Halachic Musings
It’s A Steal
Forever 21 is the fifth-largest specialty retailer in the United States. It is known for its fashionable and trendy accessories, beauty products, home goods, and clothing for...
Halachic Musings: Shabbos Robbery
Though thankfully they are happening less frequently, robberies do take place, and they can be pretty scary. According to the FBI’s statistics, there were 685,766 home robberies in 2018,...
Halachic Musings: Reboot Our Moral Compass
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Attention all EMTs:
“If you feel that the sick person you are tending to has a good chance of not making it, just leave him there. We...
Halachic Musings: Just Look at My Face?
This segulah was sent to me by a friend.
Supposedly, the author of the Yismach Yisrael lived in the time of a mageifah. When asked what to do, he responded,...
Halachic Musings: Argh! Do UGGs Have Shatnez?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Whether boots, slippers, or sneakers, the footwear called UGGs is behind the first major shatnez crisis of 2019.
The UGG crisis led to thousands of phone calls...
Back to Basics: Our Preoccupation with Chametz
By Rabbi Tuvia Teldon
The Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt is a defining moment in the birth of our nation, and every part of the Torah’s description of...
From The BHI Hotline: Gemach, Part II
In last week’s article we discussed the extent of liability that a gemach that rents out clothing and costume jewelry may impose on a renter without violating ribbis when...
Halachic Musings: The Hierarchy of Tzedakah Causes
One girl needs to get to seminary. A boy needs money for clothing. A yeshiva needs money. The mikveh! A kiruv organization. Our shul!
To whom do we give first?...
Prince William Visits the Kosel. Did He Get a Mitzvah?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Prince William is on the final day of his tour of Israel. This is the first official visit to Israel by a member of...
Summer Vacation Days Versus Chol HaMoed
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
It is perhaps one of the most pertinent questions that affect frum people who work in corporate America:
May one take vacation days in July...