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A few years ago, a directive from the Israel Medical Association instructed all doctors and medics to triage all casualties at a terror scene according to

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Home According to a JNS report, the number of Israeli women with permits to carry a firearm has jumped 88%

The Satmar Rebbe zt”l on his 44th Yahrtzeit By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Home This upcoming Sunday, the 26th of Av, marks the 44th

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman So what are the top 8 things to know about Shabbos Nachamu? #1. Firstly, being joyous and celebrating Shabbos Nachamu is a custom

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Yoseph, a Baal Teshuvah who was studying in Kollel, had a somewhat strained relationship with his non-observant

The most celebrated pasuk of our parasha is “mah tovu:” “How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places, O Israel!” (Bamidbar 24:5) As early as the beginning of the …

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times There is someone in the Five Towns who is willing to pay a significant amount of money to have the

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Before we begin, let’s start with two thoughts about Hatzolah people.  They are there for us, through thick and thin. 

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There is a minhag in many families of Klal Yisroel to avoid eating gebrochts. And yet, the Shulchan Aruch (OC 461:4)

One family dressed up as Tzedakah boxes. Another person dressed up as a Shabbos table. One Brooklyn family is dressing up as a team of basketball players.