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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.
RA Programming at 20/20 Judaism Convention
September 27, 2019
We're just over two months away from 20/20 Judaism, our collaborative convention with USCJ in Boston (Friday, December 6 - Tuesday, December 10, 2019). Our RA program chairs have been hard at work developing a special selection of RA programming...
Eileh Ezkarah for Pittsburgh
September 26, 2019
Our colleague Jon Perlman wrote an Eileh Ezkarah for Pittsburgh (typeset by David Zvi Kalman). He collaborated with colleagues Tamar Elad-Applebaum and Martin Cohen, with assistance on nekudot from Tovi...
Webinar Recording: Mazon Insider Briefing on Crucial Food Justice Issues
On Thursday, September 19, Liza Lieberman, Mazon's Director of Public Policy, discussed food insecurity and government attempts to remove millions from the protection of SNAP - and what you can do to...
A Rosh Hashanah Message from Our Chief Executive
Dear Friends,
As I've taken on my new role with Our RA, this is the first time in 25 years that I am not conducting services or speaking from the pulpit on the ימים נוראים. One part I will particularly miss is the opportunity I...
Statement on the Israeli Election
September 18, 2019
On Tuesday the State of Israel held an unprecedented second election after an election in April resulted in a close vote that will require an extended period to form a coalition. While the results are not yet final, one thing is obvious: One of the...
Pledge Your Commitment to MERCAZ
September 10, 2019
Dear Friends,
In just a few short months, we will have a chance to cast our ballots for the future of Conservative/Masorti Judaism in Israel and around the World. This opportunity, in the form of the World Zionist...
RA Spotlight: Shalom Plotkin on the Transition from Pulpit Rabbi to Business Owner
August 27, 2019
Here we speak with our colleague Shalom Plotkin, who has been hard at work building his own business. Below, he shared how he worked through the transition process, how his rabbinic training helps him connect to families in need, and the...
Our RA at the Border: Updates from Juarez and El Paso
August 27, 2019
This week, I traveled to El Paso and Juarez with a small delegation of HIAS leadership. We spent time both in El Paso and Juarez. We did not go to any ICE detention centers but we did travel to a shelter in Juarez run by the Mexican government,...
Webinar Recording: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and the U.S./Mexico Border
This webinar covers the following topics:
Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.
This webinar provides an up-to-the-minute update on the Administration’s moves to sharply cut refugee resettlement to the United States, denying protection to...
RA Spotlight: David Krishef on Handling Transitions and Engaging in Public Dialogue
July 23, 2019
As part of our ongoing efforts to highlight the wonderful diversity of the Conservative/Masorti rabbinate, we spoke with our colleague David Krishef, who has been working at a small synagogue in Grand Rapids, Michigan for over two decades. Below, he...