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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.
Interview Policy of the RA/USCJ Joint Placement Commission
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the Joint Placement Commission (“JPC”)* has evaluated the changing safety...
Rabbinical Assembly Publishes Names of those Expelled or Suspended for Code of Conduct Violations
As previously reported, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is undertaking an extensive review and update to its Code of Professional Conduct, as well as the procedures by which the Code is enforced. As the next step in this ongoing review of...
BURMA Act of 2021 Introduced in the U.S. House and Senate
Earlier this month, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks, House Foreign Affairs Asia-Pacific Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Chabot, and Senator Benjamin L. Cardin introduced the BURMA Act.
The...
Special RA Campaign to Support Colleagues Globally
In this very challenging and uncertain time, we are again excited to bring a ray of hope through a new joint...
ScholarStream Individual Registration is Open & Full Descriptions for Series 2
Following a successful launch of our ScholarStream program in 5781, we are excited to announce the full year of...
ScholarStream 5782 Sponsors
We are grateful to our ScholarStream 5782 organizational sponsors. If you are part of a synagogue or organization interested in sponsoring ScholarStream, please click here.
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International Seminar for Halakhic Study, Fall 2021
The CJLS sponsored the International Seminar for Halakhic Study, a movement-wide seminar in which Conservative/Masorti congregations, communities, and schools came together to study a specific teshuvah of the CJLS. During the Jewish year of 5782...
Take Action for Voting Rights & Reproductive Rights for Those in the U.S.
Following our resolutions of 2019, 2020, and 2021 those in the U.S. can take action tomorrow, Wednesday, September 15: speak out in Washington, DC in front of the Supreme Court at 9:30 AM ET or stand in solidarity for a national...
#HeshbonHeshvan 5782: October 6th and 7th, 2021
For this year’s #HeshbonHeshvan, we encourage you to carve out the days of October 6th & 7th (Rosh Hodesh...
