The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
From the Levinson-Krupp Library
Contributed by the Levinson-Krupp Library
(Hours: 9 am-noon, Monday & Thursday or upon request)
January 2019
Live every moment of 2019 and feel blessed to have the opportunity to see another day in paradise. Happy 2019 from… Continue reading
Starting the Year: Our President’s View Erev Rosh Hashanah 9/9/2018
Contributed by Sandra Armstrong
L’Shanah Tovah to all of you here tonight. And may we be blessed with a sweet new year full of laughter, joy, life and celebration.
Today we welcome you and your families and friends. Members, potential… Continue reading
Frances Maltin’s Contribution to Major League Baseball
Contributed by Mat Sgan, part of the Sof Ma’arav History Project
As Mat Sgan explains:
Jackie Robinson broke the color line in Major League Baseball in 1947. Before that, and to prepare him and the world for that momentous occurrence,… Continue reading
Reflections On This Yom Kippur
Contributed by Gayle Goodman
We have Yom Kippur behind us now, but somehow it still stays with me. So many beautiful melodies pop up in my mind and buoy my day as I go about my normal routines. This year,… Continue reading
How to Braid a Six-Strand Challah Bread Loaf
Contributed by Peter Fritz
A six-strand challah creates a thick, wide challah with a pretty design. However, I found the instructions hard to follow until I discovered simplified instructions on the Internet. All you have to remember is “over two,… Continue reading
Drash Schedule for October
| Date | Parsha | Drash |
| Oct 6 | Bereshit | Dina Yoshimi |
| Oct 13 | Noah | Sally Morgan |
| Oct 20 | Lech Lecha | Sandy Armstrong |
| Oct 27 | Vayera | Mat Sgan |
Rabbi Rosalind Glazer Returns
Sof Ma’arav invited Rabbi Rosalind back after the fine job she did during High Holy Days 2017. The High Holy Days schedule for 2018 is below.
Ordained at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) in 2003, Rabbi Rosalind Glazer made Aliyah… Continue reading
A Night to Remember: Don’s Tribute Event
Contributed by Mat Sgan
It all began with a spontaneous outburst at the June Sof Board Meeting. President Don Armstrong called for new business, and I called for recognition of him for his decade of leadership and many good deeds.… Continue reading
Don’s Roast and Toast Lyrics
Contributed by Gregg Kinkley
[to the tune of “I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General”]
Don is the very model of a modern Temple president,
He was from Jersey; now it seems he’s of Hawaii resident,
He… Continue reading
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- Modern Jewish Mystical MastersThis fall, as part of the Me’ah Select program at Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Natan Margalit will teach a class on the thought, practices and lives of some of the most profound and influential Jewish mystics of the modern era. Building on the earlier mystical traditions of heavenly ascents, Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, numerology and early […]