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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.
Economic Justice
Civilized societies have confronted poverty for millennia. Jews, comprising one of the olderst societies in the world, have developed an ideology and a code of law and ethics affirming that it is an obligation of both the individual and the...
CM Mission to Israel Third Day Report - Wednesday August 20, 2014
Update from Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg:
Today began with everyone informally checking in about how we all fared in last night's siren. People seemed to fare okay, though we know that one siren hardly compares to what residents of the...
CM Mission to Israel Second Day Report - Tuesday August 19, 2014
Update from Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg:
Our day began visiting the Iron Dome battery near Ashdod. Relik Shafir met us there. Shafir is a retired Israeli Air Force pilot, who flew on the successful mission to bomb the Osirak nuclear...
#CMinIsrael
View daily reports and photos of the RA-Masorti Emergency Solidarity Mission. Also follow us on Twitter for live updates from the mission.
First Day Report - August 18, 2014
Second Day Report - August 19, 2014
Third Day...
CM Mission to Israel First Day Report - Monday August 18, 2014
Update from Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg:
Over 50 people gathered at the David Citadel Hotel this evening to open the Conservative Movement Solidarity Mission. Our delegation includes 15 rabbis, 2 cantors, several other synagogue...
Rabbinical Assembly Expresses Concern over Impartiality of United Nations Human Rights Council Panel
RA calls on the United Nations to select an impartial and fair chair of the Human Rights Council
New York – In response to the appointment of Professor William Schabas as chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which was...
Resolutions on Civil Rights
Each year the Rabbinical Assembly passes a number of resolutions on pressing matters impacting the countries and regions where we live, the State of Israel and the future of our shared world. Passing the resolutions allows the RA to take...
RARRA January 2015 Cruise Update
I know that memories are short but how many of you remember the cold, cold, cold winter of 2014? Why suffer through another winter? Join us for RARRA's Caribbean Kinus Cruise, Jan. 25 - Feb. 1, 2015 and plan to stay in Florida another...
A Prayer for Peace in Israel
By Rabbi Naomi Levy
As Shabbat approaches, even though our hearts are breaking we refuse to despair. This is a Shabbat for dreaming and praying for better days to come.
A Prayer for Peace in Israel:
God, our Strength...
Conservative Movement Mission to Israel
Dear Colleagues,
Many of you have expressed interest in having a second solidarity mission to Israel within the next few weeks. The Conservative Movement wide mission to Israel will be from Monday August 18th through Thursday...