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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.
Administrative Assistant
April 25, 2017
Description:
The Rabbinical Assembly, the international membership organization of Conservative rabbis, is hiring an Administrative Assistant to support the work of the Commission for a Vital and Connected Rabbinate.
Responsibilities...
Study Guide to “Wired to the Kadosh Barukh Hu: Minyan via Internet,” prepared by Gary Karlin
August 11, 2025
Download the Study Guide for Teaching a CJLS Teshuvah by Gary Karlin
Relevant Teshuvah: “Wired to the Kadosh Barukh Hu: Minyan via Internet,” by Avram Israel...
Study Guide to “Providing References for Schools or Jobs," prepared by Philip Gibbs
August 11, 2025
Download the Study Guide for “Providing References for Schools or Jobs," prepared by Philip Gibbs
Relevant Teshuvah: "Providing References for Schools or Jobs" by Elliot N. Dorff and Marc...
Study Guide to “The Status of Non-Jews in Jewish Law and Lore Today," prepared by Reuven Hammer
August 11, 2025
Download the Study Guide to Reuven Hammer’s Teshuvah: “The Status of Non-Jews in Jewish Law and Lore Today”
Relevant Teshuvah: “The Status of Non-Jews in Jewish Law and Lore Today” by Reuven...
The Blessing to Be Said Upon Witnessing a Solar or Lunar Eclipse
August 13, 2017
Thank you to our colleague Joshua Heller for preparing this teshuvah on the blessing to be said upon witnessing a solar or lunar eclipse.
The Blessing to Be Said Upon Witnessing a Solar or Lunar Eclipse
Rabbi Joshua Heller
OH 227
The...
Conservative Movement Statement on Violent Demonstrations in Charlottesville, VA
August 14, 2017
Dear Colleagues,
In the aftermath of violent demonstrations by white supremacists and their sympathizers in Charlottesville, Virginia, resulting in 3 deaths and many injuries, the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of Conservative...
Joint Statement Regarding Presidential High Holiday Call
August 23, 2017
The Rabbinical Assembly has joined the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, and Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in issuing the following statement regarding our decision not...
A Prayer During and in the Aftermath of a Devastating Storm
August 28, 2017
By Menachem Creditor, Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley, CA
for all those affected by Hurricane Harvey
Elohei haRuchot, God of the Winds,[1]
Fixated as we are by incalculable losses in our families, our neighbors, human beings...