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. He received ordination Yoreh Yoreh and Yadin Yadin from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He is married to Giti (née Klinger), a senior manager at KPMG.
Rabbi Hoffman works as a Rabbinic Coordinator for OU Kosher and associate editor of OU Press, and is also a practicing Sofer.
Recordings of his classes are posted here, and links to his published articles can be found below.
Rabbi Hoffman can be reached at rabbi@bridgeshul.com.
Publications
Is Parchment Klaf? The Halakhic Status of Contemporary STaM
Crocs or Socks? A Halachic Analysis of Yom Kippur Footwear
Kiddush and Havdalah: Should One Sit or Stand?
Chanukah Scheduling Conflicts: The Time Frame for Lighting the Menorah
Are Sheitels Better? A Response
Should You Light Shabbat Candles When Invited Out?
How Late May One Eat the Purim Seudah?
Hallel in Shul on Seder Night: Is Less More?
The Four Cups: Moscato or Merlot?
May an Ashkenazi Eat at a Sefardi's Home on Pesach?
An All-Dairy Shavuot: Preferred or Prohibited?
Early Shabbat Services: Plag or 7:00?
Showering During the Nine Days
Washing Before Kiddush: Just for Yekkes?
Jewelry on Shabbat: Pretty or Prohibited?
What Time Should Rosh Hashanah Services Conclude?
Mourner's Kaddish: Quality or Quantity?
May a Guest Use Non-Toveled Utensils?
Kabbalat Shabbat After Sunset: Sublime or Superfluous?
Drinking in Moderation: On Purim and Beyond
Yes, the Talmud Does Suggest Drinking on Purim
Can One Take In Shavuot Early?
When Should You Do Tashlich This Year?
Canvas Sukkah: Practical or Pasul?
May One Daven Maariv Early on Motzaei Shabbat?
How Early Must One Eat Shabbat Lunch?
Covering the Challah: Why and When?
How Early Can One Read the Megillah at Night?
Dueling Seduot: Purim vs. Shabbat
'Shmurah Matzah": For the Seder or all of Pesach
Shabbat Erev Pesach: Two Meals or Three?
Yom Tov Candles: Obligation or Violation?
The "Minor" Fasts": Obligatory or Optional
Week of
May 28 - Jun 3
Shabbat
Parashat Nasso
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Jun 2-3
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MINCHA/MAARIV
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7:10 pm
CANDLE LIGHTING *
8:04 pm
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SHACHARIT
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8:25 am
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Rabbi Schwartz's
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Gemara Shiur
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will not meet this week
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MINCHA
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8:05 pm
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MAARIV/havdalah
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9:12 pm
* For those whose families daven with our shul's minyan, Shabbat candles should be lit no later than 18 minutes after Mincha starts.
WHC COVID-19 Policy:
There are currently no COVID-based restrictions for attendees of WHC services or programs, although we do ask that attendees who test positive for COVID within 3 days of attending WHC please inform the shul office (by calling 212-923-4407). The full shul policy may be found here.
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