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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.
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
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
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,
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RA Saddened by Death of Senator Lautenberg
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...
RA Praises Religious Affairs Ministry, Calls for Immediate Implementation of Local Selection of Religious Leadership by Israeli Communities
Also calls for official, non-Orthodox administration of Robinson’s Arch
NEW YORK – In response to the announcement by Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services that it will develop criteria enabling communities to select rabbis of their own...
Mazal Tov to the Newest RA Members
The Rabbinical Assembly extends a hearty mazal tov to our new colleagues who were ordained at the ordination ceremonies of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and the Jewish Theological Seminary:
Uri...
Translation of Women of the Wall Jerusalem District Court Decision
This April 2013 ruling of the Jerusalem District Court is a long-sought victory for the Women of the Wall. The decision coincides with active discussions between Jewish Agency President Natan Sharansky and Jewish communal leaders regarding a plan...
A Prayer for Oklahoma
By Abby Jacobson, Emanuel Synagogue, Oklahoma City, OK
Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant ...