Tzohar Rabbi Is Incorrect: Cloned Pig Meat Is Not Kosher
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
In a recent viral interview with Ynet News and carried by JTA, Rabbi Yuval Cherlow of the Tzohar organization is quoted as saying, “cloned meat produced...
Can We Bring the Korban Pesach This Year?
An Analysis by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
This week, three girls in Israel were detained by the Israel Police. The girls are activists of the Return to the Mount (Chozrim LaHar)...
Business Halacha Institute
Storyline: Damaged Sefer
Menachem entered Sofer’s Seforim Store. “I’d like a sefer on the laws of Pesach that’s user-friendly,” he said to Mr. Sofer.
“A popular new sefer just came out:...
How The Mitzvah Of Matzah Thwarted Terror
Six Hamas terrorists were killed and seven were foiled because of a Teshuvas HaRashba (Volume 7 #20).
It happened almost four years ago, in Kibbutz Sufa, at 4 a.m. on...
Halachic Musings
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Amelia Bedelia And Shalom Bayis: A Primer
Long before Peggy Parish first published "Amelia Bedelia" in 1963, there was a similar character in the Talmud (Nedarim 66b)....
Business Weekly
By Rabbi Meir Orlian
Mr. Rubin was meeting a business associate, Mr. Metzger.
“I owe you $10,000,” Mr. Rubin said. “I hope to pay within the month.”
“That’s funny,” replied Mr. Metzger....
Back to Basics: Our Preoccupation with Chametz
By Rabbi Tuvia Teldon
The Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt is a defining moment in the birth of our nation, and every part of the Torah’s description of...
Anti-Vaxx Coalition Targeting Lakewood, N.J.
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Imagine, Heaven forbid, the following headlines:
“Measles Outbreak in Lakewood, N.J.”
There is a group of people attempting to form a coalition that could quite likely cause these...
Spousal Abuse And Halachah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The recent headlines about President Trump’s ousted staff secretary Rob Porter amid allegations of spousal abuse by two ex-wives bring up the following question: What does...
Business Halacha From The BHI Hotline
Who Owns The Mishloach Manos?
Q: I gave my son some mishloach manos to deliver. After he left, I called him and told him not to deliver one of them...
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It was a great event. That is, the Israel Heritage Foundation recognizing former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
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The Trump Inferno
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Developing pictures from my phone has always been a struggle for me.
I told you about almost deleting my entire inbox...