By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Some people do it. Some people bedavka do not. What is the story with washing netilas yadayim in the Sukkah itself? The immediate issue is called tashmish bezu’yah a “disrespectful use.” To understand the application of the halacha we go to an island in the Mediterranean sea. It is, Majorca, the […]
Manhattan’s famed luxury store row Fifth Avenue is in line for a major makeover. New York City officials unveiled a plan this week to transform a central portion of the thoroughfare between Bryant Park and Central Park into a more pedestrian-centered boulevard. They propose doubling the size of sidewalks, reducing traffic lanes from five to […]
עבודת הנענועים בנטילת לולב ובהלל בדביקת עילאה של הרה”ק מצאנז קלויזענבורג זי”ע יום ד’ דחוה”מ סוכות תשמ”ג ווידיאו – פרסום ראשון צו הערן קליקט דא
Security was noticeably extra tight as over 50,000 people flocked to the Kosel on Sunday morning, the third day of Chol Hamoed in Eretz Yisrael, for Birchas Kohanim. Thousands of Israel Police and Border Police officers were deployed to the area to ensure visitors’ safety. Although tens of thousands of Jews participated in the tefillah, […]
National Unity chairman and former war cabinet minister Benny Gantz tweeted that Iran’s proposal to join talks on the future of southern Lebanon is evidence of Tehran’s ambition for “regional hegemony.” This follows comments made by Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday, where he accused Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf of “blatant interference” […]
In a stunning exchange on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to lend credence to a protester accusing Israel of genocide during a campaign stop at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The moment unfolded when Harris was interrupted by a demonstrator wearing a keffiyeh, who loudly accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians. “I know what […]
A Palestinian attempted to commit a terror attack next to the yishuv of Ofra in Binyanim on Shabbos but b’chasdei Hashem killed only himself. According to security camera footage of the attack, the terrorist sped toward a parked police vehicle as a police officer and IDF soldier patrolled nearby. The terrorist was identified as a […]
An adviser to the presumed current leader of Al-Qaeda has called for Hamas to release the Israeli hostages held in Gaza, according to SITE, an American organization that monitors jihadist
Over the past four years, judges at Washington’s federal courthouse have punished hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented assault on the nation’s democracy. On the cusp of the next presidential election, some of those judges fear another burst of political violence could be coming. Before recently sentencing a rioter to […]
When it’s about refining the timeless elegance at Jerusalem Estates! In the heart of Yerushalayim, the center of our world, where twisting alleys and paved streets hold tales of millennia
The U.S. government is investigating a leak of highly classified intelligence concerning Israel’s plans for a potential military strike against Iran. A U.S. official described the leak to CNN as “deeply concerning,” adding that it involves highly sensitive information about Israel’s military movements and preparations. The leaked documents, dated October 15 and 16, began circulating […]
The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. The late-night ruling to spare for now the life of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his […]
The IDF has intensified their military operations in both the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, targeting terrorist infrastructure and combatants linked to Hezbollah and Hamas. In southern Lebanon, IDF ground
Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people who were
Kamala Harris insisted it was time to “end the suffering” in the Middle East while Donald Trump visited one of the nation’s only Muslim-majority cities on Friday as the dueling presidential contenders fought for a small but pivotal bloc of Arab American voters in swing-state Michigan. In a rare reference to Israel’s fight against Hamas […]
Cuba’s government on Saturday said that some electricity was restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity for two days.
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman It is Motzai Shabbos after a 3 day Yom Tov and included in it is the invariable discussion of the Chol HaMo‘ed trip. The Chol HaMo‘ed trip involves much more than the trip itself–it involves deciding where to go, who exactly goes, and what to do when we get there. But […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The topic, of course, is Hallel on Chol HaMoed as opposed to the actual Yom Tov. There is a difference between the two Chol HaMoeds. Why do we only say half Hallel on Chol HaMoed Pesach, but full Hallel on Chol HaMoed Sukkos? It seems that there are a few answers […]
Today we’re chatting with Ayala who was excited to share her experience with a new product transforming how people enjoy water — the Noam water dispenser. Let’s dive right in!
The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip has left the Palestinian militant group in search of a new chief – a job it’s hard to imagine
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