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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.
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Publication Zionism Unsettled
February 12, 2014
New York – In response to the release of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church USA’s publication Zionism Unsettled, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement:
We fully contest the erroneous...
Avodah: Sacrifice, Prayer, and Worship
February 24, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Va-yikra, Leviticus 1:1- 5:26"Prayer" by Rabbi Karen G Reiss Medwed, (pp. 5-60) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Why are These Questions Different…
February 24, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParshat Tzav, Leviticus 6:1- 8:36“Shabbat Ha-gadol” by Mark Greenspan (pp. 201-202) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Defining Purity and Impurity
February 24, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Sh’mini, Leviticus 6:1- 11:47“The Dietary Laws” by Rabbi Paul S. Drazen, (pp.305-338) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Illness, Disease or Affliction
February 24, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Tazria-M'tzora, Leviticus 12:1-15:33“The Dietary Laws” by Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner, (pp. 751- 805) in The Observant Life Download the Study...
Homosexuality and Halakhah: A Second Look at the Sources
February 24, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Aharei Mot-K'doshim, Leviticus 16:1-20:27“Same-Sex Relationships” by Rabbi Elliot Dorff, (pp. 657- 672) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Do Jews Celebrate or Observe Their Holidays? A Response to Lenny Bruce
February 24, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Emor, Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23“Holy Days and Holidays” by Rabbi Alan B. Lucas, (pp. 137-238) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Lending and Love: A Jewish Approach to Loans
February 24, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat B'har-B'hukkotai, Leviticus 25:1 - 27:34“Loans and Lending” by Rabbi Tracee L. Rosen, (pp.556- 570) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
New Kotel Setback: Letter to Secretary Mandelblit
February 27, 2014
New York – Media has reported that the Ir David Foundation will be overseeing management of old city sites including the Robinson's Arch area delineated in the Sharansky negotiation. In response, the international leadership of the...
Polity and Piety: The Ethics of Warfare
March 7, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Bemidbar, Numbers 1:1- 4:17“Military Service” by Rabbi Michael Graetz, (pp. 476- 490) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...