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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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

BARUKH DAYAN EMET

בס"ד

HAIL!
It's pouring out of the sky & bounding off the trampoline in the side yard!

Joel just got an e-mail saying that some friends of ours, their baby just died. We've been saying tehilim for her the whole 14 months of her life, but HaShem took her anyway. The funeral is in BC, but the shiva is in Washington State, so we'll go to that & lend our support tomorrow. Very sad news.
May the memory of Tehillah Yehudis be only for a blessing.