The Berkshires Mini-tour: Day 2

Northern BerkshiresMy second stop in the magical summer Berkshires was at Congregation Beth Israel in North Adams, where I was delighted to find an enthusiastic and diverse crowd waiting for me (at the last minute we even had to add extra chairs).

The blogger Velveteen Rabbi was among those attending, and in typical fashion she already has her notes about my lecture online.

I’m devoting the rest of the summer to writing before I start traveling and teaching again in September.

Dr. Hoffman on the Ten Commandments

The Berkshires Mini-tour: Day 1

Berkshires, July 2010The Berkshires are magical any time of year, but summer is peak season. So I was delighted when the possibility of a mini-tour through the Berkshires arose.

A beautiful drive brought me here yesterday in plenty of time to enjoy the natural beauty of the place.
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What And God Said is Really About

Chapter 3 of AND GOD SAID:  Wordle

Wordle of Chapter 3 of AND GOD SAID

A wordle gives you a visual representation of what a text is about by using size to show how frequently words appear in the text. Wordles for each chapter of And God Said will be available soon. In the meantime, here’s a representation of Chapter 3. (And by the way, the full Table of Contents is on-line, along with sneak previews of each chapter.)

Dr. Hoffman’s Interview on WSMN

WSMN logoOn Friday I had the pleasure of discussing Bible translation and And God Said for about 35 minutes on WSMN with Rahel and Sonia on their Israel Is Real program. Here’s the audio: