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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.
Rabbi Jaymee Alpert: Connecting to My Body Through Exercise
By Rabbi Jaymee Alpert
Note: This blog post was featured as part of our #HeshbonHodesh: Adar monthly...
Rabbi Michael Ungar: Finding the Parallels Between Fitness and Jewish Living
By Rabbi Michael Ungar
Note: This blog post was featured as part of our #HeshbonHodesh: Adar monthly newsletter.
I began my fitness journey about 20 years ago when I was given a gift...
Rabbis Daniel Novick and Sarah Krinsky: The Joy of Peloton
By Rabbis Daniel Novick and Sarah Krinsky
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Rabbi Daniel Pressman: "No Pain, No Gain"
By Rabbi Daniel Pressman
Note: This blog post was featured as part of our #HeshbonHodesh: Adar monthly newsletter.
לְפוּם צַעֲרָא אַגְרָא — According to the effort is the reward.*
New Teshuvah: Wearing Face Covering, Physical Distancing, and Other Measures to Control the COVID-19 Pandemic
The CJLS has passed a new teshuvah, "Wearing Face Covering, Physical Distancing, and Other Measures to Control the COVID-19 Pandemic," by Rabbis Elliot Dorff and Susan Grossman, by a vote of 18-0-0. Rabbis Dorff and Grossman conclude that for the...
New ScholarStream Sponsorship Opportunity
We are thrilled with the response to our first four series of ScholarStream. Even though we’re still in the middle of two excellent series, we wanted to squeeze in two more before Pesah and...
Form to Download Megillat Esther
Please fill out this download form to access Megillat Esther. Halakhic guidance from the CJLS may be found here and...
Shall the State of Israel Recognize the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda? A Summary of the Hearing before Israel’s High Court of Justice
(see: Background Information on the Israeli Supreme Court Case Regarding the Jewish Community in Uganda | The Rabbinical Assembly for additional context)
Background Information on the Israeli Supreme Court Case Regarding the Jewish Community in Uganda
The question “Who is a Jew?” has been around for quite some time. Now the question being asked is who shall determine what constitutes a Jewish community?
Many of you are familiar with the...
New Teshuvah: Reading Megillat Esther Under Covid Precautions
The CJLS has passed a teshuvah (13-0-1) by Rabbi Avram Reisner regarding Purim 5781 celebrations during the ongoing pandemic. Rabbi Reisner details several acceptable Megillah reading procedures, in descending order of halakhic...