Rabbi Tuvia Hoffman came to Ottawa three years ago to teach for JET and NCSY.  He came from Montreal, where he served as spiritual leader for the Beth Zion Congregation.  He was a founding member of the Montreal Jewish Experience where he taught everything from Jewish philosophy and Halacha to Chumash, Hebrew language and self-improvement courses.  Rabbi Hoffman’s extensive knowledge of Torah, life-cycle topics and computers gave him the opportunity to answer tens of thousands of questions for the popular “Ask the Rabbi” column of the Aish.com website, where he worked for over seven years. In addition to offering classes for Jews of all ages in Ottawa, Rabbi Hoffman is also working towards a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Fielding Graduate University.