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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.
Kaddish for the Six Million
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
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
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
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
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...
In Every Generation: The Blessing of Responsibility
By Julie Schonfeld
Passover is widely considered to be the most celebrated Jewish holiday. By any measure of what makes Jewish rituals “work,” Passover is a study in virtuosity: we gather the community; we tell the sacred story; we...
סיום הספר: Upon Completing a Book
The text recited at a siyum, including Kaddish D'ithad'ta.
It is traditional to hold a siyum on the day before Passover so as to circumvent the fast of the firstborn. Since the fast of the firstborn is not biblically mandated, participation...
Embracing the Stranger: A Source Sheet
This material was prepared by Ashira Konigsburg. It contains texts and translations that you might find useful in teaching about Pesah.
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Universal Health Care: A Jewish Moral Imperative
By Julie Schonfeld
Originally posted in The Washington Post
This week’s Supreme Court hearings on the president’s health care plan will likely generate this court’s signature decision of a generation. That but a few of the...