Dovid Hofstedter
Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter is a Canadian real estate investor, philanthropist, rabbi and the founder of Dirshu. Early life and Career. Hofstedter was born to holocaust survivor parents that emigrated from Europe to Toronto. In 1993, Hofstedter founded the real estate investment and property management firm Davpart Inc. Philanthropy. Hofstedter founded Dirshu, an Orthodox Jewish international organization whose goal is to strengthen and encourage Torah study, in 1997.