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04/17/2026

Tzi leynstu a yiddishe bikher eppes a mol? Sof recommends: Check out events and programs at the Yiddish Book Center!

The Yiddish Book Center celebrates Yiddish literature and culture to advance a fuller understanding of Jewish history and identity. The Yiddish Book Center presents Yiddish: A Global Culture, a groundbreaking exhibition that tells the story of modern Yiddish culture through books, objects, family he...

04/15/2026

What are we up to? Check out some of our events and weekly classes or join the book club!

Sof Book Group with Carolann Biederman Group members have submitted potential books for the book group to read in 2026. Carolann will put the list together and it will be published as soon as it& #8…

04/15/2026

Check out recent drashes on our website!

Vayigash Drash by Stan Satz March 2026 Gen 44:18-47:27 Jacob and Pharaoh In our reading from Genesis, Pharaoh, when he meets Jacob, curiously asks the last of our Patriarchs to reveal his age. Man…

12/29/2025

Accessible Spaces - some tips!

How to Make Jewish Spaces More Accessible for Disabled Jews Like Me By Allison Wallis Previously published in Kveller: One in four Americans has at least one disability. If you live long enough, th…

12/29/2025

Sof Community Events and Classes - what are we up to?

Sof Book Group with Carolann Biederman Group members have submitted potential books for the book group to read in 2026. Carolann will put the list together and it will be published as soon as it& #8…

12/29/2025

Missed a drash? Looking for a drash? See what we've been drashing lately at Sof!

Jacob and Israel Understanding the Origins of an Ancient People Toldot Drash by Robert Littman December 2025 The Hebrew Bible presents the early Israelites as a “mixed multitude,” and modern archae…

12/29/2025

What's new at the Levinson Krupp Library? Find Jewish themed books and more!

12/29/2025

Check out some fun Yiddish New York lore from the Yiddish Book Center!

The Yiddish Book Center's Yiddish Book Center Recorded Programs Lectures, events, and public programs recorded at the Yiddish Book Center The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City, with Henry H. Sapoznik on Thursday, September 18, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. ET Henry Sapoznik Watch now: Listen later:...

07/08/2025

Check out some recent drashes by Sofʻers!

Beginnings Shir Ha Shirim Drash by Fran Margulies May 2025 Why do we read a frankly erotic love song on a major Jewish religious holiday? Well, first, our holiday is about beginnings: 1) Our beginn…

07/04/2025

Thinking about giving a drash at Sof? Here are some guidelines.

by Sally Morgan and Fran Margulies When?   After the Torah service is complete and before Musaf.   How Long?   Ten minutes or less (Really!)   Who Gives It?   As a havurah,…

03/02/2025

Happy Birthday Fran! Mazal tov!