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Barbara Sofer

Israel
As seen in: The Jerusalem Post, MSN Malaysia, MSN Singapore, MSN UK, MSN South Africa, Thrive Global, Jerusalem Online, Hadassah Magazine
Storyteller, real and fiction; print, movies, live, UPenn, Hebrew U, proud Jerusalemite, Israel PR Director Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America
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How a Connecticut Torah scroll traveled 50 years, and thousands of miles, to make aliyah - opinion

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By Barbara Sofer
| The Jerusalem Post Verified
The next time you are tempted to diss social media, consider that it can have wonderful benefits. Here’s an example. Temple Beth Tefilah in East Hartford, Connecticut, was closing. The Jewish population of Hartford had largely moved to West Hartford and Bloomfield. Sadly, the congregation had dwindled to under 25 families and decided to disband. Among its Torah scrolls was one written in memory of a four-year-old boy, Avi Seth, the son of the congregation’s former rabbi.
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Why Israel must not forget the missing nine-year-old girl

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By Barbara Sofer
| MSN UK Verified
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The search for Haymanut Kasau: Why Israel must not forget the missing nine-year-old girl - opinion

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By Barbara Sofer
| The Jerusalem Post Verified
Last week, at the end of our Shabbat services in Jerusalem, the blessing over the wine that precedes kiddush was interrupted by a frightening announcement. A six-year-old girl who had come to synagogue with her grandparents was missing. No one was going home. All plans were canceled as we prepared to begin searching. Thankfully, the little girl was located within minutes. She was playing quietly on an upper floor of the building. But those minutes were frightening enough.
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