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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.
Geshem and Tal
October 4, 2011
This ready-to-use text, which includes both Geshem for Sh'mini Atzeret and Tal for Pesah, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
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Hodesh Tov - Tishrei
“The Land of the Bible in Current Scholarship: Politics, Theology and the Academy”
by David Frankel, Lecturer in Bible at the Schechter Institute,...
Zero Waste Kiddush: Greening Our Synagogue
September 26, 2011
By Marc Soloway, Congregation Bonai Shalom, Boulder, CO
The Project:On Rosh HaShanah 5767, I gave a sermon about climate change and our need as individuals and as a community to act. Immediately following the sermon, a congregant...
JWI and the RA Bring Together Jewish Women Leaders
September 26, 2011
First in a Series of Conversations About Jewish Life
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC – Jewish Women International (JWI) and the Rabbinical Assembly brought together female leaders of Jewish organizations across America for a call...
Statement on Diversity for the Conservative Movement
September 20, 2011
The following statement was endorsed by the Leadership Council of Conservative Judaism (LCCJ). It is the first step in an initiative by the RA to address concerns regarding challenges of diversity in rabbinic workplaces. It was written by a...
Page Comparison Chart
September 13, 2011
This chart compares Mahzor Lev Shalem pages to other Mahzorim.
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