The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Sofʻers Get Creative
All About OLLI
by Sid Goldstein
December 1, 2021
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UH Manoa (OLLI-UHM) is a member-based learning community of adults age 50+. OLLI-UHM offers a program of non-credit, college-level courses, workshops, lectures, events, and other… Continue reading
Snowbirds: Off-Island Sofʻers
Snowbirds at Sea
December 1, 2021
Mahi mahi at Penguin Banks, Molokaʻi
Sea turtle checking us out at Kāneʻohe Bay Sandbar
Sof Snowbirds on the Go
September 1, 2021
By Les Rosenthal
In the early evening of August 21st,… Continue reading
Stories & Legends
By Reb Daniel Lev
Reb Zalman’s Two Menorahs: A Hanukkah Tale
November 30, 2021
The great Rebbe of San Francisco, Reb Zalman, had a curious practice that he engaged in on the eighth night of Hanukkah: As on all the… Continue reading
Sof Drashes
Gut Yontif – Yom Kippur Drash
October 1, 2021
By Alex Golub
The High Holy Days are a time of teshuvah. Between the beginning of Rosh Hashanah and the end of Yom Kippur we hope to have improved. And yet,… Continue reading
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- Amid their return to kibbutzes ravaged by Hamas, 400 Israelis head to NYC for a brief respiteA weeklong trip brings Israelis hard-hit by the Oct. 7 attacks to stay with families from 35 synagogues in and around New York. -- The post Amid their return to kibbutzes ravaged by Hamas, 400 Israelis head to NYC for a brief respite appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.