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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
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Purim Song Sheet

This 1-page song sheet, prepared by Yossi Hoffman, contains the text, transliteration, and translation of popular songs for Purim.
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Al Ha-nissim

This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A
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Lighting the Hanukkah Candles: Blessings & Songs

Text, translation, and transliteration of the blessings and popular songs to accompany the lighting
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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.
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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.
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On Triage

In the current challenging times when hospitals are overrun with patients and lack sufficient personnel and material resources to treat them all as they normally would, deciding who gets what interventions...

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Global Gathering for Healing on Sunday, April 5

Our Rabbinical Assembly is excited to be a co-host for the Global Gathering for Healing on Sunday, April 5 at 7:00 PM Jerusalem time/12:00 noon ET on Facebook Live.

This is a free, live event that will be broadcast on the...

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Yizkor

Yizkor, the term often used to refer to Hazkarat Nefashot (the collective Memorial Service), has a deep resonance for those remembering loved ones. It originally took place only on Yom Kippur (on the eve of...

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Mikvah Guidance

Please find below a letter from Rabbi Joshua Heller, chair of the CJLS rites and ritual subcommittee providing guidance for communities affected by COVID-19. Thanks...

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Resolutions 2020: Voting Results

Dear Colleagues,

We want to thank everyone who voted on the resolutions last week. The resolutions all passed by a wide margin. The final forms of the resolutions, as ratified by our membership, have been posted to our...

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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...

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Conservative/Masorti Movement Statement on Gatherings and Communal Expectations of Leadership

March 25, 2020

In this unique and challenging moment, the Conservative/Masorti movement calls on its clergy, professionals, lay leaders, and participants to adhere to guidance provided by government and medical authorities and cancel or...

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Lifecycle

This page was updated on January 20, 2021.

The following are short answers by CJLS members in response to halakhic questions raised by COVID-19 on lifecycle events. Please note that these are not official responsa of the...

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Streaming Seder

Please find below a letter from Rabbi Joshua Heller, chair of the CJLS rites and ritual subcommittee providing guidance for communities affected by COVID-19. Thanks...

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Resolution Commending Dr. Arnold Eisen

Whereas Dr. Arnold M. Eisen has served The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) as Chancellor for the past thirteen years with distinction;

Whereas Chancellor Eisen...

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