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Joel M. Hoffman, PhD, an expert in translation and Hebrew,
lectures across the globe on popular and scholarly topics spanning
Hebrew, translation, history, prayer, education, and Jewish
continuity. He has taught at Brandeis University; the Academy for
Jewish Religion; and, currently, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion in New York City. He presents at dozens of congregations
and community events each year, and consults nationally and
internationally for supplemental and day-school Hebrew programs. In August, 2008, he chaired CAJE 33, the largest gathering of Jewish educators in the world.Dr. Hoffman is the chief translator for the popular 10-volume series, My People's Prayer Book (winner of the National Jewish Book Award) and for My People's Passover Haggadah, both from Jewish Lights Publishing. He is the author of the widely-read In the Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language (NYU Press). He writes a biweekly column on Hebrew for the Jerusalem Post.
In addition to his graduate-level teaching, Dr. Hoffman serves as Director of Education at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester in Croton On Hudson, NY. (Read the blog.)
He lives in Westchester, NY.
To arrange a class, lecture, consultation, or scholar-in-residence weekend, contact Dr. Hoffman directly, or start with his list of lecture and class topics. The press kit also contains helpful information.
