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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.
From Behind the Veil: Reflections on Black History Month
February 21, 2019
By Kendell Pinkney
When the email landed in my inbox, I groaned.
“We would like to commemorate Black History Month, and your name came up as someone with a perspective that members of the RA would greatly appreciate hearing. Would you...
Interview Week 2019 Recap
February 20, 2019
Last week, the Rabbinical Assembly hosted Interview Week for graduating students from the Conservative Movement’s United States seminaries and it was a smashing success. The event took place at American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California,...
The Power of the Rabbinical Assembly Network
February 11, 2019
by Amy Bardack
I was a half-mile away at Congregation Beth Shalom when I heard about the shooting at Tree of Life. As the director of Jewish life and learning at the Jewish Federation here in Pittsburgh, I was part of the immediate response to...
Eit Ratzon 2019: A Seminar on Employment Transition
Where: Jewish Theological Seminary (3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027)
Instructors: Rabbi Elliot Salo Schoenberg (Global Director of Rabbinic Career Development, Rabbinical Assembly), Dr. Suzanne Stier, and the staff of USCJ
This...
A Conversation with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 17, 2019
On the evening of March 25, 1968, ten days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., zikhrono livrakhah, appeared at the sixty-eighth annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly. In anticipation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on...
Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 17, 2019
On the evening of March 25, 1968, ten days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., zikhrono livrakhah, appeared at the sixty-eighth annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly. We invite you to read the transcript of that...
Publications Director
January 3, 2019
The Rabbinical Assembly, the international membership organization of Conservative rabbis is hiring a Publications Director.
Responsibilities:
Strategy:
Create a business model for the department including establishing a strategic...
Convention 2019 Schedule
December 7, 2018
Sunday, May 5th
1:00 PM: Registration Opens
2:00 - 3:30 PM: Meet and Greet Reception
3:00 - 4:15 PM: Creative Workshops
Activities will include yoga, sing along, meditation, dance, improv, visual...
Watch Now: MOCA Monday on MBTI Personality Inventory
The best tune up of your rabbinate: Using the Myers Briggs (MBTI), the most reliable personality type inventory for rabbis.
For decades the MBTI has been used by corporations, foundations and universities for personal development and team...
Time to Act for the Rohingya
December 4, 2018
The Rabbinical Assembly 2018 Resolution on the Rohingya Crisis calls for us to take action to move our elected officials to stop the genocide of the Rohingya people in Burma. An important Resolution, H. Res. 1091 is going to be voted upon soon...