The Ethical Will of Rav Yehudah HaChassid
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
“You’re doing construction? Don’t close off that window!”
“Don’t you dare go out with her! She has the same name as your mother!”
“If you left...
Are Rooms On Top of Shuls Kosher?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
Many of our shuls have living quarters or other purpose rooms above them. Are they kosher? If so, is it ideal?
The Shulchan Aruch Orech...
Daf Yomi: The Friday Night Food Fight
By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow
There are no courses offered for a father on how to cut the lechem mishneh on Shabbos. A father has a few moments to cut through...
Onaas Dvarim: Causing Others Pain
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
There is a verse in VaYikra that has been little understood. The verse is velo sonu Ish es amiso – (VaYikra 25:17). The Mitzvah...
‘Impeach the #!@$!!’: Silence It Or Learn From It?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
It's all over the mainstream media but almost absent from Jewish news sites and papers. Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, on the day she was...
Halachic Musings: Making The Right Call
The yeshiva had a strict policy: NO CELLPHONES PERMITTED!
They knew that there were violators of the policy. One bachur knew who had the cell phone in question, and the...
From The BHI Hotline: Chametz After Pesach
Question: I own a supermarket where many religious Jews shop. Many of the customers buy on credit. It has come to my attention that some food items sold in...
Six Real Teshuvah Facts: Like Snapple Facts, Except They’re True
By Mordechai Lewis
Rabbi Avraham Danzig states, “Although teshuvah is accepted at any time, the month of Elul is a time when teshuvah is more readily accepted because it has...
Print This Out Before You Buy Arba Minim
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
LULAV
The lulav must be four tefachim from where the lowest leaves are connected to the spine until the top of the spine not...
Rabbinical Alliance of America: Vaccination Is Pikuach Nefesh
By Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
There is a small, yet very vocal and influential group of “anti-vaxxers” living in our heimishe communities. While I am not questioning their love for their...
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By Elchonon Hellinger
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Amichai is witty and full of...
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