The Order of Aliyos to the Torah
A translation of Biur Halacha #136 by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
l’ilui Nishmas his father Dr. Nathan Hoffman z”l whose sixth yartzeit is 5 Iyar, Sunday evening.
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A Look at the Honorees, Part 1 of 2
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Rav Shmuel Auerbach, zt’l: An Appreciation
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