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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
Ushpizin
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Seder N'tilat Lulav
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Hakafot
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot on the Hakafot for Simhat Torah, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Simhat Torah Songsheet
This ready-to-use songsheet was compiled by Ashira Konigsburg, Assistant Director of Rabbinic Services, RA.
Purim Song Sheet
This 1-page song sheet, prepared by Yossi Hoffman, contains the text, transliteration, and translation of popular songs for Purim.
Conference Call with Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna
Listen to the RecordingThe Pew Research Center released a comprehensive survey of U.S. Jews. In this conference call for RA members, Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna, one of the advisors for the Pew study, will evaluate the data from the survey as related to...
After the Flood: A Prayer from Boulder, Colorado
September 17, 2013
By Marc Soloway, Congregation Bonai Shalom, Boulder, CO
Out of the depths of the flood waters we cry out to you El Shaddai, to say “dai -- enough. It has been enough.”
Let the drowning earth dry out once again and show us the...
Bringing Torah to Your Table
September 16, 2013
By Mark Greenspan, Oceanside Jewish Center, Oceanside, NY
This past year I undertook an ambitious project for my congregation: a weekly study sheet based on connecting parashat ha-shavua with The Observant Life. In...
An Update from Boulder
September 16, 2013
By Gerry Skolnik
Boulder and its immediate surrounding area have suffered tremendous flood damage over the past few days. It's barely a year since Sandy -- we have been here before, and we know how to respond.
We shall be coordinating...
Slavery and Human Trafficking
September 13, 2013
This page was updated on March 3, 2021.
The story of the Jewish people begins with the journey from slavery to freedom. Today, as we tell our children the story of our bondage and liberation, we understand that we are not only telling...
White House Report
September 13, 2013
Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery:
Report of Recommendations to the President from the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, April 2013
Executive Summary | Full Report
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Syria Call with Ben Rhodes: Summary
September 11, 2013
Yesterday the Rabbinical Assembly had the privilege of co-hosting a conference call with Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, to discuss the events unfolding in Syria and the President’s response to them.
The Halakhah of Grandparents: Planting Trees and Harvesting Riches
September 11, 2013
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Va-y'hi, Genesis 47:28-50:26
"Between Grandparents and Grandchildren" by Gerald Skolnik (pp. 709) in The Observant Life
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Joseph’s Brothers: Guilt, Repentance, Remorse
September 11, 2013
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Mi-ketz, Genesis 41:1-44:17 & Parashat Va-yiggash, Genesis 44:18-47:27
"Repentance" by David Lincoln (pp. 412) in The Observant Life
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Worse than Sticks and Stones: Gossip, Slander, and Talebearing
September 11, 2013
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Va-yeishev, Genesis 37:1-40:23
"Gossip, Slander, and Talebearing" by Benjamin Kramer (pp. 582) in The Observant Life
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