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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.
Revision Process
The Rabbinical Assembly is involved in an ongoing process of revising and updating its Code of Conduct and Va’ad HaKavod Procedures with the goal of enhancing a culture that upholds our highest standards of ethical behavior. Information can be...
RA Ethical Guidelines
The Rabbinical Assembly takes its members’ obligation to hold to the highest ethical standards very seriously. To that end, the RA has established a Code of Conduct and Procedures for its Ethics Committee (Va'ad HaKavod).
The Va'ad HaKavod...
Post-Election Statement - ARZA/Vote Reform – Hatikvah - Mercaz USA
The election for the 2025 World Zionist Congress has been a significant success for our 3 slates, representing the majority of liberal Jewry in the U.S. It was also a success for furthering our values of pluralism,...
Code of Conduct Revision Process
From 2021-2024, our colleagues serving on the Va’ad Hakavod and the Gender & Power Committee worked to revise our Code of Conduct with the goal of enhancing a culture that upholds our highest standards of ethical behavior. Information can be...
Response to Today's Article Published in the Forward
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to inform you of a story that was published today in the Forward newspaper. The article describes a case that reportedly came before the Va’ad HaKavod a couple of years ago. The practice of the...
Eit Ratzon 2026
Eit Ratzon, our annual professional development series, is geared toward rabbis in all fields of practice: campus, chaplaincy, education, entrepreneurial, nonprofit leadership, and pulpit. Eit Ratzon sessions are free for all RA members and...