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  • Kindness and Righteousness - Noah Drash by Stan Satz We are told in Genesis that because Noah is a righteous man, he and his family will be spared the devastating flood that will wipe […]
  • 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 […]
  • Fear and Diplomacy - Balak Drash by Beatriz Aguirre Haymer August 2025 Shabbat shalom: In last week’s parsha we saw Am Israel’s leadership changing as the people prepare to enter the land promised to […]
  • 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 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 […]
  • 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!   […]
  • 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 […]
  • Sof Drashes 2025 - From Mourning to Awakening The Journey from Tisha B’Av to Elul by Rabbi Emily Cobert, friend of Sof Congregational President Sandra Z. Armstrong August 2025 Each year, the Jewish calendar […]
  • Congregation Sof Ma’arav Slate of Officers, Board Members, Committee Chairpersons - Congregation Sof Maʻarav Slate of Officers, Board Members, Committee Chairpersons Annual Membership Meeting on 6/1/2025 Officers: President: Sandra Armstrong Vice President: Morris Rabinko Treasurer: Robert Littman Recording Secretary: Kate Lingley […]
  • 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. […]
  • Sof Community Events -   Israeli Dance Honolulu via Fran Margulies Aloha Dancers, Our schedule for the rest of the year has been updated, as shown below and on our website. Donations of any amount […]
  • 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 […]
  • Sof Picture Album - Sof Does Purim! Pictures by Alice Flitter Pictures from the annual Reading of the Megillah and Purim Party, held March 13. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Mazal Tov Fran! On Saturday, February 22, Sof […]
  • Contribute to the Monthly Sof Newsletter - Do you have news, stories, comments, or suggestions? Contact Sid Goldstein, Communications Chair. We are seeking stories and news from ALL members of the Congregation. Please send any item you’d […]
  • 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 […]

Sof Drashes

  • Kindness and Righteousness - Noah Drash by Stan Satz We are told in Genesis that because Noah is a righteous man, he and his family will be spared the devastating flood that will wipe […]
  • Fear and Diplomacy - Balak Drash by Beatriz Aguirre Haymer August 2025 Shabbat shalom: In last week’s parsha we saw Am Israel’s leadership changing as the people prepare to enter the land promised to […]
  • Sof Drashes 2025 - From Mourning to Awakening The Journey from Tisha B’Av to Elul by Rabbi Emily Cobert, friend of Sof Congregational President Sandra Z. Armstrong August 2025 Each year, the Jewish calendar […]
  • 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 […]
  • 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 […]
  • 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 […]
  • Sof Drashes 2021-2022 - Shabbat HaGadol & Story May 4, 2022 Drash by Reb Daniel Lev According to the great scholar of the Jewish Time-Cycle, Reb Eliyahu KiTov, For as long as the days […]
  • 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 […]