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Selected Writings By Birthright Judaism Staff:
I. Writings on Jewish Topics 1. "Have You Tried Neo-Hasidism? blogs.timesofisrael.com/have-you-tried-neo-hasidism-everyone-is-doing-it/ 2. "12 Hasidic Insights in the Seder" 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/ 14. "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 II. Writings on Jewish Education & Society 15. "Why Not Intermarry?" blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-not-intermarry/ 16. "Let's Rethink the Bar/Bat Mitzvah" Op-Ed: For most kids Bar/Bat Mitzvah lessons are a meaningless experience, therefore, Rabbi Joel Hoffman views this as a wasted opportunity and 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 17. "Retooling Hebrew School" Op-Ed: Rabbi Joel Hoffman, a former Hebrew principal and B.JE. director, shares his ideas for retooling Hebrew school education. Los Angeles' Jewish Journal, 2016 http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/183583/ 18. "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. Rabbi Joel Hoffman, a former Hebrew school principal and B.J.E. director, 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/ 19. "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. Rabbi Joel Hoffman offers two other strategies to save the movement. Los Angeles' Jewish Journal, 2016 http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/181470/ 20. "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. This article is a good primer on the Arab-Israeli Conflict. 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. "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 23. "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 24. "Recruiting and Retaining Teachers: A Case Study" CAJE’s Jewish Education News, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Summer 2002), pp. 42-43 Only available in hard copy 25. "Teaching Spirituality in Jewish Schools" CAJE’s Jewish Education News, Vol.3, No.1 (Spring 2002), pp. 57-60 Only available in hard copy 26. "Education in Biblical Times: Joshua to 933 BCE" The Jewish Bible Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Spring 1997), pp. 114-117 Available via RAMBI |
