomre Hachomos Names Gemach for Martin Grossman
First report: The accolades and tributes to Martin Grossman following his recent execution have surprised many people, and in the latest undertaking, Matzav.com...
Matzav Comment: The Lubavitcher Rebbe And His Opponents – An Article Written in Poor...
The following article, titled "The Lubavitcher Rebbe And His Opponents," was written by YY Jacobson and appears in the Five Towns Jewish Times. We hereby...
