by Rabbi Yair Hoffman It makes for a good headline, but is it really true that Turkish MP was struck dead for criticizing Israel?  What was Hasan Bitmez attacking when h

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Rav Shmuel Salant zt”l, (1816-1909) was the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Yerushalayim and was a well-known gaon and tzaddik. On Motzai Shabbos – he jumped out of the window of Shul (see Shalmei Todah, Chanukah p. 266).  Why did he do so? The Maaseh Rav (The Vilna Gaon) Hilchos Chanukah 237 states that on […]

by Chaim Feldstein 16 Step Method to Make Chanukronuts Yes, like donuts, there may be an inyan to make Chanukronuts because of the oil.

16 Step Method to Make Chanukronuts Yes, like donuts and latkes, there may be an inyan to make Chanukronuts because of the oil in it which reminds us of the miracle of the oil.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman  based on a compilation by Rav Yehudah Gestetner Rav Shlomo Miller

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman HISTORICAL CONTEXT Chanukah occurred during the ti