By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for teh Sefas Tamim Foundation A young graphic designer living in Eretz Yisroel finally found a position where she could effectively use her talents and hard work in school to make a living.  Her employer seemed to have two businesses.  The first business was that he published and promoted local Yellow […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com As people are coming back from camp and vacation, everyone should be checking themselves and their children for ticks.  There is an issue, however, in regard to ticks and Lyme Disease of which some people are entirely unaware.  But first, a side digression that will help us understand the […]

(VINNEWS) – The noted Talmid Chochom, philanthropist and Halachic talk show host – speaks at the Save Maimonides event last night about three people whom he knew who died at Maimonides hospital.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a great debate out there as to how we should be looking at certain areas of halacha.  Before we get to that debate, however, a brief introduction is in order. Rav God’l Eisner zatzal was the Mashgiach of the Chidushei HaRim Yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel.  In his shiurim on […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is no longer the 50’s and 60’s.  Much like other things in Jewish consumerism (such as $180 Mezuzah cases, $6000 wedding gowns, and $800 Tallis bags and $250 makeup sessions) –  the shul candyman’s inventory, in many shuls, has, well, evolved. In the fifties and sixties the shul […]

[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times] In honor of the wedding of the author’s daughter this evening, please find below some Psakim from rav Elyashiv zt”l regarding weddings.  Unless otherwise noted, these p’sakim were heard from Rav Elyashiv zt”l by either Rav Lipa Israelson or one of his brothers. THE WEDDING […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The world is about to enter a new era that we can call, “ASAT Wars.”  It is an era that military think-tanks knew we would eventually get to, but who knew that it would come upon us so fast?  [ASAT, by the way, stands for anti-satellite technology – a […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com So what are the top seven things to know about Shabbos Nachamu? #1. Firstly, being joyous and celebrating Shabbos Nachamu is a custom with deep historical roots.  The Maharil (1365 – 1427)  in his Minhagim (27) explains that the entire nation should rejoice on this special Shabbos.  He further […]

Reviewed by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This author predicts that this sefer will sell out immediately as soon as it arrives in the United States.   Rav Dovid Feinstein zatzal (1929-2020) was the leading Posaik in the United States since his father Rav Moshe zt”l (1895-1986) passed away.  Rav Moshe zatzal answered thousands of halachic […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is called, “B’Ikvei HaGalus”, and its over 700 pages makes it, in all probability, the most comprehensive Torah work on the Churban and subsequent galus  – ever printed. Written by Rabbi Yaakov Beer an Avreich in BMG and a grandson of Rav Mordechai Gifter zt”l, the sefer is structured […]