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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.
Convention 2012: Live Stream
May 6, 2012
A number of sessions at the 2012 RA Convention streamed live on Youtube. Watch videos from the 2012 RA Convention:
Videos from Convention...
Convention 2012: Participant Information
May 1, 2012
Thanks for registering for convention! You're in for four inspiring days. We are looking forward to seeing you in Atlanta.
Program at a Glance
Transportation Information
Social Media
JTS Track
Dialogue on Keruv,...
Integrating a New Rabbi into the Community
MOCA: Presented on April 23, 2012 by Rabbi Hillel Skolnik, Southwest Orlando Congregation, Orlando Fl; and Ruth Mausr, President, Bayridge Jewish Center, Brooklyn...
Hodesh Tov - Iyar
"Erasing History: Antiquities Looting, Scholarly Forgeries, and a Way to Stop Them"
by Jonathan Rosenbaum, President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies, Gratz College; Visiting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania,...
Kaddish for the Six Million
April 17, 2012
Grief-stricken, we recall our brothers and sisters who no longer walk this earth, cut down, whether in youth or in old age, by the vicious hand of evil. May God comfort us and sustain us in our sorrow.
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God and the Shoah
April 17, 2012
By Jonathan Wittenberg (excerpted from his book The Eternal Journey)
Consider that this has been:
I commend these words to you.
Engrave them on your hearts
When you are in your house, when you walk on your way . . .
Program Highlights
April 9, 2012
Program at a Glance
Note: Times are subject to change
Address by Vice President Joseph Biden
Yair Lapid: Israel, Where Are We Going?
Vice President Biden at Convention 2012
April 4, 2012
We're thrilled that Vice President Joseph Biden has accepted our invitation to address our members on Tuesday May 8.
Vice President Biden, through decades of service in public life, has long been a dedicated and loyal supporter of the...
Op-Ed: In Japan, Pride in the Jewish Response to Tsunami
March 30, 2012
In the article below, Rabbinical Assembly member Antonio Di Gesu reflects on his experiences as a rabbi in Japan on the (then) upcoming anniversary of the tsunami (the tsunami occurred on March 11, 2011). He describes two projects that received...
Eit Ratzon: Rabbis in Transition
The Rabbinical Assembly is pleased to offer its עת רצון seminar for rabbis in transition. This workshop deals with the adjustment to a new position, managing change and working with the other staff and lay leaders. Rabbis will leave the...