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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.
We Will Run Again: A Prayer in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
April 16, 2013
by Lilly Kaufman
We Will Run Again
You tried to destroy exhilaration.
The moment of exhausted joy,
muscles burning,
the end in sight,
a personal best,
a moment multiplied
by the achievement of many.
We will...
A Prayer of Hope After the Boston Marathon Bombing
April 16, 2013
by Naomi Levy, spiritual leader of Nashuva, author of Hope Will Find You
God of peace, God of healing
God of the grief-stricken,
We call You, we invoke You
We pray to You:
Oh my God, we called out to You
as...
Kotel Briefing
Listen to Highlights from the CallPlease join us for a conference call to hear a briefing from our President Gerry Skolnik about the current proposal regarding the Kotel.The call will last approximately 45 minutes. There will also be an...
Hodesh Tov - Iyar
"Reconsidering and Reclaiming Experiential Education"
by Jeffrey Kress, associate professor and area coordinator of Jewish Education, and academic director of the Experiential Learning Initiative at the William Davidson Graduate...
RA Leader Joins National Faith Leaders in Call to White House and American People to Unite in Ending Modern-Day Slavery
April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships convened to release its report, Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery, and to present the report’s recommendations to President...
Conservative Judaism and Israel: A Symposium
April 8, 2013
Published in CJ Journal, Vol. 11 No. 3, Spring 1957.
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The Meaning of Israel in the Perspective of History
April 8, 2013
By Gerson Cohen | Published in CJ Journal, Vol. 27 No. 3, Spring 1973.
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Rabbinic Call on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Listen to the recordingJoin rabbis from across the country in a conference call to hear the latest on bi-partisan immigration reform efforts in Congress and the White House, consider the Jewish traditions that guide our thinking on this issue,...
Passover Discomfort Over Slavery
March 25, 2013
By Julie Schonfeld
Originally posted in Religion News Service
As Jewish people and our friends and guests sit down to Passover Seders, we will hold the Passover matzo aloft and recite “this is the bread of our affliction.” The...
Letter of Thanks to President Obama
March 24, 2013
New York, The following letter of thanks and congratulations was sent to President Obama on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly upon his return from visiting Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.
Dear Mr. President:
We write...