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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.
Gun Control Resources for Leaders in the Jewish Community
Why does this issue strike a chord in the Jewish community? This statement from the Conservative Movement and these sources on Gun Control help to frame the issue; articles by Julie Schonfeld and David Lerner also help to put it into perspective...
RA Deeply Saddened by the Loss of Senator Daniel Inouye
NEW YORK – On December 17, Senator Daniel Inouye passed away, after a career in public service spanning seven decades. On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, Gerald Skolnik, RA President, and Julie Schonfeld, RA Executive Vice President, issued...
Sources on Gun Violence: Individual Freedoms vs. Communal Needs
Prepared by Ashira Konigsburg.
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Rabbinic Conference Call in Response to Newtown
Listen to the recordingPlease join us for a conference call hosted by the RA and the CCAR. The call will last approximately 45 minutes, and will provide sermonic materials, an overview of the legislative responses from national ...
The Tragedy in Newtown: A Prayer of Healing
by Naomi Levy, spiritual leader of Nashuva
Our thoughts are with the friends and families of those whose lives were taken.
In light of this tragedy, we offer this prayer:
Our hearts are breaking, God,
Newtown Shooting: A Prayer
by Rick Sherwin
Our thoughts are with the friends and families of those whose lives were taken.
In light of this tragedy, we offer this prayer:
Embracing God,
While some ask where are You
that wanton...
A Shot Heard Round the Nation
By David Lerner
Last Friday morning, I was sitting in my study writing a sermon as I heard the unfolding nightmarish news about a school shooting in Newtown, CT. Watching our preschoolers running around the playground, I was overwhelmed by...
Conservative Movement Leaders Express Need for Restrictions on Gun Ownership
NEW YORK – In response to Friday’s tragedy in Newtown, Conn., the leadership of Conservative Judaism, which includes the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, together issued the following statement:
A Prayer in Wake of a School Shooting
by Menachem Creditor
In mourning and solidarity with the community of Newtown, Connecticut
Adonai,
Your children and teachers
are dead and wounded.
Our souls are burning with anguish.
Until When, Adonai?! (Ps.
Hodesh Tov - Tevet
"A Second Look at Judaism and the Environment"
by Eliezer Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, The Jewish Theological...