April 3, 2025

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Rabbi Yair Hoffman

Articles by Rabbi Yair Hoffman

When a Kesubah Gets Lost

It has happened numerous times, over thousands of years. Precious documents have been lost, causing serious repercussions: passports, titles to vehicles, the wife’s kesubah. The

Matzah Baking: An Overview

There is nothing like the experience of baking matzos oneself—and doing it along with a group of true yirei shamayim. Many baal mussar recall the

Purim Costumes: A History

It is surely not one of our run-of-the-mill minhagim. Generally, our minhagim deal with simanim—signs that indicate good mazel rather than bad fortune. They deal