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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.
RA Applauds Israel’s Transfer of Funds to Rabbis on Regional Councils
The transfer of funds from Israel’s Ministry of Culture and Sport to pay the salary of Rabbi Miri Gold and other rabbis serving on regional councils marks a historic step forward for the Reform and Masorti movements in Israel. The Rabbinical...
Hodesh Tov - Sh'vat
"Social Justice in Jewish Sources"
by Yossi Turner, Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Schechter Institute of Jewish...
The Pew Report, The Chief Rabbinate, and Mentoring Women Leaders
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, RA Executive Vice President, has recently been a featured speaker at a number of public events.
On November 21, Dr. Steve Bayme of the American Jewish Congress moderated a panel on the Israeli Chief rabbinate shared...
RA Hosts Yom Iyyun for Rabbis on Campus
On December 12, the Rabbinical Assembly hosted a Yom Iyyun for Campus Rabbis. Esther Reed, Senior Associate Director of Rutgers University Hillel, chaired the session, which was staffed by Elliot Schoenberg. In the morning Joel Roth led...
RA Marks Newtown Anniversary
NEW YORK – To mark the one year anniversary of the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Rabbinical Assembly joins mourners and activists around the country to remember the twenty six boys and girls, men and...
Mishkan, Mo’eid, and Synagogue: A Place of Encounter and Presence
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei, Exodus 35:1-38:20/ 38:21-40:38
“Synagogue Life” by Rabbi Craig T. Scheff, (pp.61-80) in The Observant Life
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