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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.
Leading with Lev Shalem: A Practical Guide to Using the New Siddur
Presenters: Rabbis Ed Feld and Jan Uhrbach
Originally recorded on May 25,...
Leading with Lev Shalem: A Practical Guide to Using the New Siddur
Presenters: Rabbis Ed Feld and Jan Uhrbach
Originally recorded on May 25,...
Conservative Rabbis Horrified by Orlando Shooting
June 9, 2016
NEW YORK – Early Sunday, a terrorist stormed a crowded nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and went on a shooting rampage, which left 49 people dead and 53 wounded— the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. In response to this weekend’s mass...
Conservative Movement Affirms Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People
June 2, 2016
NEW YORK — In light of continued discrimination against individuals who are transgender or gender non-conforming, the world’s Conservative and Masorti rabbis for the first time have passed a stand-alone resolution affirming the rights...
Joint Statement Regarding Meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu about Kotel Agreement
June 2, 2016
The following statement was released last night, June 1, 2016.
Today, a delegation of senior North American Jewish leaders, representing the Jewish Federations of North America, the Union for Reform Judaism, the Israel...
T’filah L’Chayalei Artzot Ha-B’rit/Prayer for America’s Military Personnel
May 12, 2016
Distributed with permission from the Jewish Welfare Board's Jewish Chaplains Council
By Gerald C. Skolnik
Ribbono Shel Olam! Sovereign of the Universe!
We invoke your blessings upon the members of our American...
Prayer for the Military
May 12, 2016
By Arnold Resnicoff
Almighty God, who gives to everything a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven -- a time for war; a time for peace; a time for life; a time for death; and always time for hope -- we take time now to honor...
Siddur Lev Shalem Resources
April 13, 2016
Guides to the General Content of Siddur Lev Shalem
Table of piyyutim and zemirot with page numbers | Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Associate Editor, Siddur Lev Shalem How did that get in there? Surveying the distinctive contents of Siddur Lev...
The siddur as a text for study at home and in shul
Originally recorded on April 5, 2016
Presenters - Rabbi Alan Lettofsky, Siddur Committee...