Matzav Inbox: A Response to the “Mother in Pain”
Dear Mother in Pain, Please do not be ashamed that you felt it was necessary to reach out to me for help in such a difficult time in this child rearing stage. I’ve been waiting to hear from you! Hashem...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: We’re Being Ripped Off Across the Board
Dear Matzav Inbox, I’ve been following the letters on Matzav.com about the supposed overpricing in kosher supermarkets with great interest. While I can’t claim to know the exact markup or whether these...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: Where, Oh Where, Are the Teachers?
Dear Matzav Inbox, I write today with an issue that weighs heavily on my heart—and should weigh on the heart of every parent in Klal Yisroel. Last year, my daughter, a beloved teacher with a sterling...
View ArticleLev Mi Lo Yecherad
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Elul, the month of introspection and preparation for the Days of Judgment—Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—is always a serious period. As the Days of Judgment approach, people...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: Mixed Seating Concert During Elul? That’s the Preparation?
Dear Matzav Inbox, As we make our way through the month of Elul and get ready for the Yomim Noraim, I have to ask, and forgive me please for doing so: Is it really the right way to spend our time...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: Who’s Approving What’s Going Into Our Neshamos?
Dear Matzav Inbox, Thanks for this platform. The letters you share and the topics addressed here seem to be ones that are issues that really lie at the core of our frum community. Thank you. It’s high...
View ArticleHashem’s Embrace
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Though it may be cliché to say that we are living in troubling times, it is true. Over the past few years, we have lost many of our great men and leaders. If you think about...
View ArticleThe Power of Your Tefillah
By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber The following is a letter that I shared with my talmidim to help them have a proper perspective on the upcoming Yomim Noraim. My hope is that others could be inspired as well....
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: Where’s My Chasdei Lev?
Dear Matzav Inbox, Where is the help for me? Every year, as Yom Tov approaches, we see the incredible work of organizations like Chasdei Lev, which helps rabbeim prepare for Yom Tov with dignity...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: Kiddush Shandeh
Dear Matzav Inbox, As a recent retiree who has joined the masses and relocated to Lakewood, I have encountered many situations that amaze me. However, what I recently experienced, although not unique...
View ArticleStill Standing
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Last week, the parsha we learned listed ninety-eight curses that Hashem foretold would befall the Bnei Yisroel if they would not follow in His way. This week’s parsha begins...
View ArticleAre Our Children Set Up for Success this Yomim Noraim?
By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber Yomim Noraim is from the most uplifting parts of the year. It is a time where we reflect on the past, connect through Tefillah and daven for our future. It’s also a time that...
View ArticleNew Beginnings
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz It is interesting that although Rosh Hashanah is included in the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, we don’t mention teshuvah in our tefillos and don’t recite the viduy as we do during...
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Hillel Fuld: The Miracles We Experienced Yesterday
By Hillel Fuld I really don’t think you understand the absolute miracles we witnessed last night here in Israel. In fact, I’m sure you don’t. Let’s break this down. Israel has three air defense...
View ArticleA Response: Avi Klugmann: The Truth About the Shuk – An Incredible Place!
Dear Editor, Thank you for this opportunity to respond to the letter that appeared yesterday about daled minim Shuks. There was a total misrepresentation of what the Shuk is all about. I write today...
View ArticleA Holy Connection
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz The Jewish world has undergone a tremendous change since Sukkos ended last year. It was as if once the Yom Tov that celebrates Hashem’s protection of the Jewish people in the...
View ArticleA Year Later – Still Holding On
By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber In the weeks leading up to Simchas Torah, there was much discussion about how to have Simchas Torah this year, and how to balance celebrating the day properly, yet recognizing...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: The Parnassah Crisis Has Reached a Breaking Point
Dear Matzav Inbox, Why isn’t anyone addressing the real parnassah crisis in our community? While the world around us sees bustling shuls, full grocery carts, and well-dressed families, the truth that’s...
View ArticleA Rising Light Extinguished
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz The first parsha of the Torah, which discusses the creation of the world and its beginning years, represents potential and the future. On Shabbos Bereishis, we begin the...
View ArticleMatzav Inbox: The Pathetic Frum Obsession With Politics
Dear Matzav Inbox, I feel obligated to voice my dismay regarding the troubling obsession with politics that has unfortunately grown into our frum communities. It is nothing short of pathetic. From...
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