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Bat Mitzvah!

On Saturday January 11th, Sof hosted the Bat Mitzvah of Alice Flitter. It was a joyous event, well attended and well celebrated.

Sof Community Events

Sof Book Club

From Carolann Biederman

Next meeting: March 2, 2025

Book: The Wind Knows My Name, by Isabell Allende

For questions or more information, contact Carolann Biederman.

Azamra! A Havdalah Evening of Songs and Chants from the Jewish… Continue reading

Terror and Relief

Vayigash Drash by Marc Flitter

Despite Abraham Joshua Heschel’s portrayal of Judaism as being a religion of deeds in contrast to Christianity characterized as a religion of faith, we do have the enumeration of 13 principles of faith formulated by… Continue reading

In the Image of Jacob

Parashat Vayishlach Drash by Rabbi Ken Aronowitz

January 4, 2024

I was working with a Bar Mitzvah student years ago and was surprised to see that his Devar Torah consisted entirely of a series of questions. After thinking about Abraham… Continue reading

Debbie Friedman & Abraham

Lech Lecha Drash by Mat Sgan

Go Forth! Genesis 12:1-17:27 Debbie Friedman

Lech L’cha (LL) to a land that I will show you
LL to a place you do not know-
LL On your journey I will bless you and… Continue reading

Reʻeh Drash

by Fran Margulies

Seeing is believing! SEE!, not the usual
Shmah, “Listen! Hear! ”“Shmah Yisrael!” is our
more familiar imperative because God in our
tradition is often described as only a voice,
heard, FELT, but never seen.

Moses too wanted… Continue reading

Sof Drashes 2024

Naso Drash

by Daniel Koster

July 2024

When I was growing up in the shtetl of Anatevka, Florida, the Rabbi used to go everywhere by bike. One day he came to me and cried, “Daniel, my bike has been stolen!”… Continue reading

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 Two

 

Yom Kippur, Friday… Continue reading

Community Events

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Class meets Sundays from 11 to 12:30, on zoom. At 11 we read an annotated selection from the Parsha; at 11:45 we do a lesson from the First Hebrew Primer. For more information or to join… Continue reading

Rosh Chodesh Av Drash

by Megan Moore

I would like to preface by honoring two people today. First, let me thank Alice Lachman, who went to great lengths to give me resources for the themes of the month of Av. Second, I would like… Continue reading

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