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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.
Resolution on Shabbat in the Public Sphere in Israel
Whereas the observance of Shabbat has been a defining mitzvah for the Jewish people;
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is committed to the halakhic observance of Shabbat;
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly and the Masorti Movement seek to...
Resolution on the Current Economic Crisis
“These are the deeds that yield immediate fruit and continue to yield fruit in the world to come: honoring parents, doing deeds of lovingkindness, making peace between one person and another and the study of Torah is the most basic of them...
Resolution in Support of Environmental Concerns in Israel
Whereas the Conservative/Masorti Movement through partnering with green organizations, seeks to promote environmental awareness, education and sustainable development in Israel;
Whereas in the absence of responsible...
Resolution on the Peace Process
WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly since its founding has fervently supported a Zionist ideology as integral to the Jewish People;
WHEREAS Israel is a vibrant democracy where all political issues are thoroughly debated;
WHEREAS the United States...
Resolution on Jerusalem
WHEREAS Jerusalem from the time of the Bible was established as the political and religious center of the Jewish people;
WHEREAS during 2000 years of exile, Jerusalem (Zion) has been a guiding light for the Jews and a focus of prayer and...
Resolution on Agunot in Israel
BACKGROUND:
Conservative Judaism has long been concerned with alleviating the plight of agunot. Through both its Committee on Jewish Law and Standards and its National Bet Din, it has instituted halakhic solutions to aid agunot such as the...
Resolution on Health Care in the United States
WHEREAS human life is of infinite value (Genesis 1:27) and preservation of life supersedes almost all other considerations (pikuah nefesh);
WHEREAS the revered rabbinic scholar and physician, Maimonides, taught that health care was a primary...
Resolution on the Environment: A Green Covenant
WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly was a founding partner of COEJL (Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life) has articulated the Jewish responsibility to address global climate change and work towards an environmentally responsible energy policy...
Resolution on the Revised Latin Text on the Jews
WHEREAS the past 43 years since the conclusion of Vatican Council II and the issuance of Nostra Aetate have been marked by fruitful dialogue, a history of progress and amicable relations between Catholics and Jews;
WHEREAS remarkable progress has...
Resolution on Welcoming Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen to The Jewish Theological Seminary
Whereas Professor Arnold M. Eisen, steeped in the institutions and traditions of Conservative Judaism, is a distinguished scholar in the field of American Judaism; Whereas Professor Arnold M. Eisen has contributed significantly to the revitalization...