Yoel Hoffmann

Celebrated author, editor, and translator, Professor Yoel Hoffmann (1937--2023) is known as one of the leading Western scholars of Zen Buddhism and of Japanese poetry. Hoffman wrote several books on Buddhism and comparative philosophy, including The Sound of the One Hand, Radical Zen: the Sayings of Joshu , and The Idea of Self-East and West . He was the recipient the inaugural Koret Jewish Book Award, the Bialik Prize, and the Prime Minister's Prize.

Celebrated author, editor, and translator, Professor Yoel Hoffmann (1937--2023) is known as one of the leading Western scholars of Zen Buddhism and of Japanese poetry. Hoffman wrote several books on Buddhism and comparative philosophy, including The Sound of the One Hand, Radical Zen: the Sayings of Joshu , and The Idea of Self-East and West . He was the recipient the inaugural Koret Jewish Book Award, the Bialik Prize, and the Prime Minister's Prize. See less