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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.
Index to Conservative Judaism: 1945-2000
August 20, 2024
Annette Muffs Botnick, editor
ISBN 0916219356
Pages: 311 pb
This is a cumulative index to the journal Conservative Judaism.
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Prayer for the Peace of the Citizens of Syria and Aleppo
December 19, 2016
As war continues to ravage the citizens of Syria and in particular the residents of Aleppo, we would like provide you with this Prayer for the Peace of the Citizens of Syria and Aleppo, prepared by the Masorti Foundation.
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Statement on UNSC Resolution
December 24, 2016
NEW YORK - The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative rabbis, has issued the following statement expressing its disappointment in Friday’s United Nations vote to condemn Israeli settlements and the failure of the United...
Index to the Proceedings of the Rabbinical Assembly: 1927-2000
August 20, 2024
Annette Muffs Botnick, editor
ISBN 0916219356
Pages: 311 pb
With this cumulative index to the proceedings of the RA conventions from 1927 to 2000, it is now possible for rabbis, historians, and students to locate articles by luminaries of the...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Terror Attack in Jerusalem
January 8, 2017
NEW YORK — Following this morning's terrorist attack in Jerusalem, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the following statement:
"We are angered and saddened by the horrifying news of...
A Prayer in Honor of Martin Luther King Day
January 9, 2017
A prayer in honor of Martin Luther King Day by Rabbi Lily Kaufman
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Beyond the Sermon: Stories of Pastoral Guidance
August 20, 2024
Samuel Chiel
Out of Print
List price $12.95
ISBN 978-0-916219-26-0
Pages 96 pb
These essays provide mentorship and insights for rabbinical students and rabbis. The essays “provide a personal, touching and honest portrayal of the rabbi’s place...
Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom
August 20, 2024
Reuven Hammer
Out of Print
(Travel Edition)
List price: $22.00
ISBN 978-0-916219-30-7
Pages 360 pb
Ideal for travel and personal...
Mahzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
August 20, 2024
Jules Harlow, editor
(out of print)
ISBN 978-0-87441-148-5
Pages 816 hc
A translation in modern English for meaningful devotional use by contemporary Jews. Explanatory notes and guides to the liturgy with new Hebrew texts within a...
Sefirat Ha-omer
April 4, 2017
By Rabbi Edward Feld
Biblically, Sefirat Ha-omer seems to have a purely agricultural association. The Omer offering of barley was dedicated at the Temple on the Second Day of Pesach and one then proceeded to count seven weeks until the time of...