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Selected Writings by Rabbi Joel Hoffman
Table of Contents I. Jewish Topics II. Jewish Education & Society I. Jewish Topics 1. "Why Not Intermarry?" (Blog: Times of Israel, 2018) blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-not-intermarry/ 2. "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 3. "Three Misconceptions About Orthodox Judaism" (Blog: The Jerusalem Post, 2018) www.jpost.com/Blogs/Rabbi-Joel-E-Hoffman/Three-Misconceptions-About-Orthodox-Judaism-539853 4. "Who Wrote the Torah?" (Boston's The Jewish Advocate, 2017) No longer available online. A PDF copy is available from Joel Hoffman. 5. "What Was the Real 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) http://jewishexponent.com/2017/12/06/what-was-the-miracle-of-chanukah atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/writers/rabbi-joel-e-hoffman/ 6. "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 7. "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 8. "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 9. "Judaism and Nature" (The Jewish Post of New York, 2007; Boston's Jewish Advocate, 2016; and The Jerusalem Post, 2018. Each printing has slightly different titles and content) www.jpost.com/Blogs/Rabbi-Joel-E-Hoffman/Judaism-and-the-Natural-World-A-Tu-BShevat-Potpourri-540083 10. "Why Repentance, Prayer, and Charity are Not Jewish!" (ShalomNewHaven, 2006; North Boston's Jewish Journal, 2007; Boston's Shalom Magazine, 2016) No longer available online. A PDF copy is available from Joel Hoffman. 11. "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/ 12. "The Mitzvah To Be B'Simcha (Joyous): A Hasidic Perspective" (Pumbedissa Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, Fall 2001, pp. 4-6) A hardcopy is available from Joel Hoffman. 13. "Worshiping God Via the Mundane" (St. Louis' Jewish Light, 1999; CAJE's Jewish Spirituality Newsletter, 2000; New Orleans' Jewish News, 2002; JewishNewHaven, 2005; and UJC's Orchard, 2006) (Not available online) II. Jewish Education & Society 14. "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 15. "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/ 16. "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/ 17. "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/ 18. "The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Fact-Based Holistic Perspective" (White Paper: The David Project, Draft Edition, 2008; updated 2010, 2012, 2014 {15 pages}) This essay is a good introduction for those who are interested in this topic. A hardcopy is available from Joel Hoffman 19. Editor, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: From Understanding to Advocacy A 14-lesson unit for Jewish high schools. (Boston, MA: The David Project, 3rd Edition, 2008) 20. "CNN Strikes Again With 'Gods' Warriors'" A review of CNN's three part series on Judaism, Christianity and Islam. (The Jewish Post of New York, 2007) http://www.jewishpost.com/viewpoints/cnn-strikes-again-with-gods-warriors.html 21. "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 22. "Borat" A Jewish Movie Review. (The Jewish Post of New York, 2006) http://www.jewishpost.com/culture/movie_review_borat.html 23. "How to Engage Generation X in Jewish Learning" (CAJE's Jewish Education News, Vol. 26. No. 2, Spring 2005, pp. 7-8.) 24. "Towards Better Certifica-tion and Training for Aspiring Jewish Day School Principals" (CAJE's Jewish Education News, Vol. 24, No. 2, Spring 2003, pp. 44-46) 25. "Recruiting and Retaining Teachers: A Case Study" (CAJE's Jewish Education News, Vol. 23, No. 3 Summer 2002, pp. 42-43) 26. "Teaching Spirituality in Jewish Schools" (CAJE's Jewish Education News, Vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 2002, pp. 57-60) 27. "Education in Biblical Times: Joshua to 933 BCE" (The Jewish Bible Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2, Spring 1997, pp. 114-117) 28. Ba'al Tash'hit: Judaism and Conservation -- a 3-Lesson Shabbat-Observant Unit (Melrose Park, PA: Auerbach-CAJE Curriculum Bank, 1996; NY: CAJE Curriculum Bank, 1997) |
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