The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Forbidden Fruit, Rosh Hashanah, and Our Charge to Take Care of the World
Organic Torah, By Rabbi Nathan Margalit
According to Hasidic traditions, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, from the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, worked in a deeper way than we usually think about… Continue reading
Creating a Joyful and Sacred Space for the High Holy Days
By Dina Yoshimi
If the hot, humid days of August and September are upon us, then the High Holy Days must be just around the corner. Observing the High Holy Days in Hawaiʻi brings its own special challenges. Be it… Continue reading
High Holy Days Message From Our President
By Sandra Z. Armstrong
We have a short time before Rosh Hashanah will be upon us and it is incumbent on me as your president to encourage you to continue your support for Congregation Sof Ma’arav on so many levels.… Continue reading
A Message from Rabbi Rosalind Glazer
Dear Sof Ma’arav Community –
I am delighted that with the wonders of Zoom, we will “be together” again for another High Holiday season – my fourth with all of you! With the gift of this internet meeting platform, I… Continue reading
Sof Maʻarav High Holiday Services 2020 | 5781 via Zoom
Rosh HaShanah via Zoom
Sept 18, 2020 8:00-9:00 pm FRIDAY Erev Rosh Hashanah –
Sept 19, 2020 9-11:30 am SATURDAY… Continue reading
What is Tisha B’Av
Reprinted with permission from My Jewish Learning
Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av (which coincides with July and/or August), is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish Calendar. Although many disasters are said to… Continue reading
Board Votes to Hold High Holy Days On Zoom
By Sandra Z. Armstrong
“A modern Conservative perspective would see the Torah as a living organism, constantly shedding cells and growing new ones, changing and adapting to new and unprecedented circumstances.”
– Commentary, Etz Hayim, 4:2 Va-Ethannan, p.1007
On Friday,… Continue reading
From Rabbi Rosalind Glazer
A Letter to Sof Ma’arav
I’ve thought of you often while sheltering in place and I dearly hope you have been well. From my home in Jerusalem, I marvel at the inextricable bond between our hearts across 13 time zones… Continue reading
Seder Photos
Photos from the Warshawsky Zoom Seder
Purim Party
A Lasting Memory
On Monday March 9, about 100 people gathered at Robert and Bernice Littman’s home for the Sof Purim Party. There was fun and food for all. Multiple people read from the Megillah, most notably Dina Yoshimi, the… Continue reading