April 23, 2025

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Rabbi Yair Hoffman

Articles by Rabbi Yair Hoffman

Putting Red in the Blue Label

For those who drink, it is a sad reality that the price of both whiskeys and bourbons have shot up significantly, supposedly as a repercussion

Davening vs. Tzedaka

Greatness of Tefillah The classic work entitled the Chovos Halevavos provides five things that can be achieved in tefillah, prayer: It expresses the yearning of

Skiing and Its Unwritten Rules

Some go with their family, and some go with their friends. But one of the most popular activities during winter break is that trip to

Easy Kibud Av v’Em Opportunity

The Talmud Yerushalmi writes that kibud av v’em, honoring parents, is of the loftiest of mitzvos. A person is exempt from the observance of other

The Faulty Chanukah Candles

Many people are aware of the dangers of poorly manufactured Chanukah glass. Truthfully, they are not made of glass but rather a type of plastic.

Lighting the Menorah Outside

In the time of Chazal, the minhag was to light the menorah outside in the front courtyard. It was to be lit by the entranceway

Broken Engagements

Reb Naftali Weinberg in his sefer, “Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Shidduchim” had posed a question to Maran Sar HaTorah about whether one may ask a