The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
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
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
Let’s look back at March 2020 as we move forward in April 2021
Message from Sof Congregational President Sandra Z. Armstrong
It is hard to believe how far we have come in a year by using Zoom to keep us together safely during the pandemic. I am not saying that Zoom is the… Continue reading
Honey and Poi: Sof History Project
By Dr. Mathew Sgan
Honey and Poi – Sof Maʻarav History Books
Two books, courtesy of the Sof History Project. Honey and Poi provides a history of Sof Maʻarav from its founding in 1971 until today. The Sof Maʻarav… Continue reading
Sofʻer Profiles
Meetups with Sofers
Welcome Committee with Les Rosenthal
A Special Welcoming Visit
March 1, 2021
by Les Rosenthal
As a member of our Sof Ma’arav Welcoming group, I get to meet tenured, new and prospective members of our close-knit community.… 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
Baking Rye Bread
By Arnie Warshawsky
Living under self-quarantine is an exercise in frustration. What to do, what to do. Funny how doing nothing more strenuous than using the TV remote or the computer mouse makes me hungry. Lately, I’ve hungered for toast… Continue reading
Snowbirds: Off-Island Sofʻers
Off-Island Sof’ers
Snowbird Chair Les Rosenthal
On the Cover of the Fishing Report at Dierickʻs Fishing Lodge in Alaska
Snowbirds: Les and Pat Rosenthal’s Off-Island Time
By Les and Pat Rosenthal
A before pic from our delightful seders
May 5th… 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
- 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.