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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.
RAworld: A Virtual Community for Colleagues
We are excited to add another way for our hevre to connect with one another. Whether you're new to the Rabbinical Assembly or celebrating your 50th year in the rabbinate, RAworld is a virtual community for RA members.
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Maoz Tzur Part 2
Rabbi Daniel Goldfarb has recorded a two part series on Maoz Tzur
to listen, click on the links below. Please also download his source sheet and a translation of Maoz Tzur (Used with permission of the author).
Maoz Tzur Part 1
Rabbi Daniel Goldfarb has recorded a two part series on Maoz Tzur
to listen, click on the links below. Please also download his source sheet and a translation of Maoz Tzur (Used with permission of the author).
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A Prayer for the Fogel Family as they Rise from Shivah
March 18, 2011
Not one of us can feel your pain.
Not one of us knows what it means to have our heart shattered as yours. Your grief only point out to us how empty words can be in the face of tragedy and sorrow.
A Prayer in Response to the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
March 18, 2011
Dear God,
Many, many images of God have been lost in earthquake and fire and mighty waters just yesterday. And so we turn to You, Adonai, and we ask for Your strength and comfort.
We open our hearts one to the other as brothers...
Hodesh Tov - Adar II
"What's new in the Study of Aggadah"
by Rabbi Burt Visotzky, Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies at The Jewish Theological...
Model Contract - Kaplan
MOCA: Get an insiders view on the provisions and benefits of the RA/USCJ model contract. Kaplan negotiated on behalf of USCJ.
Presented Spring, 2011 by Scott Kaplan, Esq., a private practice attorney in Atlanta,...
Conservative Judaism Journal
Throughout its seventy year history spanning from 1945-2014, Conservative Judaism, sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Theological Seminary, published articles expressing a serious, critical inquiry of Jewish texts and traditions,...