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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.
Hodesh Tov - Nisan
“How to Tell a Story: Two Mishnaic Conceptions of the Haggadah"by Moshe Benovitz, Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, Schechter...
Rabbinic Transition - Saying Goodbye to the Outgoing Rabbi
MOCA: A discussion on how synagogues can say goodbye to a Rabbi in the best possible way.
Presented on April 4, 2011 by Sheldon Lewis, Rabbi Emeritus, Congregation Kol Emeth, Palo Alto, CA, and Jane Greenberg, Immediate Past Co-President,...
Hodesh Tov - Heshvan
“Out of Zion: Rabbinic Travel in the 4th Century”by Mordecai Schwartz, adjunct assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS; Marion and Norman Kanzman charitable foundation distinguished scholar at the Pre-Collegiate Learning...
Hodesh Tov - Elul
“Rethinking the Ban on Electricity on Shabbat”by Danny Nevins, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and dean of the Division of Religious Leadership of The Jewish Theological...
Resolution on Israel
WHEREAS the State of Israel is the spiritual homeland of the Jewish People and an object of ultimate concern for Jews, creating an unbreakable bond between Israel and Jews all over the world; and WHEREAS the hope of the Oslo peace accords was that...
Resolution on Terrorism
WHEREAS Jewish tradition has its paramount principle the sanctity and pursuit of life as exemplified in the Torah with the words, “You shall keep My Laws and rules, by the pursuit of which one shall live” (Lev. 18:5) and Jewish tradition teaches...
Resolution on Health Care
Whereas Jewish law mandates that the community provide affordable health care, as evidenced in a responsum on Medical Issues: “It has been enacted that in every place in which Jews live, the community sets aside a fund for care of the sick. ...
Immigration Resources
This page was most recently updated on March 2nd (new resources are marked with *asterisks*)
Jewish tradition asks us to hold multiple values at once. We are called by our tradition to speak out against cruelty and to defend the dignity of every...
Community Contributed Immigration Resources
Jewish tradition asks us to hold multiple values at once. We are called by our tradition to speak out against cruelty and to defend the dignity of every human being; to care for the ger, stranger, and vulnerable in our communities, while at the same...
Goal Setting and Leadership Evaluation
Goal Setting and Leadership EvaluationThe Rabbinical Assembly and USCJ jointly created tools that can be used throughout all rabbinic fields. First, we created a collaborative goal setting tool, to help you and your leadership annually create and...