Embark is all about exploring Jewish life in interfaith relationships – without the pressure to convert. Connect with other couples in their 20s and 30s and an Embark rabbi as you learn, share, and grow together in a supportive space. Whether you’re curious about tradition or building your own, discover a Jewish life that’s uniquely yours. Embark cohorts consist of 6-10 couples that meet weekly for 6 cohort sessions, a retreat, and a Shabbat dinner.

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Rabbi Sofia Zway

Sofia is the Base Rabbi for Base Los Angeles. She is a proudly South-African, Ecuadorian-born, Reform rabbi. She’s had the privilege of serving diverse communities in Cape Town, New York, Los Angeles and Las Cruces, NM. She is also a DONA-trained birth doula. A lover of bad puns and good romcoms, Sofia and her husband, Rabbi Brett Kopin, are thrilled to be building sacred community in Los Angeles together.

She received her Honors degree in Applied Theatre from the University of Cape Town and her Master of Arts and Rabbinic Ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles.