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Additional Piyyutim for Use on the Yamim Noraim
Although Mahzor Lev Shalem contains many more piyyutim than was true of the previous RA mahzor, several rabbis, cantors, and lay leaders have requested three additional piyyutim.
Home Observances: Shabbat
One-page sheets containing Shabbat rituals and blessings for the home.
Resolution on the Peace Process
WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly since its founding has fervently supported a Zionist ideology as integral to the Jewish People; WHEREAS Israel is a vibrant democracy where all political issues are thoroughly debated; WHEREAS the...
Resolution on Jerusalem
WHEREAS Jerusalem from the time of the Bible was established as the political and religious center of the Jewish people; WHEREAS during 2000 years of exile, Jerusalem (Zion) has been a guiding light for the Jews and a focus of...
Hodesh Tov - Kislev
“A Contemporary Look at the Story of Hanukkah”by Dr. Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, Temple Beth Sholom, Hamden CT, bible scholar who has authored 11 books and over 80 articles.He has been the Biblical Consultant on an archaeological dig in Egypt, the...
A Meditative & Lively Kabbalat Shabbat Introduction
“Shir Ha-shirim Asher Lishlomoh” | Song of Songs 1:1-4 “L'khu N’ran’na” | Psalm 95 Vocalists: Jan Uhrbach and Michael Summa[Read the Liner...
A Lively Call and Response
“Lkhu N’ran’na” | Psalm 95Vocalists: Michael Summa with congregation This is an especially joyful and rhythmic Yemenite melody for L’khu...
Setting the Stage for Psalm 29
“Ki Hinei Ha-s’tav Avar” | Song of Songs 2:11-13 Vocalists: Jan Uhrbach and Michael...
Integrating the Song of Songs into the Psalms
“B’amud Anan” | Psalm 99 “Kol Dodi” | Song of Songs 2:8 “Every Rose is an Isle” | Zelda poem “Havu Ladonai B’nei Eilim” | Psalm 29 Vocalists: Jan Uhrbach and Michael Summa with congregation[Read the Liner...
Poetry and Melody
“Ana B’kho’ah” | “You Are the Celestial Light” | Solomon ibn Gabirol poem Vocalists: Jan Uhrbach and Michael Summa[Read the Liner...
Hodesh Tov - Tammuz
"Performance Theory's Impact on Jewish Liturgy"by Jeffrey Hoffman, Rabbi in Residence, The Academy for Jewish...
Hodesh Tov - Av
"Prophet of a New Paradigm: What the Ba'al Shem Tov's Pillar Prayer Can Teach the Children of Abraham Today"by Aubrey Glazer, Jewish Community Center of...