The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Sof Ma’arav Officer, Board, and Committee Opportunities
Several officer, board director, and committee chairperson opportunities will need to be filled for Sof Ma’arav’s upcoming fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2018.
Dina Yoshimi will act as the Nominations Chairperson for the Board. If you are interested in… Continue reading
Upcoming Services and Events for Congregation Sof Ma’arav
May 19, Saturday night
Erev Shavuot
6:00pm potluck dinner/dairy/parve
7:00pm Reading of Megillat Ruth and Tikkun Leil Shavuot (traditional study session on Erev Shavuot)
Hosted by Risa
May 20, Sunday morning
Shavuot Services & Yizkor
9:30am to noon with… Continue reading
Kū Kanaka/Stand Tall
Contributed by Marlene Booth
My new half-hour film, Kū Kanaka/Stand Tall, will have its national television premiere on the PBS World Channel, Monday, May 7th, at 9 pm ET/8 pm CT.
As luck would have it, we don’t get… Continue reading
Organic Torah
Contributed by The Organic Torah Team
As you may know, Sof Ma’arav is an institutional member of Organic Torah. Organic Torah is a young Jewish non-profit and community that integrates ancient Jewish wisdom with new directions in modern thought, such… Continue reading
Drash Schedule for May
| Date | Parsha | Drash |
| May 5 | Emor | Sid Goldstein |
| May 12 | BeHar and BeHukotai | Hefcibah Martin |
| May 19 | B’Midbar (and erev Shavuot) | Risa Dickson |
| May 26 | Naso | Jay Friedheim |
Remembering Mildred “Millie” Irejo
Contributed by Mathew Sgan
Of all the mixed multitude that is Congregation Sof Ma’arav, no member has ever been as unique as our Millie Irejo. Born in poverty, placed in a beloved Jewish foster home (only to be removed to… Continue reading
The HJFF Story
Contributed by Naomi Olstein
In 2003, Lyn Zukercorn, a longtime member of Temple Emanu-El and employed as its Events Director, contacted Don Brown, a prominent local film producer, with the idea of holding a Jewish Film Festival in Hawaii. The… Continue reading
Lost and Found: Jewish Communities of India
Contributed by Gayle Goodman
Gayle Goodman and Michael Schuster, of Sof Ma’arav, traveled to India in December 2017 to visit Jewish communities around India to research an upcoming East West Center exhibit called “Lost and Found: Jewish Communities of India.”… Continue reading
In Memory of the Shoah Victims and Survivors “Forgiveness from the Chofetz Chaim”
Contributed by Rabbi Daniel Lev for Shoah Remembrance Day
Rabbi and Professor Abraham Joshua Herschel came to the United States in 1939 and contributed greatly to Jewish spiritual culture. Sometime in the 1950s, he was asked if he could forgive… Continue reading
A Kailua Beach Walk
Contributed by Sandra Armstrong as it appeared in the “Currents” section of Midweek “Committed to Respecting, Saving Our Ocean” by Ron Mizutani
What came to me on this walk was far greater than I anticipated as I spotted pieces of… Continue reading
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