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You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor
You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor, was derived from earlier published essays
Ushpizin
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Seder N'tilat Lulav
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Hakafot
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot on the Hakafot for Simhat Torah, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Simhat Torah Songsheet
This ready-to-use songsheet was compiled by Ashira Konigsburg, Assistant Director of Rabbinic Services, RA.
Purim Song Sheet
This 1-page song sheet, prepared by Yossi Hoffman, contains the text, transliteration, and translation of popular songs for Purim.
Mikvah Guidance
March 31, 2020
Please find below a letter from Rabbi Joshua Heller, chair of the CJLS rites and ritual subcommittee providing guidance for communities affected by COVID-19. Thanks to Rabbis Pamela Barmash, Susan Grossman and Ashira Konigsburg for contributions.
Resolutions 2020: Voting Results
March 31, 2020
Dear Colleagues,
We want to thank everyone who voted on the resolutions last week. The resolutions all passed by a wide margin. The final forms of the resolutions, as ratified by our membership, have been posted to our website. We express our...
A Message from RA President Stewart Vogel
March 26, 2020
Dear Colleagues,
While my installation as president, which was supposed to take place this past Monday in Los Angeles was postponed, I was honored to be installed and receive a blessing from Naomi Levy in an informal ceremony prior to a Zoom...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Statement on Gatherings and Communal Expectations of Leadership
March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
In this unique and challenging moment, the Conservative/Masorti movement calls on its clergy, professionals, lay leaders, and participants to adhere to guidance provided by government and medical authorities and cancel or postpone...
Streaming Seder
March 25, 2020
Please find below a letter from Rabbi Joshua Heller, chair of the CJLS rites and ritual subcommittee providing guidance for communities affected by COVID-19. Thanks to Rabbis Aaron Alexander, Pamela Barmash and Ashira Konigsburg for contributions.
Resolution Commending Dr. Arnold Eisen
March 24, 2020
Whereas Dr. Arnold M. Eisen has served The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) as Chancellor for the past thirteen years with distinction;
Whereas Chancellor Eisen articulated his vision to the community with the publication of Conservative...
Resolution on Living Sustainably
March 24, 2020
Whereas the Torah describes the foundation of our creation and mission as being to sustain the earth – "לעבדה ולשמרה" – “to work it and protect it (Gen. 2:15).”
And whereas we are tasked with creating a habitable world for all God’s creation –...
Resolution on the Chinese Genocide of the Uighur Minority
March 24, 2020
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly deeply values and affirms our Torah’s profoundly humanitarian mitzvot such as “One law for the native and the stranger among you” (Exodus 12:49), “The stranger….you shall love as yourself” (Leviticus 19:34) and many...
Resolution on the Prevention of Childhood Abuse and the Support of Survivors of Childhood Abuse
March 24, 2020
Whereas all human beings are holy and created in the image of God (Gen 1:27).
Whereas our children are our future and we have a responsibility to protect them.
Whereas childhood abuse inflicts lifelong trauma on survivors.
Whereas the...