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Additional Piyyutim for Use on the Yamim Noraim
Although Mahzor Lev Shalem contains many more piyyutim than was true of the previous RA mahzor, several rabbis, cantors, and lay leaders have requested three additional piyyutim.
Home Observances: Shabbat
One-page sheets containing Shabbat rituals and blessings for the home.
Al Ha-nissim for Yom Ha-atzmaut
Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat, Festivals, and Weekdays incorporated a new Al Ha-nissim prayer, which was modeled on the versions recited at Hanukkah and on Purim into the Amidah and Birkat Ha-mazon.
Hevrah Kadisha
September 26, 2024
USCJ Guide to the Hevrah Kadisha
What is Hevrah Kadisha?
by Rick Light and David Zinner
What is Hevrah Kadisha and what does its function in community?
History Timeline of Hevrah Kadisha and Events in the Jewish...
Taharah and Shmirah
August 18, 2025
Information about what Tahara is and how to perform it can be found on the Kavod v'Nichum site and at the Jewish Association for Death Education.
Relevant Teshuvah:
Ben Zion Bergman, "I Shall Sprinkle Pure Water Upon You and You...
Ending Slavery: Resources on Human Trafficking
January 15, 2020
Updates were made to these guides on March 3, 2021.
ENDING SLAVERY!: Understanding Human Trafficking – and What You Can Do About It
This one-pager is a great first resource to read and distribute, because it provides background,...
Prayer for the Victims of Surfside and Their Families
July 13, 2021
By Rabbi Jonathan Berkun
Psalm 130
שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ ה'׃
A song of ascents. Out of the depths I call You, O LORD.
אֲדֹנָי֮ שִׁמְעָ֢ה בְק֫וֹלִ֥י תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה אׇ֭זְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת לְ֝ק֗וֹל...
Prayers for Those Affected by the Surfside Tragedy
July 15, 2021
Dozens of those in the Jewish community were directly affected by the Surfside tragedy. Last month, the Rabbinical Assembly organized a call to underscore how Jewish people from around the world have united around Surfside, offering...
A Prayer After Hurricane Ian
October 12, 2022
"A Prayer in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ian"
By Rabbi Danielle Upbin, Clearwater, FL
Elohei Ruach L'chol Ba’sar:
“God, the Spirit/Wind of all flesh”:
God who watches over us,
Watch over the...
A Prayer in a Time of Famine
August 9, 2011
From Ruth Messinger, President, AJWSThe Horn of Africa is currently experiencing its worst drought in over 60 years, causing famine conditions in parts of Somalia and a growing refugee crisis as desperate people cross into Kenya in search of...