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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.
A Time to Grieve, A Time to Teach
by Dr. Joshua Elkin
A Challenge to Parents and Educators: Teaching Children about Death and Dying
We live during a time when parents and educators are searching for ways in which to instill a sound value system within the...
Guide to the Hevrah Kadisha
Preamble
The Guide to the Hevrah Kadisha is to be regarded as complementary to the Guide to Funeral Practices of the United Synagogue. The Hevrah Kadisha is the name given to the congregational committee or organization whose purpose it is to...
The Lev Shalem Series
The Lev Shalem series includes:
for Shabbat & Festivals
Published in 2016
Siddur Lev Shalem
for Shabbat & Festivals
Published in 2016
Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and...
U.S. Jewish Movements: President Trump Must Fire Stephen Miller
White supremacy has no place in the White House
As entities who represent a broad diversity of American Jewish life, we share a deep concern about White House advisor Stephen Miller’s support for white supremacist ideology and the...
A Veteran's Day Message from Melinda Zalma
Melinda Zalma, Commander in the Reserve Component of the U.S. Navy and Program Director of the Center for Community Leadership at JCRC-NY, visited the Joint Placement Commission and Rabbinic Career Development Commission to speak about her years...
Interview Week FAQ
Who is eligible to participate in Interview Week?
A-size kehillot (250 member units or less), congregations of any size looking to fill assistant pulpit positions, and institutions (non-pulpit positions) are eligible to...
Supervisor Workshop
Join us for our joint Supervisor Workshop with USCJ.
Time:
12:00-12:45 PM EDT
Dates:
January 29, 2020 February 12, 2020 March 11, 2020 April 12, 2020 May 13, 2020 June 10,...
Webinar Series: Antisemitism in America Today
In an unprecedented collaboration, rabbis from the Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist movements and Jewish Community Relations Council and Jewish Federations professionals, will learn from three leading experts in...
RA Spotlight: Juan Mejia is Bringing Conservative/Masorti Judaism to Latin American Audiences
As part of our ongoing efforts to highlight the wonderful diversity of the Conservative/Masorti rabbinate, we spoke with our colleague Juan Mejia, who has been providing needed materials and guidance to Jewish people and potential converts in...
Remembering the Attack in Pittsburgh: A Message from Our Chief Executive
Dear Colleagues,
As the anniversary of the murders of our brothers and sisters approaches (on Sunday, October 27, and the yahrzeit on Shabbat, 18 Heshvan-November 16), we join as colleagues throughout the world in mourning with the...
As the anniversary of the murders of our brothers and sisters approaches (on Sunday, October 27, and the yahrzeit on Shabbat, 18 Heshvan-November 16), we join as colleagues throughout the world in mourning with the...