Rabbi: Judaism Does Not Forbid Same-Sex Couples From Building a Family
(Israel Hayom) A religious-Zionist rabbi has decided to tackle a hot-button issue: Couples from the LGBTQ+ community raising families.
On Saturday night, Rabbi Benny Lau, formerly of the Ramban Synagogue in...
Halachic Musings: Out-of-the-Box Sukkah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Some say that the most coveted spot for a full-page ad to appear is on the right side, not the left, as people’s eyes naturally gravitate...
Yochanan Gordon: Divorce As Prelude to Marriage
By Yochanan Gordon
Many people have written in this publication and others that COVID-19 has rocked many marriages. Maybe it was the time spent together that was usually spent apart,...
Jewish Perspectives on Beauty, Vanity and Plastic Surgery
Despite coronavirus shutting down many businesses across the globe, cosmetic plastic surgery is on the rise. People are tired of being locked up at home and don’t like the...
Halachic Musings: Chief Rabbi’s Guide For Shuls and Fasting
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The following ruling was issued by the chief rabbi of Israel, Rav Yitzchok Yosef, shlita, in regard to Yom Kippur and davening and fasting. It is...
Halachic Musings: The Great Shofar Debate of 2020
Perhaps in 100 years it will be known as “The Great Shofar-Blowing Controversy of the COVID Era.” This Rosh Hashanah, many shuls will be cutting the blasts to a...
Halachic Musings: Consequences of COVID Policy Decisions
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
It was the first day of school for two girls at different schools. One young girl, upon hearing how rigid School A was about masks and...
Halachic Musings: Is a Gentile Obligated in Tza’ar Ba’alei Chaim?
Torah obligations of following halachah are not exclusively for Jews. Gentiles as well must follow a certain set of halachic guidelines. The guidelines are known as the Seven Laws...
Halachic Musings: Tzava’ah in Halacha
The Ethical Will (tzava’ah) of Rabbi Yehuda HaChassid (1140-1217) was written by Rav Yehudah ben Shmuel of Regensburg. The tzava’ah is followed in many circles among religious Jews. The...
Halachic Musings: Taking Advantage of Store Policies
This piece will probably anger a number of readers, but hopefully it may give a bit of food for thought. A number of years ago, a rabbi appeared on...
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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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