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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.
Masorti Israel Passover Haggadah Supplement
Click here to download a new Haggadah Supplement that Masorti created with Natal, the Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center.
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Daylight Saving Time Resolution
Whereas, the “Sunshine Protection Act” advocating for permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST) passed with unanimous voice consent in the US Senate, on March 15, 2022, and was followed by reports that Senators were not aware unanimous...
Resolution to Reform Step Therapy in the United States
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has articulated the halakhic underpinning for meeting healthcare needs of the community in its “Responsibilities for the Provision of...
Resolution Supporting Freedom of Access to Reproductive Health Care
Background:
According to Judaism, life begins at birth. Though cherished as potential life, a fetus is considered...
Proclamation in Honor of Conservative/Masorti Rabbis in Israel for Their Service During This Time of National Trauma
Proclamation in Honor of Conservative/Masorti Rabbis in Israel for Their Service During This Time of National Trauma
Whereas the State of Israel is the spiritual homeland of the Jewish people and an object of ultimate concern...
International Agency Response to Oct 7th
Resolution Condemning International Agencies And Their Discrimination Against Israel in Response to October 7
Whereas on October 7, Hamas, an international terrorist organization, broke the long-standing de facto ceasefire launching a...
Continued International Support of Israel
Resolution of Continuing International Support of Israel Following Brutal Terror Attack on October 7, 2023
Whereas Hamas has been declared a terrorist organization by the United States, Canada, the European...
Sending Love To Israel
A Message from RA President Rabbi Jay Kornsgold and RA/USCJ CEO Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal:
Shabbat concluded on the East Coast to the worrying news of the Iranian missile and drone attack against Israel. We hold Israel particularly close...
Brit Kodesh 2024 - Interest & Availability
We are considering offering another Brit Kodesh Mohel Training in 2024-2026. Please help us identify communities in need and potential candidates for a course of Jewish liturgy, law, ritual, theology and more, open to Jewish medical professionals...