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You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor
You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor, was derived from earlier published essays
Purim Song Sheet
This 1-page song sheet, prepared by Yossi Hoffman, contains the text, transliteration, and translation of popular songs for Purim.
Al Ha-nissim
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A
Lighting the Hanukkah Candles: Blessings & Songs
Text, translation, and transliteration of the blessings and popular songs to accompany the lighting
Tishah B'Av Resources
Most of these resources have been excerpted from Siddur Tisha B'Av PDF, Copyright 2003, The Rabbinical Assembly.
בדיקת חמץ: The Search for Hameitz
This one-page sheet includes text, instructions, and transliteration for the ritual of searching for hameitz and the destruction of hameitz.
Resolution Regarding the Aliyah Process of Jews-by-Choice in Israel as Citizens under the Law of Return*
א"א קרא עצמו גר שנאמר (בראשית כג: ד) גר ותושב וגו׳ דוד מלך ישראל קרא עצמו גר שנאמר (תהילים לט: יג) כי גר אנכי עמך וכן הוא אומר (דברי הימים א כט: טו) כי גרים אנחנו לפניך וגו׳ חביבה א"י שמכשרת גרים היה בא"י ואמר...
After Colleyville: Resiliency Blog Posts from the JWB
Unlike most civilian religious leaders, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council rabbis and lay leaders live in a world whose hallmarks include security risks and trauma. Following the recent terrorist attack at Congregation Beth Israel in...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Swastikas and Other Hate Symbols on Display at Canadian Protest
In response to the use of swastikas, and in one instance a Confederate flag, during the "Freedom Convoy" protests against coronavirus vaccine mandates outside the Canadian Parliament, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the international...
Rabbinical Assembly & USCJ Reject Amnesty International's False Claims on Israel
In response to an upcoming Amnesty International-UK report that falsely labels Israel as an apartheid state and seeks to delegitimize and even criminalize the existence of Israel as the Jewish homeland, the...
Statement on Non-Implementation of Kotel Agreement
The Conservative/Masorti movement organizations feel betrayed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government’s ongoing refusal to implement the 2017 Kotel Agreement, most recently expressed in an interview with...
Register for ScholarStream Series #5 NOW!
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2022 Annual Campaign Pledges
We are so grateful to all of those who have pledged to support our 2022 annual campaign. Please find their names below. Click here to make a donation to the campaign.
This list is of those who pledged through the morning of June 15,...
The Rabbinical Assembly and United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Respond to Attack at Colleyville, TX Synagogue
In response to the current crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) and United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) issued the following statement:
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the First Bat Mitzvah with the RA!
From March 18-19, 2022, the Jewish world will celebrate 100 years since the first Bat Mitzvah! In order to celebrate this milestone and look toward the future, our RA is asking our community to share Bat Mitzvah memories and...