The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Sof History from Mat Sgan
Sof Honors Mat Sgan
On Saturday, June 16, Sof celebrated the books produced by longtime member Mat Sgan. An oneg was held in Mat’s honor and his authorial accomplishments celebrated. Here is a list of Mat’s books:
Honey and Poi… Continue reading
Presidential Remarks from the Annual Membership Meeting
June 1, 2025
by Sandra Z. Armstrong
Summing up the last year, Sof Ma’arav has a common theme of respect combined with gratitude and “full on ruach” each and every Shabbat.
1). Respect and honor for weekly Torah readings combined… Continue reading
Guidelines for Giving a Drash at Congregation Sof Maʻarav
by Sally Morgan and Fran Margulies
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After the Torah service is complete and before Musaf.
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Ten minutes or less (Really!)
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As a havurah, Sof Maʻarav depends on its own… Continue reading |
Sof Picture Album
Sof Does Purim!
Pictures by Alice Flitter
Pictures from the annual Reading of the Megillah and Purim Party, held March 13.
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We are seeking stories and news from ALL members of the Congregation. Please send any item you’d like to see in the next Newsletter to Sid Goldstein… Continue reading
Sof High Holy Days Archive
Sof High Holy Days 5785 (2024-2025)
Sof High Holy Days
All services will be held at the Unitarian Church on the Pali.
Rosh Hashanah, Wednesday evening October 2
Thursday, October 3, Day One
Friday, October 4, Day… Continue reading
Sof Drashes 2024
From Folk Tales, History
January 2024
Parasha Miketz Drash by Robert J. Littman
The Torah is a sacred history of the Jewish people from the patriarch Abraham down through the death of Moses. It is a family history of the… Continue reading
Sof Drashes 2023
The Rest is Commentary
January 2023
Vayera Drash by Alexander Fellman
וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק יְהוָה֙ אֶת־לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה
But Hashem hardened pharaoh’s heart.
There is a concept among Christians called the unforgivable sin, the sin that God will never allow repentance for.… Continue reading
Sof Drashes 2022
Ki Tissa—Drash by Sid Goldstein
February 2022
Shabbat Shalom
Exodus 4 :10
Moses said to the lord. “I have never been a man of words, either in times past or now. I am slow of speech and slow of… Continue reading
Bat Mitzvah!
On Saturday January 11th, Sof hosted the Bat Mitzvah of Alice Flitter. It was a joyous event, well attended and well celebrated.
- Menachot 13On today’s daf, we begin the second chapter of Menachot, and the opening of its first mishnah might sound curiously ... The post Menachot 13 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
- Menachot 12We know that when a priest offers a meal offering with wrong intentions, it invalidates the offering. But not all ... The post Menachot 12 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
- Torah is PedagogyThe Torah commands animal sacrifice, and in painstaking detail — which animals, which altars, which procedures. Yet the prophets seem ... The post Torah is Pedagogy appeared first on My Jewish Learning.