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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A NEW METHOD OF COUNTING SEFIRA ACCORDING TO RAV AHARON KOTLER Written in honor of the author’s new twin granddaughters, Esther and Sara Hoffman
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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is a little known fact, but Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l did not just learn under the Alter and Rav Moshe Mordechai in Slabodka.
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Answers to Haggadah Questions from Rav Chaim zt”l Compiled by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Why is, “Ha Lachma Anya” in Aramaic and not in Hebrew? a. Because it is an invitation
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The head of a match is made of sulfur, glass powder, phosphorus and an oxidizing agent. When the match is struck on Yom Tov
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