Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter has seen his once-mocked program transformed into a global Torah force that operates on a scale that no one could have imagined
Yom Kippur was little more than a day away, and the atmosphere in the Yerushalayim shul was a mix of serious introspection and pre–Yom Tov bustle when Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter came across an old friend.
As the Dirshu founder entered in search of a Minchah minyan, there was a murmur in the background. Some of the avreichim had recognized the visitor. One or two nudged each other, but most kept to themselves.
Then one man — a friendly, ginger-headed avreich — stepped forward.
“Shalom aleichem,” he greeted the guest warmly, and Rabbi Hofstedter responded in kind. Clearly, there was history between the two.
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