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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.
A Conversation with Brigadier General Amira Dotan
Co-hosted by Lilith Magazine and the Rabbinical Assembly. Introduction by Malcolm Thomson.
Amira Dotan is a former Knesset member and the first woman to attain the rank of brigadier general in the Israeli Defense Forces.
General...
Protect Newborns, Not an Ancient Ritual
By Julie Schonfeld
Originally posted in The Daily News
This year’s mayoral race has a canary in the mine — an issue affecting a small number of people that can determine whether the character of the mayoral candidates will be...
Slavery Today
This page was updated in 2020.
By Rachel Kahn-Troster (adapted from T’ruah’s Fighting Modern-Day Slavery: A Handbook for Jewish Communities; the first paragraph is adapted from www.FreeTheSlaves.net/Judaism)
Slavery...
Take Action - Leading Up to and On The Festival of Freedom
PREACH AND TEACH
To connect the plight of slaves today to the story of Jewish liberation:
Deliver a Shabbat Hagadol or Passover sermon(s) on the topic of modern slavery and Jewish responsibility. The Rabbinical Assembly has...
RA Welcomes Announcement About Resumed Middle East Peace Talks
NEW YORK – In response to the U.S. State Department’s announcement today that Secretary of State John Kerry has brought Israeli and Palestinian leadership together to meet in Washington to resume peace talks, scheduled to begin Monday, July 29,...
Career Development Conference
Join us at the offices of the RA for a day of reflection, personal branding and enhancement of your presentation skills. There are many job search resources in the marketplace, yet there are aspects of the rabbinic process that are...
Yom Iyun for Campus Rabbis
- Strengthen your connection to the Conservative Movement- Discuss issues related to being a Conservative rabbi on campusSpend the day with two of our great teachers as they discuss their latest theological writings. Connect to your movement roots.
Yom Iyun for Chaplains: Using the Psalms in Our Pastoral Work
Join us for a day of intensive Torah learning and practical skills. A panel of chaplains will share with us best practices of how they use Psalms in their pastoral settings.Deepen our understanding of the meaning, construct, and purpose of...
Kol Ishah: Leaning In, Leaning Out, Learning from Each Other
Nearly 30 years after the first woman was ordained at The Jewish Theological Seminary, the process of self-definition and defining - or "branding" - our rabbinate continues. Now 307 women strong we continue to explore the issues of work and...
Convention 2013: Recap
We are glad that many RA members joined us for the 2013 RA convention in Israel. Thanks again to co-chairs Mauricio Balter and Stuart Weinblatt as well as the entire Convention committee for their hard work in making this event such a...