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Sofʻer Profiles
Remembrances of Naomi Olstein
March 2, 2022
Memories of Naomi
By Mat Sgan
Naomi ‘Ami’ Olstein has returned to her grandfather’s knee. It was from that perch, Ami would relate, that she learned about Jewishness and Judaism while bouncing up… 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
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
20 Years A Jew: One Convert’s Observations in Seven Installments
By Athena DeRasmo
Installment 7 – “And then there was Israel…”
Haifa. I sat in a tiny office in a government building – bleak, institutional, and oppressive. Like most Israeli government buildings, it could have been a set for a… Continue reading
Sofʻers Talk Story
Sof as a Community
October 2, 2020
By Sandra Z. Armstrong
As a community we have remained close, stayed together and reached incredible heights of ruach, creating uplifting, joyous zoom Shabbats for the last six months. Our experiences and spiritual… Continue reading
Sof High Holy Days Archive
A beautiful version of Avinu Malkaenu. Enjoy!
October 1, 2020
Children Singing Avinu Malkenu
Creating a Joyful and Sacred Space for the High Holy Days
September 3, 2020
By Dina Yoshimi
If the hot, humid days of August and September… Continue reading
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