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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.
Medicaid Toolkit: Overview
By Joshua Ratner, RA Public Policy Fellow
Recent Congressional proposals for reducing our national debt have called for Medicaid to be converted into a block grant program. Through resolutions and advocacy efforts, the RA historically...
Sample Sermon on Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
Protecting the Medicaid Program and Strengthening our Social Justice Compass
By Rabbi Jack Moline, Agudas Achim Congregation
(Download this sermon)
Early in the morning service you can find the blessing that a...
Take Action Suggestions
The Jewish Council For Public Affairs (“JCPA”), in collaboration with the Jewish Federations of North America (“JFNA”), has compiled a list of activities that you can do to influence the current legislative debate over Medicaid block...
Health Care Source Sheet
(Download this source sheet)
By Joshua Ratner, RA Public Policy Fellow
Halakha Calls Upon Us to Provide Access to Health Care
“Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor...
Magen Tzedek - Responding to a Higher Responsibility
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
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.
The following media...
Organ Donation Card
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
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,...