Sofer (disambiguation)

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A sofer is a ritual scribe in Judaism.

People with the surname Sofer, Sofaer or Sopher include:

  • Samuel Benjamin Sofer (1815–1871), his son, a 19th-century rabbi also known as the Ktav Sofer
  • Ofir Sofer, Israeli politician
  • Rena Sofer (born 1968), American actress
  • Rube John Sofer, a character played by Mandy Patinkin in the American television series Dead Like Me
  • Yaakov Chaim Sofer, 19th-century Iraqi rabbi and author of Kaf HaChaim
  • Yehoshua Sofer, Israeli martial artist
  • Aaron Sopher (1905–1972), an American artist known for his depictions of Baltimore

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