Rabbi Yair Hoffman

A modus vivendi wth the Gaza Strip:

Twelve sectors, twelve grids, twelve ballots vs. annexation

A proposal that is different: barriers that separate Gaza's population from Hamas. Details below. Op-ed.

A Bible lesson for boycotters:

Responding to the UK, Canada, France, Norway, and Australia

Every product purchased from Judea and Samaria, every order placed, every investment made, is a direct repudiation of a boycott built on the premise that Jews are trespassers in their own homeland.

Responding to the attack on Ambassador Leiter in the JPost

J Street pressures Israel during wartime, legitimizes narratives weaponized against Israel internationally, and helps fracture bipartisan support for the Jewish state. And Sebastien Levi responds in the JPost by scolding the ambassador who critiicized it. Opinion.

A Halakhic Analysis:

Continuity for a fallen soldier - using genetic material

Some 250 Israeli families according to the Health Ministry, have had their fallen loved ones’ genetic material retrieved and preserved. What is the halakhic view on the use of a fallen soldier's zera?

Gaza's Jewish past - and a blueprint for Its Jewish future

Gaza's future must be built on truth. And the truth is that the Jews were there first, returned again and again, and were expelled each time by force.

The case for a U.S. Zone of Control in Khuzestan

This Khuzestan operation is a limited but strategically transformative military action designed to seize the economic heart of a hostile nation without triggering the civilizational overreach that destroyed previous Middle Eastern interventions.

How America can turn the Hormuz Crisis into victory

Epic Fury is going well, but we must plan for the future and take the oil supply out of Iran's control.

A Pardon for the Prime Minister?

How Trump might respond to Herzog's Fox News interview

A Talmudic principle used by Herzog's revered grandfather and other legal factors make a pardon doable, but what is needed is the courage to put the people first and allow the Prime Minister to concentrate wholly on the war. Letter.

Of snakes, sirens, and the Megillah

If a siren sounds while we are reading the Megillah and we pause, do we start again or continue from where we left off?

Parshat Zachor rebooted

Haman and Amalek represent the force that brings death and destruction into the world. Mordechai - connected to the Ketoret- represents the force that stops death and destruction.

Jesse Jackson and the Jews

The man who had carelessly demeaned Jews in 1984 became the man who interceded for Syrian and Soviet and Iranian Jews, who praised Zionism as a liberation movement before a global Jewish audience. In memoriam.

The PA’s Draft Constitution:

A document built on a lie that demands an Israeli legal response

The Legal Response Israel should be making must show this sham document for what it is - the legalese language version of "from the river to the sea." This is not a document about building a state. It is a document about erasing a people. Opinion.

In memoriam:

Rabbi Dov Fischer: A Warrior-Scholar who never stopped fighting

Due to Sukkot, the shloshim for Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer will not take place 30 days after his burial, so we are posting this memorial piece now, a tribute to the brilliant mind, fearless voice, and unbreakable heart of American Orthodoxy's most compelling advocate.

A halakhic and moral imperative:

Reinstating the death penalty in Israel

A nation that frees its murderers cannot protect its children. The lesson Hamas learned in past deals was not Israel's mercy. It was that Jewish blood has a price-and that price is Israel's willingness to empty its prisons.

Eight things to know about Shabbat Nachamu

Drashot Even Shoiv (Parshas Vaetchanan) states that we should treat Shabbat Nachamu like a Yom Tov, so go out and get special treats!

The Chazon Ish, Rav Chaim Na'e, Rav Moshe Feinstein:

What is the length of the "ama"?

Do two archaeological discoveries possibly prove Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l’s position on the "amah"?

How to implement the Trump Plan - and make it work

By distributing the population across multiple locations and providing tailored incentives to each host nation, Trump can maximize chances for successful integration while minimizing security risks. Op-ed.

Rav Meir Fendel z"l: In appreciation

Rabbi Meir Fendel zt”l was a true hero in Klal Yisroel who created thousands of frum homes – facts on the ground. He changed the face of New York’s Jewish community.

Addressing the danger to Israel and its Prime Minister

Judaism has always felt that concepts and ideas are not enough – they must be accompanied by action.

The Hebrew Language Yated owes the Israeli public an apology

Parents of soldiers rely on the fact that the IDF will inform them personally if something happens to their son, G-d forbid, and they will not hear about it first in the media. That is simple consideration but it may also be halakha.

When the Church also kidnaps children

The church never returned Edgardo Mortara to his family and never apologized for its deed. Op-ed.

The remarkable Torah of Rav Elimelech Wasserman HY”D

A small taste of the brilliance of the Talmid Chacham we lost because of a barbaric terrorist's bullet.

The mitzva of rescuing hostages and the story of a hero pilot

No movie was made about Captain Uri Bar Lev, he was even accused of disobeying orders. Here is his story. May the IDF succeed, as he did.

If a laptop is destroyed by a reclining passenger on a flight

Whose fault is it? And who pays? A true story leading to a halakhic debate.

The Emergency Haggadah

A shortened version of the Haggadah for medical professionals on a call or the dangerously ill only.

Remember the Neve Yaakov shooting attack victims (video)

The Torah tells us that Moshe felt his people's suffering. Do not forget the Kedoshim hy"d who fell this past Shabbos evening..

We need to stop calling people 'Nazis'

For several reasons, delineated below, we should never ever label someone a Nazi, Op-ed.

Sefas Tamim: The Emes parasha sheet

The parasha in halakha, mussar, and with words of chizuk .

A talk with the co-founder of Nefesh B'Nefesh

Why there are no aliyah billboards on the roads in the USA and how NBN connects potential olim with job opportunities. Interview.

Sledgehammer by (former) US Amb. David Friedman: A Review

David Friedman gives us the inside view of what led to the Abraham Accords and of the PA's rejection of any progress. And more. Op-ed.

Netanyahu and 'Fruit of the Forbidden Tree:' NSO spying?

Some would argue that the dangers of Israel becoming a police state are even greater than that of it happening in the United States..Op-ed.

New information emerges about the 1929 Hevron Massacre

A wealthy American begged the British to send a convoy to save the wounded in the Hevron massacre, offering to pay, but to no avail. Op-ed.

On Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: The controversy over his works

The original thinking Torah genius faced criticism from both Reform Rabbi J. Neusner and a leading Torah figure in the hareidi world. Op-ed.

A letter to Seth Rogen

Come back to us Seth.  You are talented. You are funny.  And most of all, you are Jewish. Take hold of your birthright.

A halakhic analysis of the Monsey terror attack

Using Reform and Conservative Synagogues: A new halakhic clarification

Prayer for lighting a yahrzeit candle

Halakha on the Line: Impaired judgment