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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.
RA Shocked and Saddened by Clashes at Western Wall
NEW YORK – In the wake of rioting by extreme, ultra-Orthodox segments of the Israeli population, resulting in violence against women seeking to pray according to their understanding of Jewish tradition and in accordance with Israeli law, Gerald...
Hodesh Tov - Sivan
"Mahshevet Hazal"
by Shmuel (Richie) Lewis, Rosh Yeshiva, Conservative Yeshiva
Source...
Lessons Learned from Chaplains in the U.S. Military
By Elliot Salo Schoenberg
Last week, I was privileged to attend the annual training course and spiritual retreat organized by the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council and attended by 10 colleagues serving in the United States Armed...
Inclusivity as a Path to Holiness
Adapted from a d’var Torah by Gilah Dror, RA past president
Over the years, I have struggled with some of the "difficult" portions of Torah – portions that challenge my understanding of basic human equality, that raise up questions of...
RA Condemns Senate’s Failure to Pass Stricter Background Checks Legislation
NEW YORK – In response to Wednesday’s failure in the Senate to pass an amendment supporting a compromise on stricter background checks on firearms for private-party gun sales at gun shows and online, Gerald Skolnik and Julie Schonfeld issued the...
A Prayer in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
by Mark Greenspan
We reach out to the people of America.
We pray for healing of body and soul
For all those who were injured
And for a city traumatized by terror.
We call out to them: You are not alone!
“May...
We Will Run Again: A Prayer in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
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
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...