Prof. Yair Hoffman, z”l, was Professor at Tel Aviv University’s Department of Bible, where he chaired the department. He was the head of the Chaim Rosenberg School for Jewish Studies and also the Chairman of the Bible Department at Seminar Hakibuzim College. Hoffman received his Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University, was the author of The Doctrine of the Exodus, A Blemished Perfection: The Book of Job in Context, and Jeremiah, A Commentary vol. 1-2, and was the editor of the journal, Beit Mikra.