Rabbi

Rabbi Yaakov Hoffman grew up in Bethesda, MD. He attended Rav Ilson's Yeshiva (Derech Hatalmud) in Jerusalem and subsequently received a BA in Jewish Studies and Semitic Languages from Yeshiva University. In June 2013 he received Semikha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, where he is currently continuing in the Yadin Yadin Kollel (training program for rabbinic judges). Rabbi Hoffman is also a practicing Sofer. He is married to Giti (née Klinger), a senior audit manager at KPMG. 

His weekly class on the Sefer HaChinuch is posted on YUTorah.org and can be found at http://www.yutorah.org/Rabbi_Yaakov_Hoffman. Links to his published articles can be found below.

Rabbi Hoffman can be reached at rabbi@bridgeshul.com.

Is Parchment Klaf? The Halakhic Status of Contemporary STaM

Crocs or Socks? A Halachic Analysis of Yom Kippur Footwear

When is Shabbat Over?

Kiddush and Havdalah: Should One Sit or Stand?

Chanukah Scheduling Conflicts: The Time Frame for Lighting the Menorah

Reconsidering the Sheitel

Are Sheitels Better? A Reponse

Should You Light Shabbat Candles When Invited Out?

How Late May One Eat the Purim Seudah?