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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.
Kavannah for Today's Moment of Silence
In preparation for the moment of silence called by President Obama, our colleague Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in New York has written the kavannah below.
We pray for the recovery of Representative Gabrielle Giffords...
Moment of Silence for Victims of Shooting in Tucson, Arizona
Saturday's shooting in Tuscon, AZ was a tragedy. May we soon know the day when all Americans and all the world are free from senseless violence. Below please find a note from the White House calling for a moment of silence to honor the innocent...
Simhat Bat/Brit Milah
Brit Milah, the ritual circumcision of Jewish baby boys on the eighth day after birth, is one of the most sacred traditions of Jewish life. We have made available a PDF resource from our rabbi's manual on Brit Milah.
Simhat Bat, a ceremony...
Mission Statement
The Rabbinical Assembly,
first established in 1901 by graduates of the rabbinical school of the Jewish Theological Seminary, is the international association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis. Today its ranks include rabbis ordained at the...
Hodesh Tov - Sh'vat
"Rabbis and Guerilla Girls"
by Rabbi Gail Labovitz, Associate Professor of Rabbinics, Chair, Department of Rabbinics, American Jewish...
Hodesh Tov - Tevet
"Conversion Annulments and the Current Policy of Israel’s Batei Din: A Halakhic Refutation"
by Rabbi Diana Villa, lecturer in Jewish Law and Talmud at the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary and a Senior Researcher at the Center for...
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Welcome to the website of the Rabbinical Assembly (the “Site”). The information provided on the Site is for general informational and educational purposes only. Please read and review this Terms of Use Agreement (“Terms of Use”) carefully before...