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Additional Piyyutim for Use on the Yamim Noraim
Although Mahzor Lev Shalem contains many more piyyutim than was true of the previous RA mahzor, several rabbis, cantors, and lay leaders have requested three additional piyyutim.
Home Observances: Shabbat
One-page sheets containing Shabbat rituals and blessings for the home.
Mahzor Lev Shalem: Bookmark
To celebrate the publication of Mahzor Lev Shalem, we created a beautifully designed bookmark with a High Holy Day greeting and a Hasidic story, taken from Mahzor Lev Shalem. As our gift to you and your gift to your congregants, we invite you to...
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Do you have a question about Jewish law and practice? The best place to start is with your local Conservative/Masorti rabbi, who can answer many questions and help direct you to resources for further reading. [You can use the USCJ...
Hodesh Tov - Sh'vat
“Current Scholarly Reflections on the Environment and Judaism"by Lawrence Troster, Leading Eco-theologian and Rabbinic Director of J...
Hodesh Tov - Kislev
“The Paulinian and Matthean Moments in Rabbinic Judaism”by Aryeh Cohen, Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature, Ziegler...
Hodesh Tov - Tevet
“Jewish-Gentile Relations in Tanaitic Halakhah”by Moti Arad, lecturer in Talmud, Schechter...
Hodesh Tov - Tishrei
“The Land of the Bible in Current Scholarship: Politics, Theology and the Academy”by David Frankel, Lecturer in Bible at the Schechter Institute,...
Hodesh Tov - Heshvan
“The Sabbath Soul: Mystical Reflections on the Transformative Power of Holy Time”by Eitan Fishbane, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought at the Jewish Theological...
Hodesh Tov - Adar
“Food and Identity in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam"by David Freidenreich, Pulver Family Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Colby...