by Rabbi Yair Hoffman The heart-wrenching question of exchanging Palestinian murderous prisoners for the innocent Jewish hostages kidnapped during the barbaric October 7th attack has ignited intense debate wit

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman THE SCIENCE Before we get to the halacha, it may pay to first discuss the science.  According to Metro.co.uk, not only is it a gross habit, but it is also dangerous.  Using a cell phone in the restroom risks exposing yourself and oth

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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman When Robert Cover died in 1986 at just 42 years old, America lost one of the most profoundly brilliant legal minds it had ever known.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman In the great yeshivos of Europe, Eretz Yisroel and America, the advanced Yesh