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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.
Watermelon Wednesday Summer Storytime & More from Nyack, New York
November 20, 2013
Interview with Jeffrey Abraham, Congregation Sons of Israel, Nyack, NYWho can resist watermelon and stories on a summer day?That truism became the inspiration for Congregation Sons of Israel in the summer of 2011 as they brainstormed ways to bring...
Translation of Women of the Wall Jerusalem District Court Decision
May 24, 2013
This April 2013 ruling of the Jerusalem District Court is a long-sought victory for the Women of the Wall. The decision coincides with active discussions between Jewish Agency President Natan Sharansky and Jewish communal leaders regarding a plan to...
Mazal Tov to the Newest RA Members
May 28, 2013
The Rabbinical Assembly extends a hearty mazal tov to our new colleagues who were ordained at the ordination ceremonies of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and the Jewish Theological Seminary:Uri David Allen Guy Izhak Austrian Adam Baldachin...
RA Praises Religious Affairs Ministry, Calls for Immediate Implementation of Local Selection of Religious Leadership by Israeli Communities
May 31, 2013
Also calls for official, non-Orthodox administration of Robinson’s ArchNEW YORK – In response to the announcement by Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services that it will develop criteria enabling communities to select rabbis of their own choosing...
RA Saddened by Death of Senator Lautenberg
June 3, 2013
NEW YORK – In response to the death today of Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Gerald Skolnik and Julie Schonfeld released the following statement: During his almost 30 years in the Senate, Senator Frank Lautenberg was a true advocate for...
Siddur Lev Shalem: The Joys and Travails of Translation
June 5, 2013
By Ed Feld, senior editor, Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat & Festivals Translating can be a dangerous business. The great English translator of the Bible, William Tyndale, whose work formed the basis for the King James Version, was martyred in...
A Prayer for Israel's Safety
November 15, 2012
Composed and translated by Simcha Roth and Michael Graetz for the Masorti Movement in Israel.Download the...
RA Expresses Support for Israel
November 16, 2012
NEW YORK – Over the past week, Hamas has launched more than 350 rockets and mortars into Israel. As Israel takes action to protect its people and its borders, today on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, Gerald Skolnik, RA President, and Julie...
RA Thankful for Ceasefire in Middle East Violence
November 21, 2012
NEW YORK – Today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced a ceasefire agreed upon by Israel and Hamas. On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, Gerald Skolnik and Julie Schonfeld issued the following...
Judaism Honors Our Children's Questions
November 20, 2012
By Julie SchonfeldOriginally published in The Jewish Week Judaism offers much wisdom to help people in our communities cultivate the resilience to recover from the aftereffects of Sandy, a storm that created a unique situation affecting an...