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You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor
You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor, was derived from earlier published essays
Purim Song Sheet
This 1-page song sheet, prepared by Yossi Hoffman, contains the text, transliteration, and translation of popular songs for Purim.
Al Ha-nissim
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A
Lighting the Hanukkah Candles: Blessings & Songs
Text, translation, and transliteration of the blessings and popular songs to accompany the lighting
Tishah B'Av Resources
Most of these resources have been excerpted from Siddur Tisha B'Av PDF, Copyright 2003, The Rabbinical Assembly.
בדיקת חמץ: The Search for Hameitz
This one-page sheet includes text, instructions, and transliteration for the ritual of searching for hameitz and the destruction of hameitz.
Announcing Selihot Night Live 5782
Saturday, September 17, 2022 beginning at 8:30 PM ET. Full time range and Israel-based programming to be...
Conservative Movement Condemns Extremist Takeover of Kotel
Calls for immediate implementation of long stalled Kotel Agreement
Jerusalem – Responding to a group of extremist, hardline Orthodox activists, taking over a Conservative/Masorti movement prayer service and...
Conservative Movement Leadership Meets with President Herzog and Others in Israel
July 16, 2021
The three-day trip includes extensive visits, meetings for American delegation, focused on solidarity amidst ongoing violence, restoring rift between Israeli, U.S. Jewry.
This week, Rabbi Jacob...
Prayers for Those Affected by the Surfside Tragedy
Dozens of those in the Jewish community were directly affected by the Surfside tragedy. Last month, the Rabbinical Assembly organized a call to underscore how Jewish people from around the world have united around Surfside, offering...
Update on Our Israel Delegation
This week, a delegation of leaders from our RA, USCJ, JTS, Ziegler, Mercaz USA, Masorti Israel, Masorti Foundation,...
Prayer for the Victims of Surfside and Their Families
By Rabbi Jonathan Berkun
Psalm 130
שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ ה'׃
A song of ascents. Out of the depths I call You, O LORD.
אֲדֹנָי֮ שִׁמְעָ֢ה בְק֫וֹלִ֥י...
Mondays/Tuesdays in July
By Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny
Note: This blog post was featured as part of our #HeshbonHodesh: Av monthly newsletter.
New Teshuvah: Are We There Yet? Pandemic’s End, and What Happens Then
As the pandemic began, the CJLS took decisive action to offer timely guidance for communities navigating unprecedented circumstances. Though the pandemic has not ended, for many communities a “return to normal” has begun or is at least...