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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
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.
Al Ha-nissim for Yom Ha-atzmaut
Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat, Festivals, and Weekdays incorporated a new Al Ha-nissim prayer, which was modeled on the versions recited at Hanukkah and on Purim into the Amidah and Birkat Ha-mazon.
Bereavement Drop-In - The Book Reads Differently As We Enter These Days of Awe
The Book Reads Differently As We Enter These Days of AweJoin our colleague, Stephanie Dickstein, for a one-hour drop-in bereavement group, focusing on personal loss. This group is for colleagues who have endured any loss within the past 18 months.
Bereavement Drop-In - Remembering Sweetness: Mourning a Spouse or Partner as We Enter the High Holidays
Remembering Sweetness: Mourning a Spouse or Partner as We Enter the High HolidaysJoin our colleague, Stephanie Dickstein, for a one-hour drop-in bereavement group, focusing on personal loss. This group is for colleagues who have endured the loss of...
Healthcare & Community Chaplains Community of Practice
Join our colleague Mary Brett Koplen, for an interactive discussion of our understandings of hope. How do we engage in the concept of hope personally and professionally? We will explore hope as an expansive and polyvocal concept, expanding the idea...
L’Dor va-Dor: The Hidden Currents (February)
In any family system, beneath the visible rituals flow invisible rivers of anxiety management, transmitted through generations. This session uncovers those currents and their impact on rabbinic leadership. In this highly interactive, 90-minute...
Mordecai Kaplan and His Talmidim
Having taught at JTS for over fifty years, Mordecai Kaplan encountered generations of students. Some took to his ideas, others rejected them, and still others left his classroom scratching their heads. Please join Jenna Weissman Joselit, author of...
Principles of Supervision for New Rabbis
This program, led by Michelle Brody is an overview of the mindsets, behaviors and processes that lead to strong supervisory relationships. Topics include: how to manage performance, motivate and empower, build collaborative teams, understand your...
Bereavement Drop-In - Remembering Sweetness: Mourning a Spouse or Partner as We Enter the High Holidays
Remembering Sweetness: Mourning a Spouse or Partner as We Enter the High HolidaysJoin our colleague, Stephanie Dickstein, for a one-hour drop-in bereavement group, focusing on personal loss. This group is for colleagues who have endured the loss of...
