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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.
Conservative/Masorti Movement Appalled by Chabad of Poway Shooting
April 28, 2019
At our Seder tables, we retell the Exodus story of the liberation from bondage of the Jewish people. Throughout the Passover holiday, we read of the power of redemption. Sadly, at the very same time when we celebrate the gift of freedom, we also...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Appalled by Chabad of Poway Shooting
April 28, 2019
At our Seder tables, we retell the Exodus story of the liberation from bondage of the Jewish people. Throughout the Passover holiday, we read of the power of redemption. Sadly, at the very same time when we celebrate the gift of freedom, we also...
Jerusalem Post Op-Ed: Let's Commit to Eradicating Modern Slavery by the Next Seder
April 24, 2019
We are commanded to feel, over the course of our Seder, as if we, too, experienced the ravages of slavery and the redemptive power of liberation.
By Joshua Ratner and Jay Kornsgold
Originally published on The Jerusalem Post...
Summer Rabbinic Learning Conference: Expanding the Jewish Canon, Expanding Your Rabbinic Repertoire
Co-sponsored by our Rabbinical Assembly, the Summer Rabbinic Learning Conference is a JTS program that brings rabbis to our New York campus for an intensive learning experience with JTS’s outstanding scholars.
Jewish learning...
Outdoor Retreat 2019
We are pleased to offer an Outdoor Retreat to take place from October 27-31, 2019 at Ramah Darom in Clayton, GA. Arrive to ATL airport by 3pm to take group transportation to Ramah Darom.
Join our fellow outdoor enthusiast colleagues...
RA Spotlight: Laurie Matzkin Merges Jewish Wisdom and Yoga
April 15, 2019
After seven years serving as Director of Lifelong Learning at a large synagogue, Laurie Matzkin launched her own business and built her brand from the ground up. We had the opportunity to speak with Rabbi Matzkin about her transition from synagogue...
Background Information on the Human Trafficking Letter
April 15, 2019
The world is a divided and divisive place. Within and beyond the Conservative/Masorti Movement, innumerable controversies take our attention. Ending slavery is an opportunity to unite our Movement with a positive, proactive, and relevant agenda that...
The Rabbinical Assembly Appoints Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal As Chief Executive
April 11, 2019
New York – The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative/Masorti movement rabbis, announced today the selection of Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal of Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg, MD as its new chief executive.
Rabbi...
Resolution on Voting Rights in the United States of America
March 26, 2019
Whereas many of our Jewish sages stress the importance of a community in which the people have a voice in the selection of their leaders as Hillel taught in Pirke Avot (2:5) “Do not separate yourself from the community” and as the Talmud further...
Resolution on Suicide and Mental Illness
March 26, 2019
Whereas our Torah clearly beseeches us: “Do not oppress your fellow (Leviticus 19:13),” “Do not stand on the blood of your friend (Leviticus 19:16)” and therefore our communal response, as Jews committed to cultivating holiness, necessitates us to...