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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
Purim Song Sheet
This 1-page song sheet, prepared by Yossi Hoffman, contains the text, transliteration, and translation of popular songs for Purim.
Al Ha-nissim
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A
Lighting the Hanukkah Candles: Blessings & Songs
Text, translation, and transliteration of the blessings and popular songs to accompany the lighting
Tishah B'Av Resources
Most of these resources have been excerpted from Siddur Tisha B'Av PDF, Copyright 2003, The Rabbinical Assembly.
בדיקת חמץ: The Search for Hameitz
This one-page sheet includes text, instructions, and transliteration for the ritual of searching for hameitz and the destruction of hameitz.
Death and Mourning
Discover guidance, language, and support to accompany individuals and communities through death, dying, and grief. The goal is to sustain and strengthen this sacred, demanding work during some of the most difficult times facing those we...
The Mitzvah of Organ Donation
by Rabbi Joseph H. Prouser
From The United Synagogue Review, Spring 1997
The inestimable value of human life is a cardinal principle of Jewish law. This principle includes an obligation for maintenance of our own health and...
Cemetery and Burial
Jewish Cemeteries – Green and Greener
by David Zinner What is a Jewish Cemetery and how to make it green(er) Relevant Teshuvot:
by David Zinner What is a Jewish Cemetery and how to make it green(er) Relevant Teshuvot:
Burial
Morris Feldman, "May a Mausoleum Be Used for Jewish Burial?" YD...
Guide to Jewish Funeral Practice
Introduction
A Jewish funeral is a sacred rite and should be invested with both dignity and simplicity as taught by Jewish tradition.
The family of the deceased should consult the Rabbi when death occurs. Preplanning is encouraged.
Organ Donation
The Mitzvah of Organ Donation
by Joseph H. Prouser From The United Synagogue Review, Spring 1997 Organ Transplants and Donor Cards
by David Golinkin Responsa for Today
Relevant Teshuvot: Leonard...
by Joseph H. Prouser From The United Synagogue Review, Spring 1997 Organ Transplants and Donor Cards
by David Golinkin Responsa for Today
Relevant Teshuvot: Leonard...
A Time to Grieve, A Time to Teach
by Dr. Joshua Elkin
A Challenge to Parents and Educators: Teaching Children about Death and Dying
We live during a time when parents and educators are searching for ways in which to instill a sound value system within the...
Guide to the Hevrah Kadisha
Preamble
The Guide to the Hevrah Kadisha is to be regarded as complementary to the Guide to Funeral Practices of the United Synagogue. The Hevrah Kadisha is the name given to the congregational committee or organization whose purpose it is to...