Monthly Archives: August 2025

Sof Community Events

Upcoming

Israeli Dance Honolulu via Fran Margulies

Aloha Dancers, Our schedule for the rest of the year is shown below and on our website. Donations are accepted ($10 is suggested) but not required. We want you to attend! We… Continue reading

Moses and Monotheism

Moses Was Not a Monotheist

by Robert J Littman, M.Litt., Ph.D.

Sigmund Freud wrote a work Moses and Monotheism in which he posited that Judaism got its monotheism from Moses, who was an Egyptian, a priest of Akhenaten, who fled… Continue reading

Who Was Asenath Barazani?

Used with permission from My Jewish Learning, by Renee Melamaad

Aenath Barazani (also known as Osnat or Asnat Barazani) was a highly educated Torah scholar in late 16th and early 17th century Kurdistan. After her father’s death, he passed leadership… Continue reading

High Holy Day Services

5786 (2025) High Holy Days Services at Congregation Sof Maʻarav
 

Rosh Hashanah Services

Monday, Sept. 22

7:30pm – 8:30pm

Dessert Potluck after services/bring apple slices and honey, too!

 

Day One

Tuesday, Sept. 23

9:00am – noon

Oneg afterwards,… Continue reading

Sof Maʻarav Annual Membership Dues Invoice (2025-2026)

5786

Congregation Sof Maʻarav

c/o Robert Littman,

P.O. Box 10850, Honolulu, HI 96816 

checks payable to CONGREGATION SOF MA’ARAV

or on PAYPAL at WWW.SOFMAARAV.ORG

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS-WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD A SYNAGOGUE E-MAIL LIST FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.… Continue reading

Calendar

Shabbat Times

  • Genesis Hangover
    Every year, the conclusion of the Torah’s first book, Genesis (Bereishit), feels a touch bittersweet. For nearly three months, we ... The post Genesis Hangover appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
  • Zevachim 110
    After establishing at the beginning of this chapter that sacrificing outside the Temple courtyard incurs liability, the Gemara has spent ... The post Zevachim 110 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
  • Zevachim 112
    Today we begin chapter 14 of Tractate Zevachim with a very long mishnah listing a number of exceptions to the ... The post Zevachim 112 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.