Out Of The Mailbag

Dear Editor, I know there has been a lot of discussion on YW concerning the "financial" crisis. I myself struggle to pay the full tuition for...

Dear Editor, Is it time to end the "freezer" - the rule that says that young men who come to one very large Yeshiva from...

Dear U.N., E.U. and all other Anti-Semitic organizations out there. Speaking for Israel and Jews all over, I would like to express my sincerest apologies....

Dear YWN, I'm outraged, and fed up with this dysfunctional government run by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The snow has stopped six hours ago, and I...

If anyone had any doubt about it, today confirmed what we already subconciously knew: Yair Lapid, like his father Tommy, yemach shemo, is a...

Dear YWN, During these days of reflection on our priorities and current state in galus, I feel the need to bring to light something that...

Dear Yeshivaworld, I would like to pose a question to your readers and get their responses. I own a restaurant in a small, frum community in...

How dare anyone question the Rabbonim and askanim in Far Rockaway in a public forum without first checking the facts? The unanimous support Phil enjoys...

Dear Yeshivaworld:  Many years ago I was interviewed by you for entrance into "ABC" Seminary. I had shlepped from a very far distance, starting out very...

(UPDATE: Letter to YWN added in extended article) Kosher consumers who buy hand-made shmurah matzoh will be paying 8% - 20% more than a...

Dear Mayor Bill DeBlasio, I will try and be a civil as possible. I am a proud Jew. I have a wife and children. All proud...

Sirs: On Thursday, January 10, 2008, your 6:00 am radio news broadcast carried a report by a female Mideast correspondent which described President Bush's visit...

Dear Editor, It has come to my attention, that many times during the summer months people pull into a gas station in New Jersey...

Dear Yeshiva World,  Two days ago, I was on the subway when a man approached me (not frum). He asked me "are you fasting today?". I...

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of England, once described anti-Semitism as a virus and sickness of the soul, which has no...

Purim is a time of simcha and giving. Many mosdos, and excellent organizations send numerous groups to collect money for these worthy causes on...

Following the news of the FBI raiding the private residence and office of former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, conservative media and...

I am not a huge follower of politics and I can’t say I know every detail of what goes into the decision making process...

Dear Jewish Community in America, First of all, I am writing to express my thanks for your tefillah, numerous rockets have fallen all over Israel...

To the YWN staff, I would like to start off by expressing my appreciation to for your kosher coverage of daily news. It is to...

I am addressing a subject that i feel addresses most of us, affects most of us, and annoys most of us. I am referring...

There is an issue I have now twice encountered at Nyack Hospital that I believe is critical to share with your audience. Three years ago,...

To the mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, sisters, and brothers of Bnos Yisoel, It was reported that there were serious discussions recently among senior Roshei Yeshiva...

Dear Acheinu Kol Beis Yisrael Hanisunim Batzara Ubashivya, The extraordinary display of compassion and chessed born of the current crisis, R”L, has be an exceptional...

I've been asked to share some thoughts and feelings about Operation Protective Edge. It's been hard for me to write about this, since over...

Dear YWN, An issue that deserves your coverage, is the upcoming referendum in the Town of Ramapo on the new 3,500-5,000-seat baseball stadium at the...

The following unedited letter was submitted to YWN: Sir, Yesterday was the first time I heard about Helbrans. I was curious and Googled. I found your...

Dear YW Editor: I have a question to pose to the YW community, to elicit comment and discussion, and perhaps debate, but only respectful...

As I sit here trying to gather my thoughts on the recent shidduch article you printed, I can't seem to alleviate a resounding thought...

The following is an unedited response to a YWN article published on Chol Hamoed, detailing a fiasco at the "A Different Pesach Program" in...

NOTE: Yeshivaworld received quite a few letters on this topic in the past day. We chose one at random, and apologize to the others. Dear...

Dear YWN Editor,  I have a cautionary tale that I would like to share with the general public. My husband and I live in a basement...

You know what the dumbest part of our modern society is? People thinking that other people will care about them if only we kept...

To all of you who enjoy public places such as malls, amusement parks and other attractions: As so many of you have done over the...

It is the night of Tishah B'av, and I am sitting in my dorm room in one of Columbia University's residential halls. Looking out...