Sabrina Soffer, at The Blogs

Apr 13, 2024, 4:54 PM

Reflections Amidst this Shabbat-Pesach Interim

Jewish poet Hayim Nachman Bialik once said, “Without the Sabbath, there would be no godliness and no semblance of humanity in the world.” With antisemitism spiking globally, war raging in the Middle East, and 133 hostages still held in...

May 17, 2023, 1:08 AM

In the Face of Terror, Israel’s Love of Life is Alive and Well

The recent escalation of terror between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad based in Gaza made me feel as if I had entered a time machine. As my Twitter feed flooded with videos of sirens blaring and Israeli civilians...

Apr 25, 2023, 10:28 PM

Hasbara 2.0, The Student Edition: Championing for Israel’s Truth on Campus

Daring to be a vocal Zionist today at an American college campus is fraught with potential backlash, criticism or outright hostility on social media or the public square. While universities intend to create an environment that fosters open-mindedness, this...

Feb 22, 2023, 12:22 AM

BDS: The Brainwashing of the American College Student

A Students for Justice in Palestine poster echoing BDS rhetoric at the George Washington University.

Colorful fireworks had lit up the Friday night sky while praises to Allah reverberated loudly through mosques’ loudspeakers. Palestinian flags waved high as jubilant crowds across Gaza, Ramallah, and Jenin took to the streets, cheering, dancing and handing out...

Jan 28, 2023, 4:37 PM

Messages from a college student on Holocaust Remembrance Day

My fascination with the subject of the Holocaust began just around the time I started middle school. For my Bat Mitzvah, my parents suggested that I visit Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, to acquaint myself...

Jan 18, 2023, 9:38 PM

HaShoah: From Slaughter to Sanctity

KRAKOW, Poland —“From the King Who reigns over kings, the Holy One, Blessed is He.” It seems antithetical to recite the Shalom Alechem or any such ode to God in the midst of humanity’s abyss—the gas chambers of Majdanek,...

Dec 19, 2022, 6:04 AM

Hey! Where’s Your Maccabee Spirit?

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Jewish sages wisely crafted the Hanukkah blessing to ensure that future generations kept its candles burning through eternity. For millennia, Jews around the world have lit their menorahs reciting “Ba yamim hahem ba zman ha zeh,”—literally, ‘in those...

Dec 4, 2022, 6:54 PM

The Head and Heart of Israel: A Conversation with Ambassador Michael Herzog

Ambassador Michael Herzog delivering remarks to DC college students, faculty, and community members at the George Washington University on November 30th. (American Friends Lubavitch)

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Recent anti-Zionist and antisemitic activities at the George Washington University has left Jewish students in search for answers to understand all-things Israel. The Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch, Rabbi Levi Shemtov, and Chabad GW board...

Nov 23, 2022, 9:57 PM

Judaism as a Serum to the Mental Health Epidemic

Being blessed by the Rabbi at my Bat Mitzvah at the Davidson Center in Jerusalem. (Kirk Cypel)

I consider myself fortunate to have experienced a rich and diverse upbringing surrounded by a loving multi-ethnic Israeli family. Leading up to my Bat Mitzvah, my early years were immersed in a variety of Jewish pools ranging from the...

Nov 7, 2022, 8:44 AM

Israel and Its Daunting Uphill Battle in the Arena of Public Opinion

A sign at the entrance to Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem.

I just received Noa Tishby’s recent book entitled, ISRAEL: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. I’m eager to dive into its pages, curious about how she stitches together the story of how Israel has incurred...

About Me

Sabrina Soffer is an undergraduate student at the George Washington University where she is double majoring in Philosophy & Public Affairs and Judaic Studies. She is the former commissioner of the George Washington University's Special Presidential Task Force to Combat Antisemitism and the Vice President of Chabad George Washington. Most recently, Sabrina was a speaker at the American March for Israel in Washington D.C. She is also the author of My Mother's Mirror: A Generational Journey of Resilience & Self-Discovery, a dual-perspective memoir that offers creative, narrative-based tools based on the USC EDGE Center award-winning Self-Ex Guide, authored by Sabrina and her mother.

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