The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Sof High Holy Days Schedule – 5782 (תשפ”ב)
At this time the final makeup of services has not been determined. All services will be available on zoom. President Sandra Armstrong will send out information about live participation in the services shortly before high holy days begin.
Rosh HaShanah… Continue reading
Sof History from Mat Sgan – Torah and Taro & Honey and Poi
Torah and Taro
Praise for Torah and Taro
February 10, 2021
Professor Edwin Yamauchi (B.A. UHM; M.A. and Ph.D. Brandeis University) Professor of Emeritus of History at Miami University of Ohio writes:
“I received and read Torah and Taro: Jewish… Continue reading
News Archive
Stuart H. Scott: A Tribute
(Dec. 7, 1948 – July 15, 2021)
By Carolann Biederman & Seth Markow
Stuart was a member of Sof Ma’arav for many years. His son Sean was a Bar Mitzvah at Sof in 2005.… Continue reading
Sof Bread Recipes – Rye Bread & Challah
Baking Rye Bread
January 16, 2021
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… Continue reading
Sof Simchas
Mazal Tov!
Gayle Goodman’s Grandson has a Bar Mitzvah on Maui
B’Sha’ah Tovah!
November 29, 2020
Marc and Alice Flitter are happy to welcome a second grandson, Theodore Martin Ehrlich, born to daughter and son-in-law Caroline and Steve Ehrlich.
A… Continue reading
Sof Holiday Recipes
Island Latke Recipe
January 13, 2021
By Hefcibah Martin
One bag Alexia Yukon hash browns
One finely chopped onion
One teaspoon salt
1/4 cup All-purpose flour
1/2 cup Panko
Three eggs beaten.
Fry in oil.
Cranberry sauce
One bag… Continue reading
Shabbat Service News
Sof Board Approves New Service Attendance Policy
July 2, 2021
The Sof Maʻarav Board has voted on a policy to expand the number of people permitted to attend Saturday services. The number of people permitted to attend services will be… 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
Recipes from Peter Fritz
By Peter Fritz
Stress Baking
Jun 10, 2020
By Peter Fritz
Looking for a distraction that provides comfort? Try baking bread. When you are making bread, the only thing you are thinking about is your bread. You are not thinking… Continue reading
Books By Sof’ers
American Pastimes
A New Book by S.P. Goldstein
Sof Communications chair Sid Goldstein has just published a new book of baseball-themed short stories entitled American Pastimes. Here is the publisher’s press release that accompanied the launch of the book.… Continue reading
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