Rabbi Yair Hoffman – does he really exist?

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    mo4644
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    I’ve seen many articles written by Rabbi Yair Hoffman, but I have never heard of him from anywhere else other than YWN. Does he really exist or is it just a pen name for someone or a group of people?

    How can anyone rely on him if no one knows who he is?

    #1164733
    mo4644
    Member

    I could not find any picture or info about him from google, either.

    #1164734
    lesschumras
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    He writes a weekly column for the Five Towns Jewish Times and I believe that’s where he lives

    #1164735
    shtusim
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    Rabbi Yair Hoffman is a real person. He is a BIG talmid chacham and has written many seforim.

    He lives in Far Rockaway

    #1164736
    yidelleh
    Member

    he lives in far rockaway and we daven in the same shul.

    but no, totally doesnt exist

    #1164737
    no nonsense
    Participant

    I believe he was a Rav in Long Island. He teaches in Yeshiva of Far Rockaway.

    #1164738

    nope . hes just your imaginational Rabbi of someone else writing these letters with a make up name & nice mens face make up. Enjoy his entertaining questions while he lasts anonymously, before someone discovers what his real name is

    #1164739

    He just called me to let me know I should pass this along – he does not exist.

    #1164740
    Softwords
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    This is a silly question. Yes, he really exist. On the bug video on YWN you can hear his voice and if you search him on YouTube you can watch him interview a politician.

    #1164741
    CTRebbe
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    I know its hard to believe, but people could exists outside of google. I don’t think DeCarte said “I am googled therefore I am”

    #1164742
    Sparkly
    Member

    just because your not on google doesnt mean you dont exist. its called not having social media like facebook.

    #1164743
    Joseph
    Participant

    He writes news articles and interviews people in the news, in addition to his interpretation of news events on how he perceives them to fit with his hashkafa. He’s also a high school rebbi at one of the local yeshivas in the Long Island area.

    #1164744
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
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    mo4644 – do you exist?

    #1164745
    Neville ChaimBerlin
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    CTRebbe: I googled that quote, and DeCartes DID say that!

    #1164746
    dovrosenbaum
    Participant

    I think he’s brilliant. I love his halacha articles. He’s one of the few who has the courage to call out the hechsherim selling infested produce as kosher.

    #1164747
    Nechomah
    Participant

    I e-mailed him a question one time and got a response, so I guess he does exist at least in cyberspace.

    #1164748
    farrockgrandma
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    Yes, there is life outside of Brooklyn.

    Rabbi Hoffman is learned, intelligent, and a good speaker (although I have rarely heard him speak in public). He also teaches and leads chesed projects at local schools.

    #1164749
    yehudayona
    Participant

    Descartes, not DeCarte or even DeCartes.

    #1965230
    Yair Hoffman
    Participant

    yes I hope he exists
    because he is my father

    #2206869
    yudel
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    He makes many weddings for poor indigent orphans, etc.
    He could use donations for that very worthwhile project.
    At the last count I’m aware of, he did 389 weddings already.

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