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Selected Writings By Joel Hoffman
Table of Contents: I. Writings on Jewish Topics II. Writings on Jewish Education & Society III. Listing of Writings Not Available Online I. Writings on Jewish Topics 1. "Have You Tried Neo-Hasidism? (Unpublished, 2019) blogs.timesofisrael.com/have-you-tried-neo-hasidism-everyone-is-doing-it/ 2. "12 Hasidic Insights in the Seder" (Unpublished, 2019) blogs.timesofisrael.com/12-hasidic-insights-into-the-seder/ 3. Reflections on Completing a Tractate of the Talmud (Phoenix's Jewish News, 2019) http://www.jewishaz.com/opinion/the-joys-of-learning-a-tractate-of-talmud-in-life/article_67adef1e-562d-11e9-8122-cb3f29218e91.html 4. "Judaism's Recipe for Obtaining Happiness" (BLOG: The Jerusalem Post, 2018) www.jpost.com/Blogs/Rabbi-Joel-E-Hoffman/Judaisms-Recipe-for-Obtaining-Happiness-553531 5. "Why I Love 'Doing' Jewish" (Phoenix's Jewish News, 2018) blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-i-love-doing-jewish/ 6. "Three Misconceptions About Orthodox Judaism" (BLOG: The Jerusalem Post, 2018) www.jpost.com/Blogs/Rabbi-Joel-E-Hoffman/Three-Misconceptions-About-Orthodox-Judaism-539853 7. "Why Do Jewish?" (Aish.com, 2016; New Orleans' Crescent City Jewish News, 2017; and Washington's Jewish Week, 2017) http://washingtonjewishweek.com/41954/why-do-jewish/editorial-opinion/voices/ http://www.aish.com/sp/ph/Why-Do-Jewish-for-the-Twitter-Generation.html 8. "What Was 'the' Miracle of Chanukah?" (Boston's Shalom Magazine, 2016; Pittsburgh's Jewish Chronicle, 2017; Philadelphia's Jewish Exponent, 2017; Baltimore's Jewish Times, 2017; Washington's Jewish Week, 2017; Atlanta's Jewish Times, 2017) atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/writers/rabbi-joel-e-hoffman/ 9. "Why I Learn Torah Daily" (Aish.com, 2016; and a front page Top Op on Times of Israel, 2016) http://www.aish.com/jw/s/Why-I-Learn-Torah-Daily.html 10. "Will the Real Judaism Please Stand Up?!" (The Jewish Magazine, 2014; 8 pages) http://www.jewishmag.com/184mag/what_is_real_judaism/what_is_real_judaism.htm 11. "Judaism and Nature" (The Jewish Post of New York, 2007; Boston's Jewish Advocate, 2016; and The Jerusalem Post, 2018. Each printing has different titles and slightly different content) www.jpost.com/Blogs/Rabbi-Joel-E-Hoffman/Judaism-and-the-Natural-World-A-Tu-BShevat-Potpourri-540083 12. "The Spirituality of Cleaning for Passover" (ShalomNewHaven, 2005; UJC's Orchard, 2007; Boston's Shalom Magazine, 2016; Detroit's Jewish News, 2017; Washington's The Jewish Week, 2017; Pittsburgh's Jewish Chronicle, 2017; Phoenix's Jewish News, 2018) https://thejewishnews.com/2017/04/07/cleaning-passover-search-spirituality/ http://washingtonjewishweek.com/37771/cleaning-for-passover-and-the-search-for-spirituality/editorial-opinion/voices/ 13. "Why Do the 10 Commandments Begin With an Egyptian Word? (St. Louis’ Jewish Light, 1999; CAJE’s Jewish Spirituality & Healing Newsletter, 2000; New Orleans’ Jewish News, 2003; Shalom New Haven, 2006. Originally published with the title: "Worshiping God Via the Mundane") blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-do-the-10-commandments-begin-with-an-egyptian-word/ II. Writings on Jewish Education & Society 14. "Why Not Intermarry?" (Unpublished, 2018) blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-not-intermarry/ 15. "Let's Rethink the Bar/Bat Mitzvah" Op-Ed: For most kids Bar/Bat Mitzvah lessons are a meaningless experience, and Joel Hoffman see this as a wasted opportunity. The author proposes a four-point solution to better educate and inspire our youth. (New Orleans' Crescent City Jewish News, 2016; St. Louis' Jewish Light, 2016; Boston's