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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
Reading Torah at Sof
Reading Torah at Sof
By Michelle Schneider
My Hebrew education began when my nonobservant parents sent me, at my request, to Sunday School for four years, culminating in my Bat Mitzvah. Until I discovered Sof, however, I basically attended synagogue… Continue reading
Sofʻer Profiles
Peter Fritz: Challah Man
Jul 5, 2019
By Arnie Warshawsky
On Sunday, June 2, 2019, I learned a tiny bit about the challenges and satisfaction of baking challah. With seven other hardy souls, I attended the second showing of “Peter… Continue reading
- The Royal Road to Relational SpiritualityThis is a 10 session course taught in 2019. Click here to purchase full course recordings. Click here for a free download of first session. Derekh HaMelekh— “The Royal Road”—is a collection of Shabbat and holiday teachings by Reb Kalanymous Kalman Shapira, who was the “Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto” as well as a major […]
- Rising Above Isolation: The Piaseczner Rebbe’s Shavuot Torah of ConnectionDates and Times: Tuesdays – May 12, May 19, May 267 – 8 pm EST Cost: Pay-what-you-can Presenter: Rabbi Dr. Natan Margalit Description: We’ll learn together an amazing Shavuot Torah by Rabbi Kalonymous Kalman Shapiro, the Piaseczner Rebbe, also known for being the Hasidic Rebbe in the Warsaw Ghetto during the horrific years of the Holocaust. In this Torah he explores […]
- The Orthodox and the unorthodox appeal to Trump: Pardon Ari TemanWhen rabbis and standup comics come together to appeal on behalf of one of their own. The post The Orthodox and the unorthodox appeal to Trump: Pardon Ari Teman appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- NY schools in Orthodox neighborhoods with COVID upticks can reopen under new testing planSchools will also have to randomly test 25% of students on a weekly basis going forward. The post NY schools in Orthodox neighborhoods with COVID upticks can reopen under new testing plan appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.