Seforim in Review by Rabbi Yair Hoffman: Yehge Chochmah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The Mesivta of Long Beach stands among the most prestigious Torah institutions in America. For over half of a century, it...
THE EMPTY WAGON: A Review of R. Yaakov Shapiro’s [Flawed] Attack on Zionism
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Yaakov Shapiro’s “Empty Wagon” is certainly one of the most controversial books to hit the Orthodox world in decades. Its 1373...
A Boost for Shemiras Halashon During the Three Weeks
It’s 12:00 midnight, and someone is asking you for shidduch information. Or, you’re on a group communication and someone throws you a pointed question...
Sefer Review: Alternative Medicine in Halacha
Alternative Medicine in Halacha By Rav Rephoel Szmerla
Reviewed by Daniel Shapiro
There are few contentious issues in modern halacha that touch on the very foundations of...
Chinuch With Confidence: A Talk with Rabbi Shneur Aisenstark
In Chinuch With Confidence, master mechanech Rabbi Shneur Aisenstark shares his compelling and insightful answers to 220 questions sent by parents, mechanchim, and students....
The New Artscroll Ohr HaChaim: Seforim in Review
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times
Once, long ago, before there was Schottenstein, there were people who posed the following question:...
Sefer Review: Kovetz Hilchos Ribbis-Birchas Eliyahu
By Rav Boruch Eliyahu Isaac
Reviewed by Rabbi BZ Karman
As the Daf Yomi cycle just finished learning Perek Eizehu Neshech, which deals primarily with the...
Sefer Review: Sefer Eis Laledes
Reviewed by Rabbi BZ Karman
Pregnancy is a time buoyed with happiness yet fraught with worry. As the ‘soon to be’ parents prepare for their...
