 When Dr. Benno Jacob, a noted Bible scholar and leader of Reform Jewry, published an article questioning the religious significance of settling in Israel and arguing that the leadership of the old yishuv was not interested in restoring religious life in the Land of Israel, Hoffman responded, “The life of religion in the Land of Israel will not be formed by Zionist leaders.It will be formed by throngs of Jews settling there.The enrichment of Jewish values will occur when a society of Jews will entrench themselves and be rooted with their emotions and thoughts on the holy land of the Land of Israel...To involve one’s self in the settlement of the land of Israel is a religious obligation.”

As Rabbi Hoffman became more active in the Mizrachi movement, he took on leadership positions.