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Drash on Parsha Kedoshim
4.24.21
By Avi Soifer
Rocks and Roles [and Rules] for the Chosen People
As usual, I have three main themes: 1. A Hard Place; 2. Amos; 3. Kedoshim
They suggest concentric circles in both our empathy and in… Continue reading
Guidelines for Giving a Drash at Congregation Sof Maʻarav
by Sally Morgan and Fran Margulies
March 30, 2021
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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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| Who Gives It?
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As a havurah, Sof Maʻarav… Continue reading |
Parasha Tetzaveh
by Morris Rabinko
March 27, 2021
“You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost… Continue reading
Drash on Parashat Ki Tisa (March 6, 2021) 5781
by Malka Rappaport
To begin, I want to express my immense gratitude that God gave me not one, but two in-house Torah scholars (my incomparable parents) for me to turn to when I need some help distilling my ideas for… Continue reading
Vayak’heil – Pikudei
by Naomi Olstein
March 13, 2021
As a people, we Jews have a ritual or a ceremony for practically everything. We are a punctilious people. (dictionary definition: careful and conscientious; meticulous attention to detail; showing great attention to detail). Where… Continue reading
Sof Drashes
Community and a Day of Rest
March 5, 2021
B’Shallach Drash by Marlene Booth
How do you build community when there are no rules, no slave masters, no roadmap about where you’re going, how you’ll get there, whom to follow?… Continue reading
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