Netivat Sofrut: diary of a Soferet

Adventures of a female sofer learning to heal the world by doing Holy Work...writing a Sefer Torah

נחזיר את השכינה למקומה בצייון ובתבל כלה

"Let us restore the Divine In-Dwelling to Her Place in Zion & infuse Her spirit throughout the whole inhabited world."

So wherever we are, let us bring the Peace of G@d's Presence.

: Name: Soferet; Location: Vancouver/London, British Columbia/UK, Canada

SCRIBAL EVANGELIST As the only living certified Soferet (סופרת - female Jewish ritual scribe) & the first woman to practice sofrut (creation of sacred Hebrew texts) in over 200 years, I feel an obligation to blog about my experiences of The Work. I am also currently researching the foundation of a lost tradtion of women practicing this holy craft. For more on the services I provide, please see Soferet.com; Sofrut Nation. I am now available to engage with students, male or female, wishing to enter into the preliminary stage of learning sofrut. You are welcome to join me on this path. "Tzedeq, tzedeq tir'dof - Justice, justice you shall pursue." Devarim/Deuteronomy 16:20.

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Friday, December 03, 2004

MY COMMENT ON HASSID.BLOGSPOT.COM

BS"D

There is a Midrash which states that during all the years that Avraham Avinu v'Sarah Emanu were childless, each intimate encounter between them began a new Jewish soul. These Jewish souls are those who are planted into non-Jewish families by HaShem & later convert formally to Judaism. Because these souls have something to bring to their families, & to the Jewish People, that nobody else can. That is why, in each reJewvenated soul's Hebrew name, the parents of gerim are "Abraham our Father & Sarah our Mother".
Gut Shabbes