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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.
Reflections from Day One of Convention 2019 in Montreal
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...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Appalled by Chabad of Poway Shooting
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...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Appalled by Chabad of Poway Shooting
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...
Jerusalem Post Op-Ed: Let's Commit to Eradicating Modern Slavery by the Next Seder
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 (jpost.com) ...
Summer Rabbinic Learning Conference: Expanding the Jewish Canon, Expanding Your Rabbinic Repertoire
Co-sponsored by our Rabbinical Assembly, the Summer Rabbinic Learning Conference is a JTS program that brings rabbis to our New York campus for an intensive learning experience with JTS’s outstanding scholars.
Jewish learning...
Outdoor Retreat 2019
We are pleased to offer an Outdoor Retreat to take place from October 27-31, 2019 at Ramah Darom in Clayton, GA. Arrive to ATL airport by 3pm to take group transportation to Ramah Darom.
Join our fellow outdoor enthusiast colleagues...
RA Spotlight: Laurie Matzkin Merges Jewish Wisdom and Yoga
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...
Background Information on the Human Trafficking Letter
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...
The Rabbinical Assembly Appoints Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal As Chief Executive
New York – The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative/Masorti movement rabbis, announced today the selection of Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal of Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg, MD as its new chief executive.
Rabbi Debra...
Resolution on Voting Rights in the United States of America
Whereas many of our Jewish sages stress the importance of a community in which the people have a voice in the selection of their leaders as Hillel taught in Pirke Avot (2:5) “Do not separate yourself from the...