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Guide to Jewish Funeral Practice
Introduction
A Jewish funeral is a sacred rite and should be invested with both dignity and simplicity as taught by Jewish tradition.
The family of the deceased should consult the Rabbi when death occurs. Preplanning is encouraged.
Organ Donation
The Mitzvah of Organ Donation
by Joseph H. Prouser From The United Synagogue Review, Spring 1997 Organ Transplants and Donor Cards
by David Golinkin Responsa for Today
Relevant Teshuvot: Leonard...
by Joseph H. Prouser From The United Synagogue Review, Spring 1997 Organ Transplants and Donor Cards
by David Golinkin Responsa for Today
Relevant Teshuvot: Leonard...
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...
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...