Baruch Dayan ha Emet

Rabbi Howard Hoffman passed in his sleep early Friday (December 27) morning. Here is the video of his funeral.

Rabbi Hoffman's Thursday night Zoom class has agreed to continue, structured around the Rabbi's teachings.

Zev Padway's eloquent eulogy is perfect:

"With a heavy heart, I share that Rabbi Howard Hoffman, Henoch Dov wall called back to Hashem on Chanukah. My heart goes out to his family: his wife Sari and his sons Ari, Josh, and Channan.

When I think of the Maccabees, I think of someone strong and powerful, yet kind and funny. Someone who eats with gusto and gives thanks with all his heart. Someone honest, straightforward, accepting, and yet always challenging me to grow.

These are just some of the qualities of my dear friend, brother, teacher. He was a giant of a neshama who brought so much light into this world. He squeezed every bit of Kedusha and the essence of life into every moment. Even when falling asleep. I will miss him! He was also the first customer with David Friedman and Miriam Cooper Friedman."


The process of editing and annotating the hours of Rabbi Hoffman's audio continues. I just finished this one hour class that seemed to have been written for these days of Shiva for our dear Rabbi. Studies in Bereshit

Rabbi Hoffman's Hebrew name is Henoch Dov ben Lifsha veh Zs'tvi Hersh

חנך דב בן לפשה ו צבי הרש

In the custom of reciting Psalms for the deceased, we read verses from Psalm 119, which has a 22 sections, each devoted to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each letter/section for the person's name is read in the order of the person's name. Here is a youtube playlist of me reading the sections for the letters of the Rabbi's z"tz"l's name.

 

Rabbi Hoffman's new recordings, a series of personal stories, are Here.

Rabbi Hoffman's Classes and Prayer Services were a wonderful blessing and source of comfort to countless people. Hours of recordings of these classes are available through the links below, and are continuously being edited and annotated.

Rabbi's Zoom Link [851-848-2847]

The Thursday zoom night class will continue, reviewing the Rabbi's teachings, 7:30 - 10:30 pm - All are welcome.

All times MST

Here is the Ana B'Koach book with the body movements and Biographies of the Prophetesses

Here is a link to ALL of Rabbi Hoffman's Audio Classes, Talmud, and Davening
Here is a morning prayer session during succot - includes Hallel and lulav/hoshanas
Here is a standard Sunday morning shacharit prayer session

Parsha ha Shavua
Audio recordings for the Weekly Torah Portion - includes Sunday morning classes, Ishbitz classes, and any other parsha commentary.

Talmud Classes

Talmud Tractate Berachot.
Midrash Rabba
Talmud Tractate Sanhedrin.

Here are recordings of Rabbi Hoffman's
Snowmass Interspiritual Discussions

Here's a list Rabbi Hoffman's
Niggunim and Davening

Chasidic Philosophy

Here are discussions either entirely dedicated to or including mention of Rabbi Hoffman's concept of Torah Dialectic Triangles

Seven times before Mengele, saved by a bowl of Cream of Wheat, with
Chazzan Zachary Kutner and Mrs. Kutner tells about her
time in the Jewish internment camp in Shanghai.

Here are some Shiurim by Yehoshua Hoffman about
Mesillas Yesharim and Pesach

Here are the discussions between Rabbi Hoffman and Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni about
how the Koran relates the story of Joseph and His Brothers.

Parsha ha Shavua
Audio recordings for the Weekly Torah Portion by Rafi Metz. Notes only, read from authoritative sources, no interpretations.

Holy Days and Special Shabbatot

4 Shabbats preceding Pesach:
Shekalim
Zachor
Parah
HaGadol

Yomim Noraim
Rosh HaShanah
Yom Kippur

Shelosh Ragalim
Pesach
Shavuot
Sukkot

Other Holy Days
Purim
Chanukah
Lag B'Omer
Tisha b'Av

This was our first notice, and B"H the Rabbi outlived the predictions. from Rabbi Hoffman, May, 2020

Dear friends, I have been diagnosed with a rare heart disease, cardiomyopathy, which will give me about 2-3 years more life. Please assault the ramparts of heaven in order to beg Hashem for my life: Henoch Dov ben Lifsha.

Rabbi Hoffman's 2020 Interfaith Class Recordings are Here.

Here's a 1979 Newspaper story about Rabbi Hoffman's Urban Survival Course

Watch: "The Disputation" - a great movie about the debate
between Rabbi Nachmanides and Pablo Christiani in Barcelona, Spain, in 1263.

Mei HaShiloach - The Ishpitz - Living Waters

Volume Four Now Available!

Print Versions of Rabbi Hoffman's "Dialectic of the Hebrew Language,"
a comprehensive guide to the Rabbi's teachings, is a valuable resource for any Judaica Library.

Volume Four Now Available!

from the introduction:

"This book is a compilation of 30 years of work developing a system of "pulsating thought" to help people out of the natural tendency towards dualism. The pulsating dome of thought created by the combination of all of the triangles in this book offers a way of thinking that can lead to monotheism. Hashem Himself is constantly expanding, "ratza," through His holy sparks that are hidden in all reality and contracting, "shuv," or "tzimtzum," which creates all of the bad choices set before us; this is difficult for those who thing in a linear way.

Good people and Hashem always do the right thing. Linear thinking creates a rigid dualism that leads to conflict and even wars between those who hold opposing views.

This book offers a new way of thought for those people. The entire universe is pulsating, breathing and pumping out life from subatomic particles to the wide infinite expanses of the universe. When we harmonize ourselves and our thinking with this pulsation, we find the secrets of creating shalom in ourselves, our families, our communities, and the world. A Torah teacher like Rabbi Zalman Schachler-Shalomi, may his memory be for a blessing, Moshe Rabbeninu, and the the Aish Kodesh use their dying process as a teaching moment."

The book is 207 pages, and costs $30.00 USD. To purchase a copy, go to paypal and make the payment to the Rabbi's email address: Sh6r6v4t9@aol.com. Include in the message the address where you would like to have the book sent. Shipping is not included.

Also, now available: Posters of the Rabbi's Correspondences to the Tree of Life

Tree of Correspondences Poster
Tree of Correspondences Poster


Shir ha Shirim - The Song of Solomon - Calligraphy

The Torah Year Poster
The Torah Year Poster
by BazaarJudaica

Menorah of Emanation

This poster hung above the Rabbi's stender for many years. I made it in homage to his teachings, and am happy to know he liked it.

visit:
Avanim Adventures
Ari Hoffman's Adventure Tours

www.rabbihenochdov.com
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