By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Home The Far Rockaway/ Five Towns community mourns the loss of Mrs.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Home It began with the leftover chocolate cake from the birthday party.  It then progressed to her chocolate from Amsterdam.  Her food was being stolen.  What should she do?  She asked her boss at work in her Tel Aviv office.  Her boss said, “Ha

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for Five Towns Jewish Home Many people first move into new homes in mid-August to better prepare for new school years and new jobs.  In the rush of it all, we may, at times, neglect properly reflecting upon the imact of the Mezuzos that we are affixing. There is significant Divine […]

The Tur (SA EH 65) writes, “It is a great mitzvah to make a bridegroom and bride happy.”  However, the Shulchan Aruch leaves out the word “great” when he restates this halacha.  The reasons for this distinction are unclear, but no one doubts that the Mitz