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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.
Background Information on the Human Trafficking Letter
April 15, 2019
The world is a divided and divisive place. Within and beyond the Conservative/Masorti Movement, innumerable controversies take our attention. Ending slavery is an opportunity to unite our Movement with a positive, proactive, and relevant agenda that...
RA Spotlight: Laurie Matzkin Merges Jewish Wisdom and Yoga
April 15, 2019
After seven years serving as Director of Lifelong Learning at a large synagogue, Laurie Matzkin launched her own business and built her brand from the ground up. We had the opportunity to speak with Rabbi Matzkin about her transition from synagogue...
Jerusalem Post Op-Ed: Let's Commit to Eradicating Modern Slavery by the Next Seder
April 24, 2019
We are commanded to feel, over the course of our Seder, as if we, too, experienced the ravages of slavery and the redemptive power of liberation.
By Joshua Ratner and Jay Kornsgold
Originally published on The Jerusalem Post...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Appalled by Chabad of Poway Shooting
April 28, 2019
At our Seder tables, we retell the Exodus story of the liberation from bondage of the Jewish people. Throughout the Passover holiday, we read of the power of redemption. Sadly, at the very same time when we celebrate the gift of freedom, we also...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Appalled by Chabad of Poway Shooting
April 28, 2019
At our Seder tables, we retell the Exodus story of the liberation from bondage of the Jewish people. Throughout the Passover holiday, we read of the power of redemption. Sadly, at the very same time when we celebrate the gift of freedom, we also...
Reflections from Day One of Convention 2019 in Montreal
May 5, 2019
By Diana Denza, Communications Specialist
Convention 2019 opened with a reception and creative workshops, which included Israeli folk singing, Jewish meditation, and an improv session.
After a welcome by Convention Co-Chairs Rabbi...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Condemns Missile Attack on Israel
May 7, 2019
Together with our fellow Jews around the world, we pause this evening and tomorrow to recall with deep sorrow the Israeli soldiers and civilians killed in war and in terrorist attacks since the founding of the State. Before we turn to...
Reflections from Day Two of Convention 2019 in Montreal
May 6, 2019
By Diana Denza, Communications Specialist
Our opening Limmud sessions and professional workshops covered an array of important topics, including love and inclusion as a halakhic value, similarities and differences between Canadian and...
Reflections from Day Three of Convention 2019 in Montreal
May 7, 2019
By Diana Denza, Communications Specialist
Our day began with Shaharit and an alternative Shaharit, which explored the impact of the G!d language used in prayer through singing, silence, translation, and experimentation. Opening Limmud...
Statement on Reproductive Freedom
May 15, 2019
The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, issued the following statement tonight on Alabama’s new abortion law:
The Rabbinical Assembly is deeply troubled by the enacting of today’s abortion law in...