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Forbidden Fruit, Rosh Hashanah, and Our Charge to Take Care of the World
Organic Torah, By Rabbi Nathan Margalit
According to Hasidic traditions, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, from the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, worked in a deeper way than we usually think about… Continue reading
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Has Passed Away (Baruch Dayan Emet)
By Dina Yoshimi
Our people have lost a great scholar, and a man who made the Talmud accessible to many current generations. Here’s a link to the obituary in the Jerusalem Post:
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/noted-talmudic-scholar-rabbi-adin-steinsaltz-dies-aged-83-637828
Honey and Poi – Book Sale!
By Mat Sgan
Our Sof book Honey and Poi is lagging in sales. Rabbi Saul Perlmutter received a copy and he wrote back to Mat and Alex, “What a wonderful contribution you have made to Sof and to the understanding… Continue reading
Seeing Blessings and Curses
By Reb Daniel Lev
רְאֵה, אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם: בְּרָכָה, וּקְלָלָה.
“See! – I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse”
In the Torah-wisdom excavation business, we know, just like an archeologist, that everything you find,… Continue reading
Creating a Joyful and Sacred Space for the High Holy Days
By Dina Yoshimi
If the hot, humid days of August and September are upon us, then the High Holy Days must be just around the corner. Observing the High Holy Days in Hawaiʻi brings its own special challenges. Be it… Continue reading
Reading Torah on Zoom with a Traumatic Brain Injury
By Tamar Ramos
I have a traumatic brain injury. I found learning to read and write Biblical Hebrew, as well as reading the Torah with trope to be very helpful with my brain injury. Learning Hebrew and reading the Torah… Continue reading
High Holy Days Message From Our President
By Sandra Z. Armstrong
We have a short time before Rosh Hashanah will be upon us and it is incumbent on me as your president to encourage you to continue your support for Congregation Sof Ma’arav on so many levels.… Continue reading
A Message from Rabbi Rosalind Glazer
Dear Sof Ma’arav Community –
I am delighted that with the wonders of Zoom, we will “be together” again for another High Holiday season – my fourth with all of you! With the gift of this internet meeting platform, I… Continue reading
Books By Sof’ers
American Pastimes
A New Book by S.P. Goldstein
Sof Communications chair Sid Goldstein has just published a new book of baseball-themed short stories entitled American Pastimes. Here is the publisher’s press release that accompanied the launch of the book.… Continue reading