By Rabbi Yair Hoffman IT IS A PROBLEM THAT a number of Jewish students face. At home, they have been accustomed to wait six hours between meat and dairy. This is their family Minhag.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for Five Towns Jewish Home Published in honor of the Bat Mitzvah Celebration of Raizy Klein  Mazal Tov! The Bat Mitzvah celebration has had an interesting history.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman What follows is a brief overview of some of the laws of second day Yom Tov.  In countries outside of Eretz Yisroel (t

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Why is Shavuos called Shavuos?  What follows is an inspiring answer to this question given by one of my Rebbeim, Rav Dovid Kviat zichron tzaddik v’Kadosh livracha.