Cults and the War of the Jewish Magazines
Mishpacha and Ami went head-to-head recently on the issue of the “Lev Tahor” group. Which side has the story straight?
Author: Yair Hoffman
A Response to Rabbi Slifkin
Last week, I penned an article articulating why there was a gathering in Manhattan of 50,000 Torah observant Jews who do not wish to see Yeshiva students forcibly drafted into the army. The gathering...
Torah Study and the IDF – A Halachic Overview
Many people, from outside and even from inside the Chareidi community, have questioned the Torah sources regarding Bnei Torah continuing to study rather than serving in the army. There is no question, of course,...
Reb Meir Schuster zt”l – An Appreciation
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a sad day for the Torah world because of the loss of this great, great man. Rav Meir Schuster zatzal passed away today after a debilitating...
On Cancer, Satmar, and Make Up
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tJt.com Recently, Yeshiva World News reported that one of the Rebbes of Satmar has been reporting an increase in cancer in his community rachmana litzlan. While no one can...
Kerry, Halachic Israel, and Safety
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com In the past few months, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has occupied entire floors of hotels in Jerusalem. In early March, Mr Kerry is expected to...
Stopping the Madness
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Let’s picture the true story of a wonderful Bais Yaakov girl in high school. She has friends, she loves her Torah classes. She does well in Limudei Chol....
Moonlighting in Halacha
for 5tjt.com This past week a terrible tragedy occurred in Scotland regarding a medical doctor. It seems a doctor who was moonlighting did not inform his hospital that he was working another job. On...
Annulling a Marriage – An Overview
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Poor moral choices can be made by people of either gender, especially when it comes to behaviors involving divorce. Divorces can bring out the worst in people, and...
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