The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Let’s look back at March 2020 as we move forward in April 2021
Message from Sof Congregational President Sandra Z. Armstrong
It is hard to believe how far we have come in a year by using Zoom to keep us together safely during the pandemic. I am not saying that Zoom is the… Continue reading
Upcoming Events at Sof
Sunday, April 4th, 9:30 am on Zoom: Pesach service, eighth day with Yizkor
Wednesday, April 7, 7:00pm on Zoom: The Yom HaShoah Remembrance Service for Hawaiʻi
Friday, April 9, 7:00pm: A Kabbalat Shabbat Outdoor Service for Congregation Sof Ma’arav on… Continue reading
Drash on Parashat Ki Tisa (March 6, 2021) 5781
by Malka Rappaport
To begin, I want to express my immense gratitude that God gave me not one, but two in-house Torah scholars (my incomparable parents) for me to turn to when I need some help distilling my ideas for… Continue reading
Levinson-Krupp Library
Levinson-Krupp Library
This library was dedicated 50 years ago to the memory of Rebecca Lewin Levinson and Brannette Mayer Krupp by Justice and Mrs. Bernard Levinson. Over the years the library fell into disrepair, but starting in 2005 was redesigned… Continue reading
Drash Schedule April 2021
| Date | Parsha | Drash |
| Apr 3 | Pesach | Reb Daniel Lev |
| Apr 10 | Shemini | Bea & David Haymer |
| Apr 17 | Tazria/Mezora | Don Armstrong |
| Apr 24 | Aharey Mot/Kedoshim | TBD |
Honey and Poi: Sof History Project
By Dr. Mathew Sgan
Honey and Poi – Sof Maʻarav History Books
Two books, courtesy of the Sof History Project. Honey and Poi provides a history of Sof Maʻarav from its founding in 1971 until today. The Sof Maʻarav… Continue reading
From My Jewish Learning
Jewish Custom and Jewish Law
Reprinted from My Jewish Learning
Jewish custom — known in Hebrew as a minhag — is a religious practice that, though sometimes very widely practiced, does not carry the force of Jewish law and is… Continue reading
Vayak’heil – Pikudei
by Naomi Olstein
March 13, 2021
As a people, we Jews have a ritual or a ceremony for practically everything. We are a punctilious people. (dictionary definition: careful and conscientious; meticulous attention to detail; showing great attention to detail). Where… Continue reading
Sof Drashes
Community and a Day of Rest
March 5, 2021
B’Shallach Drash by Marlene Booth
How do you build community when there are no rules, no slave masters, no roadmap about where you’re going, how you’ll get there, whom to follow?… Continue reading
Traveler’s Poem
by Antonio Machado, Translation by Beatriz Aguirre Haymer
Caminante son tus huellas el camino y nada más;
Caminante no hay camino se hace camino al andar.
Al andar se hace el camino, y al volver la vista atrás
Se ve… Continue reading
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