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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.
The Status of Non-Jews in Jewish Law and Lore Today
February 4, 2016
On April 21, 2016 the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly unanimously approved a teshuvah entitled The Status of Non-Jews in Jewish Law and Lore Today nullifying any provisions in Jewish civil law that are...
Book Shuk-Sefer Store
April 21, 2025
Now that Siddur Lev Shalem has been published and its distribution is almost complete and now that all books published by the RA are available through our website, we would like to match colleagues who have books they no longer need and colleagues...
Lessons from the Search for a New Musical Director of the New York Philharmonic
February 18, 2016
By Rabbi Elliot Schoenberg
Since I appreciate Classical Music, I have been following the progress of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Last year, their long time conductor, Alan Gilbert, announced his resignation. A new conductor, Jaap van...
Conservative Rabbis Mourn the Loss of an American Tourist, Stand with Israel in Combatting Terrorism
March 9, 2016
NEW YORK – Following reports of a wave of terror attacks in Israel on Tuesday in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Petah Tikva, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the following statement: We mourn...
2016 RA Convention: RAbbis Creating Our Future Together
March 14, 2016
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Rabbinical Assembly Responds to Right-Wing Efforts to Disparage Non-Orthodox Jews
March 18, 2016
Calls for Swift Implementation of Kotel DealNEW YORK – In the weeks since the historic agreement to create a permanent space for pluralistic and egalitarian prayer at the Kotel (Western Wall), Israel has seen Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz,...
Taking A Stand For Unity
March 20, 2016
This week, we will join 20,000 fellow Jews in Washington, DC for the annual AIPAC policy conference. And this year, as in prior election years, the leading presidential candidates—Donald Trump among them—will take the stage to address pro-Israel...
Night on the Town
March 21, 2016
We are delighted to present this array of New York City attractions for the enjoyment of our colleagues and their spouses on Tuesday night, May 24th. Please Note: Registration for the Convention is required in order to register for these...