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.

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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.

Saturday, June 25, 2005

P'TIL TEKHELET

בס"ד


This take on Shelach Lekha by Sir Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the UK, inspired me greatly this Shabbes. So much so that I ordered a set of Karaite tzitzit from here.

More later.

Shavu'ah tov!

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm not quite seeing the connection that leads you davka to Karaite tzitzit...

7:08 p.m.  
Blogger Soferet said...

בס"ד
Each detail of tzitzit is represented by its proponents as the authentic way. This type of knot, that source of tekhelet, etc, so I feel compelled to explore this world of tzitzit for myself.

I believe I am obligated in this mitzvah, but how do I fulfill it? A woman like me, who did not grow up Orthodox, has much to learn.

As much as I believe in community practice standards, I reject the cookie-cutter stranglehold choking the life & imagination out some areas of Judaism.

All I want to do is seek G@d's face (Tehilim 27).

11:35 p.m.  

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