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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.
Resolution Against Gun Violence in the United States
June 14, 2013
Jewish tradition teaches: "Lo ta’amod al dam re’eikha" – "Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor" (Leviticus 19);
that every human life is unique and precious, created in the divine image; (Mishnah Sanhedrin...
Resolution in Support of Magen Tzedek
June 14, 2013
Whereas a Joint Heksher Tzedek Commission of the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism was established in 2007 to bring the Jewish commitment of ethics and social justice directly into the marketplace and...
Resolution on United States Immigration Policy
June 14, 2013
“Do not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 23:9)
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is a member of the Jewish Social Justice...
Resolution on Justice for Victims of the 1994 AMIA Bombing in Argentina
June 14, 2013
Whereas Iran has developed an aggressive diplomatic strategy of penetration into Latin America facilitated by the governments of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, sympathetic with Iran’s anti-Israel policies;
Whereas...
Clergy 2.0: Leading Through Relationship (Day 2)
The Training You Need To Take Your Community to the Next Level.Are you a rabbi who wants to deepen the relationships within your community?Do you want to identify new leaders and develop the ones you already have? Would you like to bring Jewish...
Clergy 2.0: Leading Through Relationship (Day 1)
The Training You Need To Take Your Community to the Next Level.Are you a rabbi who wants to deepen the relationships within your community?Do you want to identify new leaders and develop the ones you already have? Would you like to bring Jewish...
Hodesh Tov - Tammuz
“Evolutionary Theory and Jewish Religious Practice”
by Paul Shrell-Fox, Professor of Family and Community Studies, Schechter...
Siddur Lev Shalem: The Joys and Travails of Translation
June 5, 2013
By Ed Feld, senior editor, Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat & Festivals
Translating can be a dangerous business. The great English translator of the Bible, William Tyndale, whose work formed the basis for the King James Version, was...
RA Congratulates Susan Rice on her Appointment to National Security Advisor
June 5, 2013
NEW YORK – In response to President Obama’s announcement today naming U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice as his new National Security Advisor, the Rabbinical Assembly released the statements below:
Julie Schonfeld said,
...
RA Saddened by Death of Senator Lautenberg
June 3, 2013
NEW YORK – In response to the death today of Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Gerald Skolnik and Julie Schonfeld released the following statement:
During his almost 30 years in the Senate, Senator Frank...