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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.
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Russian and Chinese Veto of UN Resolution on Syria
In response to the failure of a proposed resolution to the UN Security Council to refer the Syrian civil war to the International Criminal Court, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement.
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive...
Rabbinical Assembly Reacts to Santa Barbara Shooting
In the aftermath of the most recent gun violence tragedy, that took place on Friday night at University of California, Santa Barbara, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement:
Rabbi Bill Gershon, President...
Conservative Movement Reacts to a Weekend of International Anti-Semitic Attacks
In response to a weekend of multiple anti-semitic attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions including the brutal murder of four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels and the savage beating of two Jews outside a synagogue in Creteil, France,...
No Mothers Day for Those Enslaved
By Julie Schonfeld
Originially posted in Huffington Post
There will be no flowers for them this Sunday, no handwritten cards on construction paper, no lunch, no love. Thousands of women and girls are enslaved in sex trafficking...
But Everyone Does It! The Ethics of Intellectual Property
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Mattot-Mas'ei, Numbers 30:2 – 36:13
“Crime and Punishment,” by Rabbi Abigail Sosland, (pp. 458- 475) in The Observant Life
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Life and Death in our Hands: Who, When, and How Do we Execute Justice?
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Pinhas, Numbers 25:10 - 30:1
“Crime and Punishment,” by Rabbi Abigail Sosland, (pp. 458- 475) in The Observant Life
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Reading Balaam: Is There Truth among Gentile Prophets?
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Balak, Numbers 22:2 – 25:9
“Interfaith Relations,” by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky, (pp. 727-750) in The Observant Life
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'It’s only Business:' What’s Kosher About Business Ethics?
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Hukkat, Numbers 19:1- 22:1
“Commerce” by Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, (pp. 491-507 ) in The Observant Life
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For Heaven’s Sake: The Ethics of Dissent and Dialogue
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Korah, Numbers 16:1- 18:32
“Civic Morality” by Rabbi Vernon Kurtz” (pp. 439-451) in The Observant Life
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Contracts 101: Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Beha’alotecha, Numbers 8:1-12:16
“Contracts” by Rabbi Jane Kanarek, (pp. 491- 550) in The Observant Life
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