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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.
Retribution, Deterrence, or More? The Meaning of the Plagues
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat Va-era, Exodus 6:1 - 9:34“Crime and Punishment” by Rabbi Abigail N. Sosland, (pp. 458-460) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
The Many Sides of Matzah: Understanding a Symbol
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat Bo, Exodus 9:1 - 13:16“Passover (Holy Days and Holidays)” by Rabbi Alan Lucas (pp. 202-220) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Nothing as Holy as a Tree: Trees, Tu BiSh’vat, and Halakhah
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat B’shallah, Exodus 14:1-18:8“Tu Bish’vat” by Rabbi Alan Lucas / “The Environment” by Rabbi Lawrence Troster; Pages 193 & 875 in The Observant Life, respectivelyDownload the Study...
Honoring One’s Parents: How Far Should We Go?
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat Yitro, Exodus 18:1-20:23“Between Parents and Children” by Rabbi Daniel Nevins (pp.673-692) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Ox, Pit, Tooth, and Fire: The Halakhah of Proximity
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat Mishpatim, Exodus 21:1 - 24:18“Neighbors and Neighborly Relations” by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, (pp. 713-726) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
T’rumah and Tz’dakah: How We Define Synagogue Dues
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat T’rumah, Exodus 25:1 - 27:19“Charitable Giving” by Rabbi Elliot Dorff, (pp. 391-411) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Shabbat: Sign, Symbol, and Sacrament; The Pause that Refreshes
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat Ki Tissa, Exodus 30:11 - 34:35“Shabbat” by Rabbis Michael Katz and Gershon Schwartz, (pp. 98-136) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Mishkan, Mo’eid, and Synagogue: A Place of Encounter and Presence
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat Vayakhel-Pekudei, Exodus 35:1-38:20/ 38:21-40:38“Synagogue Life” by Rabbi Craig T. Scheff, (pp.61-80) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
RA Marks Newtown Anniversary
December 13, 2013
NEW YORK – To mark the one year anniversary of the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Rabbinical Assembly joins mourners and activists around the country to remember the twenty six boys and girls, men and women,...
RA Hosts Yom Iyyun for Rabbis on Campus
December 23, 2013
On December 12, the Rabbinical Assembly hosted a Yom Iyyun for Campus Rabbis. Esther Reed, Senior Associate Director of Rutgers University Hillel, chaired the session, which was staffed by Elliot Schoenberg. In the morning Joel Roth led...