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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.
Jewish Groups Call for Shabbat of Solidarity with the African-American community
June 24, 2015
Representing all the various movements within the Jewish community, a broad coalition of organizations call for Shabbat reflection on racism in society and support for the African-American communityIn an extraordinary display of unity, a broad...
Words After Charleston, SC
June 25, 2015
By Rabbi David KosakBarukh she’amarWith Your words, You created worldsvariegated flowers, star shaped seed pods,the geology of craters and rangesstriations of colorthe bedrock of Your worldand pinnacle of divine hope-- peopleWith our words, we...
A Prayer for Charleston
June 26, 2015
By Rabbi Mark GreenspanCount the broken hearts, dear Lord,Count the shattered dreams.Count the grieving familyAnd the parishioners who have lost their leaders.Count the blood spattered bibles, mighty One.Count the places of prayer and serviceNo...
Conservative Rabbis Applaud SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Decision
June 26, 2015
NEW YORK – In response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision today legalizing same-sex marriage across the nation, the Rabbinical Assembly, the association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the following statement:“Jewish tradition reminds...
Convention 2016: Accommodations
December 7, 2015
For your convenience, we have blocked a limited number of rooms at several local hotels. Availability for these rooms is on a first-come first-served basis. The deadline for receiving these rates varies per hotel, so please take note below.Home...
Conservative Rabbis Call Out Chief Rabbi for Divisive Comments
December 9, 2015
NEW YORK – Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau has criticized Bayit Yehudi chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett’s December 1 visit to the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan. In response to the Chief Rabbi’s insulting and...
Rabbinical Assembly Denounces Inflammatory Anti–Muslim Rhetoric
December 10, 2015
NEW YORK – The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, has become increasingly troubled by growing inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric. The organization released the following statement: In recent...
50 Year Honorees
December 17, 2015
We are pleased to be honoring the class of 1966 for 50 years in the rabbinate. Here is a list of honorees at this year's Convention:Alvin BerkunJoseph BrodieHerbert FederArnold FineGordon FreemanMordechai FriedmanSheldon KirschDavid LincolnJoel...
CM Statement on Incitement
December 18, 2015
This week, Im Tirtzu released a video accusing well-known human rights activists in Israel as being enemy agents of the state, while President Rivlin has continued to be the target of incendiary language, most recently from the Heritage Channel and...
Setting off
February 4, 2011
Next week fifteen RA-colleagues will be spending a week together in Berlin. Through our association with Germany Close Up, we will be exploring issues of Jewish memory and will meet with German politicians and educators to discuss how...