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Parshah Terumah
Drash by Marc Flitter
To place Parshah Terumah in context, Moses has ascended to the mount. He is to be there 40 days and 40 nights. And God commands, “They shall make me a sanctuary so that I might dwell… Continue reading
Ki Tissa—Drash by Sid Goldstein
Shabbat Shalom
Exodus 4 :10
Moses said to the lord. “I have never been a man of words, either in times past or now. I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
And the Lord said to him… Continue reading
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
Sof High Holy Days Schedule – 5782 (תשפ”ב)
At this time the final makeup of services has not been determined. All services will be available on zoom. President Sandra Armstrong will send out information about live participation in the services shortly before high holy days begin.
Rosh HaShanah… Continue reading
Sof History from Mat Sgan – Torah and Taro & Honey and Poi
Torah and Taro
Praise for Torah and Taro
February 10, 2021
Professor Edwin Yamauchi (B.A. UHM; M.A. and Ph.D. Brandeis University) Professor of Emeritus of History at Miami University of Ohio writes:
“I received and read Torah and Taro: Jewish… Continue reading
News Archive
Stuart H. Scott: A Tribute
(Dec. 7, 1948 – July 15, 2021)
By Carolann Biederman & Seth Markow
Stuart was a member of Sof Ma’arav for many years. His son Sean was a Bar Mitzvah at Sof in 2005.… Continue reading
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- California university president placed on leave after agreeing to boycott Israeli institutionsThe president of the California State University system said Mike Lee, head of Sonoma State University, had not gotten permission to announce a deal. -- The post California university president placed on leave after agreeing to boycott Israeli institutions appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.