Punster, Aspiring Doula, Ice Cream Enthusiast
Rabbi Sofia was born in Ecuador to two South African parents, but spent most of her life in South Africa. She spent her formative years as a camper and counselor at Netzer South Africa, the Reform Zionist Youth Movement, where she first discovered her love for Jewish Education. A lifelong learner, she has also been an avid Limmudnik at conferences across the world.
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. Sofia and her husband, Rabbi Brett Kopin, are thrilled to be building sacred community together as the rabbinic couple of Base Los Angeles.
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.
Sofia is passionate about the intersection of Judaism and birth. In her spare time you can find her belly-laughing with Brett, eating ice-cream, making puns, creating new rituals, and watching trashy RomComs.