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Hodesh Tov - Iyar
Posted on April 11, 2013

"Reconsidering and Reclaiming Experiential Education"by Jeffrey Kress, associate professor and area coordinator of Jewish Education, and academic director of the Experiential...

"Reconsidering and Reclaiming Experiential Education"by Jeffrey Kress, associate professor and area coordinator of Jewish Education, and academic director of the Experiential Learning Initiative at the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of The Jewish Theological Seminary
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RA Leader Joins National Faith Leaders in Call to White House and American People to Unite in Ending Modern-Day Slavery
Posted on April 10, 2013

WASHINGTON – Today, the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships convened to release its report, Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day...

WASHINGTON – Today, the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships convened to release its report, Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery, and to present the report’s recommendations to President Obama on how to eliminate modern-day slavery. The...
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Letter of Thanks to President Obama
Posted on March 24, 2013

New York, The following letter of thanks and congratulations was sent to President Obama on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly upon his return from visiting Israel, the Palestinian...

New York, The following letter of thanks and congratulations was sent to President Obama on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly upon his return from visiting Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. Dear Mr. President: We write to congratulate you for what was, in so many significant ways, a...
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Tradition and Change
Posted on March 20, 2013

By Elliot Salo SchoenbergMy father's yahrzeit is the week before Passover. He is gone now 26 years. He always led the seder wearing the same white and blue kippah. ...

By Elliot Salo SchoenbergMy father's yahrzeit is the week before Passover. He is gone now 26 years. He always led the seder wearing the same white and blue kippah. He loved eating boiled potatoes for karpas. He would read from the Silverman Haggadah. He filled a glass goblet...
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Resources for Passover and Shavuot
Posted on March 18, 2013

We hope you enjoy this collection of thought and inspiration for Passover and Shavuot. As Jewish communities around the world gather to sit at their seider tables this year, we...

We hope you enjoy this collection of thought and inspiration for Passover and Shavuot. As Jewish communities around the world gather to sit at their seider tables this year, we are thankful for the freedoms we experience every day, from generation to generation. These articles, which draw upon...
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Reflections on Redemption, National and Personal
Posted on March 18, 2013

By Gerry Skolnik Every year, as we prepare to celebrate the festival of Passover, I find myself struggling with the same issue. More than any other Jewish holiday, Passover lends...

By Gerry Skolnik Every year, as we prepare to celebrate the festival of Passover, I find myself struggling with the same issue. More than any other Jewish holiday, Passover lends itself to “universalization.” The theme of “from enslavement to redemption” seems to have become a part of the...
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Hodesh Tov - Nisan
Posted on March 12, 2013

"New Insights from the Mishnah"by Judith Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture at The Jewish Theological SeminaryDownload the Source SheetNote:...

"New Insights from the Mishnah"by Judith Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture at The Jewish Theological SeminaryDownload the Source SheetNote: this podcast is a section of the keynote address to be delivered by Judith Hauptman in Jerusalem this summer at the opening...
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RA and Jewish Lights Publishing Announce New Joint Publishing Imprint
Posted on February 21, 2013

NEW YORK – The Rabbinical Assembly and Jewish Lights, a leading publisher of books and LifeLights™ pastoral care resources that reflect the Jewish wisdom tradition for people of...

NEW YORK – The Rabbinical Assembly and Jewish Lights, a leading publisher of books and LifeLights™ pastoral care resources that reflect the Jewish wisdom tradition for people of all faiths and all backgrounds, announced the establishment of a new joint imprint. The new imprint will publish works of...
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