While I commend Rabbi Yair Hoffman on his comprehensive discussion regarding when Sefirah should be counted (“Counting Early Sefirah” April 20, 2023), his ‘opening” remarks mimicking the stereotypical and accented speech of someone who was of, in his mind, an older, European-born Yid, was totally out of place and disrespectful.

He should apologize to those who might have been offended!

I know of a number of those individuals.