Similar to rabbi's throughout most of Jewish history, Joel Hoffman has a regular "day job" (he's a science teacher) while teaching and writing on Jewish topics in his free-time.
Joel (he doesn't use the title rabbi) enjoys introducing people to Judaism's deep spiritual teachings on an adult intellectual level, and how these teachings can enhance one's life. Over the years Joel has given 100's of lectures--all for free--which has take him to 12 different states, and he has published over 25 journal articles, online essays, opinion editorials, curriculum pieces, and d'vrei Torah.
In 2016 Joel wrote op-eds on how to save the Conservative movement, on retooling Hebrew school, and on rethinking the Bar/Bat Mitzvah, which were published in Jewish newspapers nation-wide and were the subject of heated discussions in numerous circles.
This purpose of this website is to list the classes Joel is offering to teach for free, to provide links to many of his writings, to share uploads of interesting videos on Jewish topics, and to provide an expanded biography. See the icon at the top right for tabs to the following pages:
-Writings
-Classes
-Biography
-Videos
Joel can best be reached via email at joelhoffman123@gmail.com
Please do not confuse Rabbi Joel E. Hoffman with Dr. Joel M. Hoffman.
Joel (he doesn't use the title rabbi) enjoys introducing people to Judaism's deep spiritual teachings on an adult intellectual level, and how these teachings can enhance one's life. Over the years Joel has given 100's of lectures--all for free--which has take him to 12 different states, and he has published over 25 journal articles, online essays, opinion editorials, curriculum pieces, and d'vrei Torah.
In 2016 Joel wrote op-eds on how to save the Conservative movement, on retooling Hebrew school, and on rethinking the Bar/Bat Mitzvah, which were published in Jewish newspapers nation-wide and were the subject of heated discussions in numerous circles.
This purpose of this website is to list the classes Joel is offering to teach for free, to provide links to many of his writings, to share uploads of interesting videos on Jewish topics, and to provide an expanded biography. See the icon at the top right for tabs to the following pages:
-Writings
-Classes
-Biography
-Videos
Joel can best be reached via email at joelhoffman123@gmail.com
Please do not confuse Rabbi Joel E. Hoffman with Dr. Joel M. Hoffman.
