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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.
Contact Us
The Rabbinical Assembly
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New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-280-6000
General inquiries: info@rabbinicalassembly.org
Books: All RA publications can be purchased on RAbookstore.org. For questions about a new or existing...
אורח חיים - Orah Hayyim
הלכות ציצית - Tzizit
הלכות תפלין - Tefillin
הלכות ברכות השחר ושאר ברכות - Blessings
הלכות סדר משא ומתן - Verbal Exchange
הלכות קריאת שמע - K'riat Shema
הלכות עמידה- The Amidah
הלכות נשיאת כפיים - The Priestly Blessing
הלכות...
RA History
1901 The RA is founded on June 17 in Philadelphia as the Alumni Association of the Jewish Theological Seminary, with Henry M. Speaker, principal of Gratz College, as president.
1918 With over 100 members, the Alumni Association...
Conversion to Judaism
The Conservative movement welcomes all those who wish to take upon themselves the values, beliefs and behaviors of Judaism. Members of the Rabbinical Assembly help guide conversion candidates in the United States and all over the world toward...
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards sets halakhic policy for Rabbinical Assembly rabbis and for the Conservative movement as a whole. Its membership consists of twenty-five rabbis who are voting-members, as well as five non-voting lay...
Conservative / Masorti Movement
The Conservative movement is comprised of institutions including congregations, schools, camps and seminaries worldwide. The Rabbinical Assembly, the membership organization for Conservative rabbis has approximately 1,700 members who proudly...
A Prayer for Tucson
January 18, 2011
On this Shabbat Shira, the Sabbath of Song,
We sing to God a song of grief
For innocent victims
Cut down too soon.
May their memories be a blessing,
May their lights shine brightly upon us.
Brit Kodesh
The Rabbinical Assembly, in cooperation with the Jewish Theological Seminary, periodically holds a course for physicians, entitled "Brit Kodesh, A Sacred Covenant: A Conference on Brit Milah." Qualified physicians who are clinically trained and...
2011 Rabbinical Assembly Convention
The 2011 Rabbinical Assembly Convention will be held at the luxurious five-star JW Marriott Resort and Spa, Las Vegas, NV (Make your hotel reservations)
We look forward to spending these days with you in order to care for ourselves,...