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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.
The Boy on the Door on the Ox: An Unusual Spiritual Journey Through the Strangest Jewish Texts
Martin S. Cohen
ISBN: 978-0-916219-40-6
Pages: 314
The ancient Jewish text of the Mishnah is not often thought of as a source for spiritual guidance, but in this groundbreaking work, Rabbi Martin Cohen uses the sketchy...
Building Our Movement Together 2023 Convening
Shabbaton - December 1-2, 2023
Convening - December 3-5, 2023
at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
Be in the room where it happens.
The Conservative/Masorti...
Eit Ratzon 2024
Join us for our professional development trainings this July and August! Sessions are open to all RA members (free) and any non-RA rabbi serving a USCJ congregation ($36/session):
First 100 Days
Wednesday, July...
Constituting a Minyan by Means of Virtual Technology
Two papers have been adopted by the Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee for Jewish Law and Standards addressing the possibility of constituting a minyan over virtual technology. The first paper is by Rabbi Joshua Heller, who by arguing for a...
Masorti Journal
In 2023, Masorti: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism was launched to revive Conservative...
Selected Sugyot of Masekhet Rosh Hashanah: When Sounding the Shofar is a Mitzvah and/or a Prohibition
Wednesday, September 11; 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT / 7:00 pm Israel Time
Looking for in-depth Talmud study that will also provide homer lidrush for the upcoming High Holiday season? In this four-part series, our colleague Marcus Mordecai...