Halachic Musings: Presidential Prayer
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Every day the headlines are blaring the latest testimony in the House impeachment process. Jews who recognize and are appreciative of the president’s actions are certainly...
The Way It Is: Irony and Iron Will
Determined as I am to stay off the topic of city-wide protests and riots, and unwilling to watch any television news, by necessity, my focus here must shift to...
Save The Agunah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Dahlia Oziel is a singer, songwriter, and Instagram influencer who has started a revolution in how the Jewish community responds to agunos. The terrain has now...
THINKING OF KISLEV
As I drive around some areas, I still see some sukkahs standing on porches and in front yards. I don’t know if the people in these homes just did...
From Moshe To Moshe—I Will Be With You
By Malkie Hirsch
As we sat down for dinner tonight, the six of us eating and chitchatting about various topics, a thought of doing this family thing by ourselves without...
Frager: Ascending to the Rabbinate
Becoming a rabbi was always a dream of mine. I had two older brothers, a brother-in-law, a mechutan, and a son — R’ Binyomin Yehudah — who were rabbis....
Frager: Reflections on Immigration to America
By Joseph Frager, MD
Given the situation at the American Mexican border, I decided to reflect upon my own personal immigration story. At the outset, I want to compliment the...
Printed in honor of the Wedding of the author’s son, Yehuda Leib Hoffman to...
Ruby wished to purchase a property from Simon. The payment involved X amount of cash and Y amount of funds to be transferred via a cashier’s check at the...
In Defense Of Ivanka And Jared
By Ben Chouake, MD (Dr. Ben)
National President, NORPAC
Member of the Board of Multiple Jewish Organizations
While I usually try to stay above the fray of partisan criticism, I was personally...
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By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
Most people don’t get it. And it’s not that they don’t try, but they’re simply not equipped with the tools to...
A Wonderful Whirlwind Weekend
By Larry Gordon
It is not that my parents invented weekend bar mitzvahs, but that’s exactly how we celebrated about a half-century ago. At the...
Breaking Dawn Plus
By Larry Gordon
Seventeen years ago this week, the order was issued to forcibly evacuate residents of Gush Katif, about 10,000 people who courageously built communities...