Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

real estate investor, philanthropist, rabbi and the founder of

Dirshu Dirshu ( he, דרשו, lit. "Seek") is an Orthodox Jewish international organization whose goal is to strengthen and encourage Torah study. Founded in 1997, the organization produces study cycles, sponsors ''shiurim'' (Torah lectures), furnishes a ...

Early life and Career

Hofstedter was born to

holocaust survivor Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa. There is no universally accep ...

parents that emigrated from Europe to

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. In 1993, Hofstedter founded the real estate investment and property management firm Davpart Inc.

Philanthropy

Hofstedter founded

, an

Orthodox Jewish Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on M ...

international organization whose goal is to strengthen and encourage

Torah study Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism's Sifrei kodesh, religious texts. According to Rabbinic Judaism, the study is done for the purpose of the ''mi ...

, in 1997.Besser, Yisroel. "Learn Well, Be Proud: The Dirshu Revolution". ''

Mishpacha ''Mishpacha'' ( he, משפחה, : Family) - Jewish Family Weekly is a Haredi weekly magazine package produced by The Mishpacha Group in both English and Hebrew. History The Mishpacha Publishing Group was founded in 1984 with the publication of ...

'', May 13, 2013, pp. 46-59.

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