Jewish Advocate, 2016) http://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/op-ed-lets-reconsider-the-barbat-mitzvah 16. "Retooling Hebrew School" Op-Ed: Joel Hoffman shares his ideas for retooling Hebrew school education. (Los Angeles' Jewish Journal, 2016) http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/183583/ 17. "Hebrew School is Not the Answer" Op-Ed: The organized Jewish community is hyper-focused on improving Hebrew school education and is spending millions of dollars to experiment with different models. Joel Hoffman shares his views on why this is ill-placed and posits another strategy to curve the assimilation crisis. (Front page Top Op on Times of Israel, 2016) http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-school-is-not-the-answer/ 18. "How to Save the Conservative Movement" Op-Ed: Over the past 30 years the Conservative Movement's market share of American Jews has shrunk from 43% to just 18%. The movement is considering allowing patrilineal descent and the performing of intermarriages to retain its members. Joel Hoffman offers two other strategies to save the movement. (Los Angeles' Jewish Journal, 2016) http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/181470/ 19. "CNN Strikes Again With 'Gods' Warriors'" A review of CNN's three part series on Judaism, Christianity and Islam which points out the anti-Israel bias of CNN. (The Jewish Post of New York, 2007) http://www.jewishpost.com/viewpoints/cnn-strikes-again-with-gods-warriors.html 20. "Why You Should Consider a Jewish Day School for Your Children" (JewishNewHaven, 2006; The Jewish Magazine, 2007; and Connecticut's Jewish Ledger, 2007) http://www.jewishmag.com/119mag/jewish-education/jewish-education.htm IV. Listing of Writings Not Available Online 21. "Who Wrote the Torah?" (Boston's Jewish Advocate, 2017) A subscription to the Jewish Advocate is required to access. 22. "Why Repentance, Prayer, and Charity Are Not Jewish!" (North Boston's Jewish Journal, 2008) Link not available 23. "The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Holistic & Fact-Based Perspective" (15 pages) (White Paper - The David Project, 2008 - Draft Edition. Updated by the author in 2010, 2012, and 2014) Available from the author 24. Editor, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: From Understanding to Advocacy (Boston, MA: The David Project, 3rd Edition, 2008) 25. "How to Engage Generation X in Jewish Learning" (CAJE’s Jewish Education News, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Spring 2005), pp. 7-8) Only available in hard copy 26. "Towards Better Certification & Training for Aspiring Jewish Day School Principals" (CAJE’s Jewish Education News, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Spring 2003), pp. 44-46) Only available in hard copy 27. "Recruiting and Retaining Teachers" (CAJE’s Jewish Education News, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Summer 2002), pp. 42-43) Only available in hard copy 28. "Teaching Spirituality in Jewish Schools" (CAJE’s Jewish Education News, Vol.3, No.1 (Spring 2002), pp. 57-60) Only available in hard copy 29. "The Mitzvah of Being B’Simcha (Joyous): The Hasidic Perspective" (Pumbedissa Journal, Vol. 8, Number 1 (Fall 2001), pp. 4-6) Only available in hard copy 30. Ba’al Tash’hit–Judaism & Conservation: a 3-Lesson Shabbat Observant Unit (Melrose Park, PA: Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education, Curriculum Bank, 1997; and NY: Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Curriculum Bank, 1999) 31. "Education in Biblical Times: Joshua to 933 BCE" (The Jewish Bible Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Spring 1997), pp. 114-117) Available through RAMBI |
