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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.
20 Years of Saying Goodbye
March 10, 2014
10 Lessons We Have Learned from 20 Years of Transition Training
by Rabbi Elliot Schoenberg
Eit Ratzon is the Rabbinical Assembly’s annual transition seminar. When we convene on June 10 it will be the 21st time we will be bringing...
Redefining "Rabbi" in Rockland County: Pursuing Justice in Public Education
September 16, 2014
By Rabbi Adam Baldichin, Montebello Jewish Center, Suffern, NYEarly in my tenure as a community rabbi in Montebello, NY, a local reporter asked how I responded as a rabbi to the situation unfolding within the East Ramapo school district. I declined...
RA Acclaims Passage of House Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism
September 19, 2014
New York – As incidents of anti-Semitism increase in the United States and worldwide, the House of Representatives took a significant stand today against hatred and bigotry. As a worldwide organization representing rabbis from many countries, the...
Kotel Update: Meeting with PM Netanyahu and Natan Sharansky
September 22, 2014
On Friday, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Natan Sharansky (Chair of the Jewish Agency) invited us to Israel for meetings Sunday evening and Monday (today) with the goal of substantially moving the process toward achieving the concept of "One...
High Holiday Message from Julie Schonfeld
September 24, 2014
Dear Friends, As Rosh Hashanah approaches, I write to thank my colleagues for a year of service and friendship and look ahead to the opportunity that the new year holds for all of us to work together to build the Jewish community. The past year...
Rabbinical Assembly Applauds Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Speech on Arab and Israeli Collaboration for Peace
October 1, 2014
New York – In light of recent conflicts in Gaza and the rise of militant Islam worldwide, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the need for action at this time, more than ever, at the United Nations General Assembly meeting yesterday.
Intro to Prayer for Israel 5775
October 1, 2014
This past year has been a challenging one for Israel and the Jewish people. The events during and surrounding Operation Protective Edge raised for all of us the specter of conflict and vulnerability. We prepare now to offer our prayers for peace and...
Reflections on Bringing Patrilineal Jews to the Mikveh
October 7, 2014
By Rabbi Steven Rein, Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria, VAA recent email from a young woman born in the former Soviet Union to a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother inquiring about “conversion” was a variation on a familiar theme for...
The Rabbinical Assembly is Grieving over Attack in Jerusalem
October 22, 2014
New York - The Rabbinical Assembly is in mourning over a heartbreaking suspected terror attack at a light rail station in Jerusalem that killed a three-month-old girl and injured numerous others. After a period of relative calm in the region, the RA...
Sanctifull
December 15, 2014
The Rabbinical Assembly is excited to present a new app for ios: Sanctifull. It includes Hebrew, English, Transliteration, and audio examples of the traditional blessings (from blessings before and after food, seeing a rainbow, and many other...