by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Today the 24th of Cheshvan is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Dovid Kviat zatzal, one of my Rebbeim.  In honor of the yahrtzeit is some Torah that he said.  May his neshama be a meilitz yosher for us all. What happens when the doctor says that a sick person must eat something […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman A significant mix-up occurred at the Assuta Medical Center in Rishon Lezion during an IVF procedure

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Orchos Tzaddikim writes, “When a person contempl

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman It is a clear halacha that every Jewish person is obligated to make every possible effort to save life – even to the point where one may put their own life at risk. This principle is derived from the Toras Kohanim (Sifra on Parshas Behar 5:2), and is cited in  Bava […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Introduction and Foundation The evolution of timekeeping devices has presented numerous challenges and consi

We are privileged to have Gedolei Torah in our midst.  What follows is an easier to follow presentation of Rav Yeruch

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Klal Yisroel is very fortunate that we have remarkable Gedolim and Poskim in our midst.  Sadly, however, some of them are not so well-known to the general public.  Rav Shlomo Miller shlita, who has a Kollel in both

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Jewish Home With profound sorrow, we remember a giant of Torah, compassion, and humanity – our beloved Moreinu HaGaon HaRav Yehoshua Kalish zt”l, whose pure soul returned to its Maker on Motzei Shabbos, leaving our community bereft

LAST WEEK, police at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland arrested four students on felony vandalism charges in relation to protests supporting the