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Recent Sof Drashes
Shlach L’Chah
July 2, 2021
Drash by Alex Golub
Shabbat shalom. Today we exist at the intersection of two remarkable events.
First, the remarkable story we have just heard: Moses sends twelve spies to scout out the holy land, only… Continue reading
Shabbat Service News
Sof Board Approves New Service Attendance Policy
July 2, 2021
The Sof Maʻarav Board has voted on a policy to expand the number of people permitted to attend Saturday services. The number of people permitted to attend services will be… Continue reading
July 2021 Drash Schedule
| Date | Parsha | Drash |
| July 3 | Pinchas | Robert Littman |
| July 10 | Matot-Masei | Dina Yoshimi |
| July 17 | Devarim | Rabbi Natan Margalit |
| July 24 | Vaetchanan | TBD |
| July 31 | Eikev | TBD |
From the Yiddish Book Center
The Yiddish Book Center Weekly Reader
July 2, 2021
From Lorna Holmes
July 11 is Yidstock!
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music, a pre-recorded, 75-minute program featuring a dozen musicians from around the world. Featuring Eleanor Reissa, Lorin… Continue reading
Sofʻers Get Creative
Traveler’s Poem
March 4, 2021
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… 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
Media to Check Out
Jewish Women’s Archive Encyclopedia
July 2, 2021
The Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new edition of the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. The launch also kicks off a year of celebrating the… Continue reading
Some Amusement
A Little Humor
July 3, 2021
From Merry Glass & Sid Goldstein
Six retired Jewish mates were playing poker in the condo clubhouse when Meyer loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest and drops dead at the table.… Continue reading
Sof Drashes
Drash on Parsha Sh’mini
June 6, 2021
By David and Beatriz Haymer
Part 1: The Laws of Kashrut
Sh’mini is usually described as the Parshah containing the key instructions for the laws of Kashrut, specifically what may or may not… Continue reading
Parsha Hukkat
Drash by Sandra Z. Armstrong
The continuing theme for Hukkat is separation, re-integration, separation and lustration.
Today, we are surrounded by the cleansing, purifying waters of the Pacific, our waters of lustration.
Our thirst for life is always… Continue reading
- CUNY profs quit union over anti-Israel resolution • Brad Lander backs Ben & Jerry’s • Brooklyn native is last victim of condo collapseGood morning, New York. Mazel tov to Bette Midler, the latest Kennedy Center honoree, who once said, “I’m working my way toward divinity.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK At least 50 professors at the City University of New York have quit their union following passage of a resolution condemning Israel. The one-sided June 10 resolution, introduced in the wake […]
- At least 50 CUNY professors quit union over resolution calling Israel a ‘settler-colonial state’The resolution describes the events leading up to the fighting in May and during the conflict only in terms of Israeli attacks. -- The post At least 50 CUNY professors quit union over resolution calling Israel a ‘settler-colonial state’ appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.