Stewart International Airport
I’m off to lecture in West Lafayette, Indiana, leaving, for the first time from Stewart International Airport. And so far it’s a great way to travel. I’ve mentioned before that the major New York City...
View ArticleVirginia Beach
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman Teaching Sixth GradersI’ve just come back from a wonderful ISJL-sponsored trip to Virginia Beach, VA, where in addition to presenting a series of lectures to the adults in the...
View ArticleThe CCNY Lecture
Yesterday I had the great treat to offer a lecture on Bible translation at CCNY’s Jewish Studies Program. I’d never been to City College of New York (part of CUNY) so I didn’t know what to expect. But...
View ArticleThe Fordham Symposium on Language in Liturgy
Letting Us Pray: A Symposium on Language in Liturgy. Left to Right at Front: Judith Kubicki, Julia Upton, Joel M. Hoffman, Matthew Ernest, and Thomas Scirghi. Photo by David Joshua Ford. I had the...
View ArticleThe Sarasota Trip
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman signing copies of "And God Said"I’ve just returned from an exhilarating trip to Sarasota, FL where I spent Friday night and Saturday morning lecturing at Temple Emanuel. Both of my...
View ArticleThe Vassar Temple Lecture
Vassar Temple Lecture with Dr. Joel M. HoffmanLast night I gave a lecture about And God Said at Vassar Temple in Poughkeepsie, NY. The event, attended by a wide spectrum of people from the community,...
View ArticleThe Cape Cod Trip
Humpback Whale Feeding Off the Coast of Cape Cod (with Seagull)I’ve just returned from a two-stop trip through Cape Cod. On Tuesday evening I lectured to a diverse crowd in Falmouth. Then on Wednesday...
View ArticleThe ISJL Conference
I knew something was wrong when Delta called me at 10:30 in the morning to tell me that my flight from Atlanta to White Plains nine hours later was delayed by 75 minutes due to a “late inbound...
View ArticleThe Hingham Trip
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman (Right) Signing Books in Hingham, MAThe town of Hingham, MA, dates to 1635, when settlers from Hingham, England established the new colony in New England. Less than 50 years later,...
View ArticleThe Salinas Trip
I arrived in California a day early, which gave me a full day on Friday to explore the Coastal Highway. I’d been told how beautiful it was, but wow! Carpet of Flowers on thePacific Coastal Highway...
View ArticleTeaching Rabbis at Woodloch
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman Teaching Rabbis at NJWHVARR RetreatI’ve just returned from a thoroughly enjoyable few days teaching rabbis at the annual NJWHVARR retreat, held at Woodloch Springs in the Poconos....
View ArticleHot Springs, AR
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman lecturing on Bible translation at First United Methodist Church in Hot Springs, ARI’ve just returned from a delightful trip to Hot Springs, AR. Though I’d been to neighboring Texas,...
View ArticleThe Pensacola Trip
Suppose you have to get from New York to Pensacola, FL to give a 7:00pm lecture at First Baptist Church (which I did). “You’re flying to Pensacola today?” the Delta agent asked. “Probably not,” I said....
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