Tefillin Straps: An Overview By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
In light of the recent controversy surrounding Tefillin straps, it is perhaps a good idea to provide our readers with a background on some of the halachic issues involved....
In Honor of Hanukkah: 7 Jewish-American National Heritage Sites
National park history and Jewish-American history have frequently gone hand in hand. From the founders of Touro Synagogue – the oldest synagogue in the United States – to the...
שפה משותפת Our Common Language
By Gavriel Aryeh Sanders
When You BUMP
Into A Vav
In this week’s column, I want to clarify a point of Hebrew grammar, and since I’ve uttered the word grammar,...
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.
Please feel free to...
Chol HaMoed Trips and the Sukkah by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
We are in the middle of Sukkos, and included in it is the invariable Chol HaMo‘ed trip. The Chol HaMo‘ed trip involves much more than the trip itself–it involves...
Recipes From Auschwitz
By Dr. Alex Sternberg
All conversations lead to Auschwitz.
For many, the Holocaust is a matter of history, but not for me. For me, it’s a matter of personal memory. I...
The Rebbe From Lubavitch
By R’ Nison Gordon, z’l
Translated By P. Samuels
Part 3
This article is one of a series in translation from a biography of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, written...
The Clics Sukkah – After Sukkos by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
According to their website, “Clics are colored plastic building blocks that clic together to form hundreds of different models, limited only by the imagination of the child.
They are “produced...
Back to Basics: The Fifth Level Of Prayer
Having prayed for many years, I must say it is something I do enjoy. Yes, I know that it is the same text day after day, but somehow the...
How Did Moshe Rabbeinu Become Moshe Rabbeinu?
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Rav Nenedick zt"l was Rav Aharon Kotler's Mashgiach in Kletzk.
It is said of Moshe Rabbeinu in the Torah, “Bechol Baisi Ne’eman hu – in all My...
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Make Yom Kippur Personal And Collective
Yom Kippur and the process of teshuvah plunge us into the depths of our souls, stripping away layers of self-deception and ego while removing...
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How much does it cost to host 18 meals over the course of one month? This is not a theoretical question, but...