Sofer (disambiguation)
A sofer is a ritual scribe in Judaism.
People with the surname Sofer, Sofaer or Sopher include:
- Abraham Sofaer (1896–1988), a stage actor
- Abraham David Sofaer (born 1938), a federal judge for the United States District Court
- Chaim Sofer (1821–1886), Hungarian rabbi
- Jekuthiel Sofer, an 18th-century Jewish scribe from Amsterdam
- Moses Sofer (1762–1839), rabbi, also known by the name of his most famous work the Chatam Sofer
- 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
See also[]
- Soferet (film), a documentary about Aviel Barclay, a female scribe
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