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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.
MOCA Mondays
MOCA (Meditations on Career Advancement) is a teleconference for RA members about career development and best practices in the search process.Listen to the RecordingTopic: Employment in the Chaplaincy SectorPresenter: The Rev. George...
RA Leadership Mourns the Loss of Nelson Mandela
NEW YORK – In response to the passing of Nelson Mandela, Leaders of the Rabbinical Assembly today issued the following statements:
Julie Schonfeld said,
"We mourn the loss of a great peacemaker and...
On Bridging the Gap: Community Organizing
By Elan Babchuck, Temple Emanu-El, Providence, Rhode Island
Five years ago, I sat in a cavernous room around a couple dozen mismatched folding tables set up to accommodate 50+ people in Marin County, California. It...
Hodesh Tov - Tevet
“What Does Mehkar Ha-talmud Have to Teach Us About Who We Are Today”
by Joshua Kulp, teacher of Talmud, Mishnah and Poskim, Conservative...
The Impact of Community Organizing Training
On Monday and Tuesday, October 28-29, 2013, over 40 colleagues took advantage of an opportunity to receive training in community organizing from experts in the field. The conference was co-sponsored by the RA and JOIN for Justice.
Read...
Jacob and Esau: From Rivalry to Reconciliation
by Michael Pont, Marlboro Jewish Center, Marlboro, NJ
This d'var Torah was originally given at the Northern New Jersey Region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs Man of the Year/Youth of the Year Dinner, November 6, 2013.
This ...
Between Luz And Beit El: The Power of Transformational Moments
by David Baum, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, Boca Raton, FL
This d'var Torah was originally given at the RA/JOIN for Justice Community Organizing Training Conference, October 29, 2013.
During our first session, we asked you to...
Watermelon Wednesday Summer Storytime & More from Nyack, New York
Interview with Jeffrey Abraham, Congregation Sons of Israel, Nyack, NY
Who can resist watermelon and stories on a summer day?That truism became the inspiration for Congregation Sons of Israel in the summer of 2011 as they...
Friday Night with First Fruits: Musical Possibilities
Jan Uhrbach, associate editor of Siddur Lev Shalem, introduces musical possibilities for texts unique to First Fruits.
A Meditative & Lively Kabbalat Shabbat Introduction: Pages 7 & 9-10“Shir Ha-shirim Asher Lishlomoh” | Song...