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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

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 Drashes 2020 – 2021

Gut Yontif – Yom Kippur Drash

October 1, 2021

By Alex Golub

The High Holy Days are a time of teshuvah. Between the beginning of Rosh Hashanah and the end of Yom Kippur we hope to have improved. And yet,… Continue reading

Sofʻer Profiles

Naomi Olstein Jewish Education Fund

May 2, 2022

by Sandra Z. Armstrong

The Naomi Olstein Jewish Education Fund at Sof Ma’arav has been created to honor the memory of Naomi in a way that will keep her close to us.… Continue reading

Sofʻers Get Creative

All About OLLI

by Sid Goldstein

December 1, 2021

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UH Manoa (OLLI-UHM) is a member-based learning community of adults age 50+. OLLI-UHM offers a program of non-credit, college-level courses, workshops, lectures, events, and other… Continue reading

Snowbirds: Off-Island Sofʻers

Snowbirds at Sea

December 1, 2021

Mahi mahi at Penguin Banks, Molokaʻi

 

Sea turtle checking us out at Kāneʻohe Bay Sandbar


Sof Snowbirds on the Go

September 1, 2021

By Les Rosenthal

In the early evening of August 21st,… Continue reading

20 Years A Jew: One Convert’s Observations in Seven Installments

By Athena DeRasmo


Installment 7 – “And then there was Israel…”

Haifa Shrine of the Bab

Haifa. I sat in a tiny office in a government building – bleak, institutional, and oppressive. Like most Israeli government buildings, it could have been a set for a… Continue reading

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Shabbat Times

  • Psalm 81: Honey From the Rock
    Psalm 81, the psalm for Thursday, begins: “Sing aloud to God our strength; raise a shout to the God of ... The post Psalm 81: Honey From the Rock appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
  • Zevachim 57
    Today we conclude chapter five of Tractate Zevachim with a discussion about how and when one must consume the paschal ... The post Zevachim 57 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
  • Zevachim 56
    Thus far in this chapter of Tractate Zevachim, we have considered the number of days during which a sacrifice can ... The post Zevachim 56 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.