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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...

Dear Presidents,

The fourth question during the Seder is Sh’b’chol haleilot anu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m’subin, Halaylah hazeh kulanu m’subin – On all other nights we eat either sitting up or reclining, but...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...