SHTOLTZING THEM OUT: Rav Gershon Ribner: The Consequences of a Family Living...
Rav Gershon Ribner, rosh kollel of Kollel Nesivos Hatorah and son-in-law of Rav Shneur Kotler, has succeeded in applying classical Talmudical analysis and methodology to understanding all areas of...
View ArticleTruly Historic
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz There are times that are described as historic, but aren’t. There are times when, in hindsight, it becomes apparent that they were historic turning points. And then there are...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz To those who follow the news and have been following politics since the 2020 election, President Biden’s performance at last week’s debate came as no surprise. The confused...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: Selective Application of “Hisgarus Ba’umos” (Only Against the...
Dear Editor@Matzav.com, I am writing to express a concern that has been troubling me deeply. In some portions of the frum community, there is ostensibly concern about avoiding “hisgarus ba’umos”...
View ArticleLISTEN: Rav Gershon Ribner: Share Your Wealth With Your Children
Rav Gershon Ribner, rosh kollel of Kollel Nesivos Hatorah and son-in-law of Rav Shneur Kotler, has succeeded in applying classical Talmudical analysis and methodology to understanding all areas of...
View ArticleRav Gershon Ribner: How Was Rav Soloveitchik Different Than Rav Hirsch?
Rav Gershon Ribner, rosh kollel of Kollel Nesivos Hatorah and son-in-law of Rav Shneur Kotler, has succeeded in applying classical Talmudical analysis and methodology to understanding all areas of...
View ArticleNYT’s Kahn: ‘It’s Not For Us To Solve’ The Problem of Biden’s Age
By Erik Wemple In April 2023, President Biden felt comfortable enough about his age to tell a joke about it at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. It came at the expense of a certain...
View ArticleTheir Own Name
By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber It was a beautiful Shabbos morning in Camp Romimu where I spent my summers as a division head. The grass was glistening in the sunlit sky after an overnight thunderstorm. There...
View ArticleOn Logic
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz The United States is currently facing something it has never previously faced. Its presidential elections are several months away, and its president, who is also his party’s...
View ArticleHow Did It Happen?
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Once again, we have seen that we are living in historic times. Very rare occurrences are transpiring on a regular basis, dramatically impacting our lives, the world in...
View ArticleThe Root Cause
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz We have been living in turbulent times for a while, and this week, they got even more turbulent. Just a week after one party’s presidential candidate was almost assassinated,...
View ArticleA Storm of Lies
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz We read in this week’s parsha (31:3) that Moshe Rabbeinu addressed the Jewish people on the need to gather men for an army to exact revenge against Midyan. Rashi shares with...
View ArticleTears of Connection
By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber I remember sitting on the floor crying and – for the first time – feeling something on Tisha B’av. It was my first year as a camper in Camp Kol Torah in Cleveland and the...
View ArticleWhen Will It End?
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Once again, we are reminded that we are living in historic and dangerous times. Israel’s assassination of terror leaders in retribution for the wanton murder of twelve...
View ArticleThis Year, Our Children Can Feel Tisha B’Av
By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber The following is a letter that I sent to my talmidim to help them have a proper perspective on this Tisha B’av. My hope is that others could be inspired as well. Dear Talmidim,...
View ArticleNachamu: From Darkness to Light
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipchutz We are all familiar with the concept that the tefillah of Ashrei, which we recite three times daily, is comprised of pesukim that begin with all the Hebrew letters in...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: Who Appointed WhatsApp Groups as Judge and Jury for the Frum...
Dear Editor@Matzav.com, When, exactly, were WhatsApp groups appointed as the judge and jury for every single issue plaguing our frum communities? When did the cacophony of uninformed opinions,...
View ArticleThe Game Called Life
By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber Boys look forward to and enjoy color war. Each game is counted for points towards victory. As a division head, I enjoy watching these games. There are different challenges than...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: The Tuition “Committee” Who Thoroughly Embarrassed Me
Dear MatzavInbox@Gmail.com, I write this letter with a deep sense of anger and indignation at the treatment I received at the hands of the so-called tuition “committee” of my daughter’s school. Except,...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: The School Can Fundraise. I Can’t!
Dear Matzav Inbox, In response to yesterday’s letter on the topic of tuition committees, I’d like to clarify a crucial point that seems to have been overlooked. There is a fundamental difference...
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