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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.
Impressions from Monday (Day 1)
February 7, 2011
Finding a relationship with a city and its inhabitants upon arrival takes time and sifting through my own preexisting relationship with Berlin in particular and Germany in general in the wake of modern history seemed even more daunting. And...
CJLS Update
November 13, 2015
On November 10th and 11th, the CJLS met for its fall meeting at JTS. During the meeting, the committee passed two papers. The first was Rabbi Danny Nevins’ paper about Halakhic Perspectives on Genetically Modified Organisms. In the paper, he...
Rabbinical Assembly Grateful for Jonathan Pollard’s Release
November 20, 2015
NEW YORK – Hailing the release of Jonathan Pollard from federal prison today, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the following statement: "Jonathan Pollard deserves his freedom and the...
Conservative Rabbis: We Must Welcome Syrian Refugees While Protecting National Security
November 20, 2015
NEW YORK – With much public debate about the state of Syrian refugees and their fleeing to the United States, and elsewhere, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis issued the following statement: Last...
Rabbi Eytan Hammerman, Cycling Through Sukkot
July 9, 2015
Many of us are familiar with the Chabad presence during the festival of Sukkot – a mitzvah mobile equipped with a sound system that plays holiday music and young men offering Jews the chance to recite brakhot over the lulav and etrog. But for our...
Rabbinical Assembly mourns passing of Elie Wiesel z"l
July 3, 2016
The Rabbinical Assembly is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Elie Wiesel. A Holocaust survivor, best-selling author and Nobel laureate, Wiesel was the voice of our collective moral conscience. We join the rest of the world in mourning one...
Letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu Expressing Disappointment Regarding Kotel Agreement
July 11, 2016
The following letter was sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the negotiating team supporting implementation of the agreement to create an egalitarian prayer space at the Kotel. The signers included the Masorti Movement, Union for Reform...
Conservative Rabbis Stunned and Horrified at Nice Terror Attack
July 15, 2016
French Translation
NEW YORK — Following Thursday evening’s attack in Nice, France, that left at least 80 dead and countless others injured, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the...
Rabbinical Assembly Responds to Movement for Black Lives Platform
August 9, 2016
The Rabbinical Assembly, representing 1,700 Conservative and Masorti rabbis around the world, along with the Jewish community, stands in support with those who seek dignity, justice, and respect for all people. For us, the Biblical words say it...
T’filah L’Chayalei Artzot Ha-B’rit/Prayer for America’s Military Personnel
May 12, 2016
Distributed with permission from the Jewish Welfare Board's Jewish Chaplains Council
By Gerald C. Skolnik
Ribbono Shel Olam!
Sovereign of the Universe!
We invoke your blessings upon the members of our American armed forces, those...