Join Us for the Abayudaya Unity Benefit Concert

Ugandan Jews are no strangers to poverty and disease, but the most recent government lockdown measures to control the spread of COVID-19 have crippled their ability to succeed in that most basic of human activities: gathering food. And though...
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High Holy Days Preparations

Hevre, We hope this message finds you and your families well. Over the past several weeks, each of us - the CA, NAASE, RA, and USCJ - has been working with synagogue leadership and colleagues within and across our networks to address the...
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Count the Omer with Us

From the second night of Pesah until the night before Shavuot, we count the omer. In Siddur Lev Shalem, each week of the Omer has a theme and relevant texts to study. Each week we’ll post reflections and teachings on a theme of the...
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A Pesah Message from Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg

ם.בכל דור ודור חייב אדם לראות את עצמו כאילו הוא יצא ממצרי Every year we try to connect our current experience to the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Usually that has meant trying to imagine what enslavement would have been like. Fortunately...
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A Message from RA President Stewart Vogel

Dear Colleagues, While my installation as president, which was supposed to take place this past Monday in Los Angeles was postponed, I was honored to be installed and receive a blessing from Naomi Levy in an informal ceremony prior to a Zoom...
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Moving Forward: Our RA's 2019 Annual Report

Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure for us to present this report of our work from the past year to you. Our lay leaders, volunteers, and staff have made efforts to re-orient our work to reflect the 10 Bold Statements of the Our...
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Thank You for Another Successful Interview Week!

By Emily Hendel, Director of Career Services Published February 19, 2020 Last week, the Rabbinical Assembly hosted another successful Interview Week for graduating students from the Conservative Movement’s United States seminaries. The...
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Counting on Shabbat Shekalim

By Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin As we approach Shabbat Parshat Shekalim, we recall the Israelites’ wandering in the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt on their journey to the land of Israel. We remember on this special Shabbat that they...
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