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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.
Magen Tzedek - Responding to a Higher Responsibility
June 28, 2011
We in the Conservative movement are delighted that the principles of Magen Tzedek have permeated the consciousness of the American Jewish community. Magen Tzedek, which is not a hekhsher or kashrut certification, instead reflects the highest...
Gilah Dror at President's Conference
June 27, 2011
Recently, Rabbi Gilah Dror was a participant on the panel: "Conversion: Who Keeps the Gate for the Jewish Nation?" chaired by journalist Shmuel Rosner at the President's Conference in Jerusalem.
Read her remarks.
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Organ Donation Card
June 27, 2011
The inestimable value of human life is a cardinal principle of Jewish Law. This value is expressed through the religious obligation for self-preservation, as well as the duty to save the life of one's fellow human being, if he or she is in mortal...
What I took away from Eit Ratzon
June 23, 2011
I am starting in a new pulpit on July 1st, and Eit Ratzon was very helpful. Rabbis Schoenberg and Lebeau emphasized the importance of building relationships and gave specific ways to do so. Among the techniques discussed were understanding...
Israel's Place as a Democratic State
Israel's Place as a Democratic State in the Middle East and at Home - The Place of Religious PluralismThe Hon. Tzipi Livni, Head of Kadima PartyIntroduction: The Hon. Oscar Goodman, Mayor, Las VegasWelcome: Mitchell Ogron, president, Temple Beth...
Part 1 - Brandraising Jewishly: Increasing your Visibility and Expand your Fundraision through Smarter Communications
Chair: Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin, Am Yisrael Conservative Congregation, Northfield, IL; secretary, Rabbinical AssemblyPresenter: Sarah Durham, principal and founder, Big Duck | Smart Communications for Nonprofits, New York, NY; author,...
Conservative Judaism: The Next Twenty Years
Chair: Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Congregation B'nai Tzedek, Potomac, MD; director of Israel Policy and Advocacy, Rabbinical AssemblyPanelists: Rabbi Edward M. Feinstein, Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, CA; Rabbi Naomi Levy, founder, Nashuva, Los Angeles,...
Resolution on the Masorti Movement in Israel
WHEREAS the Masorti Movement, writ large, includes more than 50 kehilot, many formal and informal educational programs, Machon Schechter and the efforts of the USCJ; and
WHEREAS Masorti continues to work to secure Israeli’s spiritual...
Resolution Supporting President George W. Bush Following the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
WHEREAS the President of the United States, George W. Bush, all those serving in our Armed Forces, and all firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency/rescue personnel, deserve the dedicated, wholehearted support and sincere gratitude of...
Resolution on Ethiopian Jewry
WHEREAS a healthy Diaspora is a critical component of modern Jewish life, and all Jews in the Diaspora are precious and worthy of our support, and the institution of the synagogue is central to the Diaspora for organization, vigor, education, and...