Rabbi
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, and is also a practicing Sofer. He is married to Giti (née Klinger), a senior 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.
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?
Wed, January 20 2021
7 Shevat 5781
Yaakov Hoffman
Rabbi
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