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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman What is Pidyon HaBen? Pidyon HaBen (פדיון הבן) means “redemption of the son.” It is a mitzvah from the Torah where parents redeem their firstborn son by giving money to a Kohen.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman How Adherence to the Raavad’s View on Mikvaos Saved 75,000 Hungarian Jews Before we delve into the complex laws of mikvaos, let’s begin with an extra

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman May 8, 2025 The chamber fell silent as he began to speak.

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Torah’s Perspective on Gray Hair In the Torah, we fin

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There certainly may be heated discussions in the shuls of New York where there are multipl