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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.
Principles of Transition - Letting Go & The Blessings of the Neutral Zone
Originally recorded on June 10, 2014 at the Eit Ratzon Transition...
Rabbinical Assembly Supports IDF’s Efforts to Protect Civilians and Destroy Terrorist Networks
NEW YORK - In response to the Israeli Defense Forces’ ground operation to destroy the network of tunnels used by terrorists in the Gaza Strip to infiltrate Israel, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement.
Rabbi Julie...
RA Mission to Israel
Many of you have expressed interest in having an "emergency" solidarity mission to Israel. While the itinerary is still under formation we would plan to visit our Masorti Kehillot and programs impacted by the recent rocket...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Hamas Rejection of Ceasefire
New York – In response to Hamas’s rejection of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that was accepted by Israel, and the continuous barrage of rocket attacks directed at Israeli civilians, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Rocket Attacks on Israeli Civilians
In light of the hundreds of rockets fired by Hamas and other terrorists in the Gaza Strip that have hit Israeli targets in the past few days, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement:
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive...
Our Heart is in the East
Dear Friends,
As this RA News is sent, the Administrative committee just ended a phone call where Mauricio Balter, our regional president, calling in from Beersheva, had to exit the call in response to a siren. He wrote that the...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir
NEW YORK – In response to the Israeli authorities’ apprehension of six suspects in the murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, and multiple suspects’ confession to the crime, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement:
Prayer in Memory of Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frankel, and Gil-ad Shaar
The Rabbinical Assembly released the following prayer, written by Rabbi Tamar Elad Appelbaum, in memory of Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frankel, and Gil-ad Shaar. English translation by Rabbis David Ackerman and Peretz Rodman.
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Rabbinical Assembly Expresses Grave Concern over Hobby Lobby Decision
RA calls on Administration to allow qualified corporations to utilize system for religious orgs.
NEW YORK – In response to the ruling of the US Supreme Court in the cases of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Burwell, which...