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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.
Gun Control Resources for Leaders in the Jewish Community
December 20, 2012
Why does this issue strike a chord in the Jewish community? This statement from the Conservative Movement and these sources on Gun Control help to frame the issue; articles by Julie Schonfeld and David Lerner also help to put it into...
Sources on Gun Violence: Individual Freedoms vs. Communal Needs
December 20, 2012
Prepared by Ashira Konigsburg.
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RA Deeply Saddened by the Loss of Senator Daniel Inouye
December 20, 2012
NEW YORK – On December 17, Senator Daniel Inouye passed away, after a career in public service spanning seven decades. On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, Gerald Skolnik, RA President, and Julie Schonfeld, RA Executive Vice President, issued the...
Answer Our Prayers: Remarks at the National Cathedral Gun Violence Vigil
December 21, 2012
Julie Schonfeld spoke today at the National Cathedral Gun Violence Vigil, where leaders in the Jewish community joined together with Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Muslims, Baptists, Methodists, Quakers, Evangelicals, Sikhs and other...
RA Supports Women’s Equality at Western Wall
December 27, 2012
NEW YORK – In response to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to ask the Jewish Agency to study the issue of women’s prayer and women’s equality and come up with solutions to ensure the sacred site of the Western Wall is welcoming to all who...
RA Leader Joins National Faith Leaders in Call to White House and American People to Unite in Ending Modern-Day Slavery
April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships convened to release its report, Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery, and to present the report’s recommendations to President Obama...
A Prayer of Hope After the Boston Marathon Bombing
April 16, 2013
by Naomi Levy, spiritual leader of Nashuva, author of Hope Will Find You God of peace, God of healing God of the grief-stricken, We call You, we invoke You We pray to You: Oh my God, we called out to You as a day of celebration Turned to...
We Will Run Again: A Prayer in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
April 16, 2013
by Lilly KaufmanWe Will Run Again You tried to destroy exhilaration. The moment of exhausted joy, muscles burning, the end in sight, a personal best, a moment multiplied by the achievement of many. We will run again. You...
A Prayer in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
April 16, 2013
by Mark GreenspanWe reach out to the people of America. We pray for healing of body and soul For all those who were injured And for a city traumatized by terror. We call out to them: You are not alone! “May God be your refuge and stronghold,...
Prayers in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
April 16, 2013
We are all heavy-hearted and vigilant today in the aftermath of the brutal bombings that took place at the Boston Marathon. May God comfort all who mourn and may we be blessed with the strength to both stand with those who suffer and to give...