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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.
The Primacy of Hesed: What We Learn from Abraham
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Va-yera, Genesis 18:1-22:24
"Caring for the Needy" by Elliot Dorff (pp. 806) in The Observant Life
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Our Tie to Eretz Yisrael: Devine Right or National Destiny?
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Lekh L'kha, Genesis 12:1-17:26
"Israel" by Martin S. Cohen (pp. 339) in The Observant Life
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Corruption and Destruction: Noah as an Environmental Parable
By Mark Greenspan
Parashat Noah, Genesis 6:9-11:32
"The Environment" by Lawrence Troster (pp. 875) in The Observant Life
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The Observant Life & Parashat Ha-shavua: A Study Guide
Our colleague Mark Greenspan has, over the course of a year, been preparing "Torah Table Talk" discussion sheets each week connecting The Observant Life with parashat ha-shavua. Each week, a chapter of The Observant Life has been designated for...
Hodesh Tov - Tishrei
“The Non-Fasting Shatz”
by Gail Labovitz, Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
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A Message from Gerry Skolnik
Dear Colleagues,
We are well into the maelstrom of the High Holidays, and I hope you will forgive me for intruding on your preparations. In addition to the unique sobriety of these days born of their existential import, there is also an...
Rabbis Call with President Obama
We look forward to you joining us for a High Holiday call with President Barack Obama. He will share his personal greetings for the New Year and thoughts about the year...
Kotel Announcement: News Roundup
Op-Eds by Julie Schonfeld and Ashira Konigsburg
Leveling the Playing Field of Religious Struggle by Julie Schonfeld [Jerusalem Post]The Women’s Section by Ashira Konigsburg [Times of Israel]About the Plan
Prayer Plaza in Jerusalem...
Remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Julie Schonfeld's remarks at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington Interfaith Prayer Service on Wednesday, August 28, at Shiloh Baptist Church.
By Julie Schonfeld
For the Jewish community, the iconic image of our...
Leveling the Playing Field of Religious Struggle
By Julie Schonfeld
Originally posted in The Jerusalem Post
These have been a few puzzling days as a large platform now referred to as “Ezrat Yisrael” appeared with short notice and some confusion at Robinson’s Arch, the area at...