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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.
Morashah - The Rabbinical Assembly Legacy Society
The Rabbinical Assembly’s planned giving program, the RA Morashah Society, will ensure the future of our Rabbinical Assembly for years to come, providing for the support and care of future generations of Rabbis.
For more than a century, our...
Requesting a Mentor for our Rabbi
Welcome to our RA's Ometz Mentoring program. Use this form to share information about your rabbi so that we can find an appropriate mentor for them. Once we've made the connection between mentor and mentee, we will ask both to commit to specific...
Statements and Op-eds
Rabbinical Assembly Statement on the Israeli Ceasefire-Hostage Deal
- 1/16/25
Rabbinical Assembly Statement on Israel’s Ceasefire with Hezbollah
- 11/27/24
Rabbinical Assembly Statement on the US 2024 Elections -...
יורה דעה - Yoreh Deah
הלכות שחיטה - Kosher Slaughter
הלכות דברים היוצאים מן החי - Living Animal Products
הלכות תולעים - Worms and Insects
הלכות בשר בחלב - Meat and Milk
הלכות תערובות - Mixtures
הלכות מאכלי עובדי כוכבים - Foreign Foods
הלכות יין נסך - Kosher...
Hodesh Tov - Tevet
"Conversion Annulments and the Current Policy of Israel’s Batei Din: A Halakhic Refutation" by Rabbi Diana Villa, lecturer in Jewish Law and Talmud at the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary and a Senior Researcher at the Center for Women and...
Hodesh Tov - Sh'vat
"Rabbis and Guerilla Girls" by Rabbi Gail Labovitz, Associate Professor of Rabbinics, Chair, Department of Rabbinics, American Jewish...
Hodesh Tov - Adar I
"Reclaiming the Bible as a Jewish Book: The Legacy of Three Conservative Scholars"by Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, Jewish Theological...
Moca Monday for Canadian Congregations
Originally recorded on January 14, 2016MOCA is a teleconference for synagogues and institutions in placement. The purpose is both to teach our communities about best practices in the search process and to keep your institution informed in real time...
Social Justice Commission Members
Chair: Rabbi Michael Singer, Congregation Brith Sholom, Bethlehem, PA
Consultant: Jacki Honig, Los Angeles, CA
Commission Members:
Cantor Sheri Allen, LGBTQ+ Rights Co-Chair
Rabbi Cecelia Beyer
Rabbi Nina Cardin, Environment...
What's new in Siddur Lev Shalem and what's the big deal?
Originally recorded on April 5, 2016Introduction - Cantor David Lipp opens with musicWelcome - Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President, The Rabbinical AssemblyKeynote Address - Rabbi Ed Feld, Senior Editor of Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat...