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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.
The Power of the Rabbinical Assembly Network
by Amy Bardack
I was a half-mile away at Congregation Beth Shalom when I heard about the shooting at Tree of Life. As the director of Jewish life and learning at the Jewish Federation here in Pittsburgh, I was part of the...
Eit Ratzon 2019: A Seminar on Employment Transition
Where: Jewish Theological Seminary (3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027)
Instructors: Rabbi Elliot Salo Schoenberg (Global Director of Rabbinic Career Development, Rabbinical Assembly), Dr. Suzanne Stier, and the staff of USCJ
This...
A Conversation with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On the evening of March 25, 1968, ten days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., zikhrono livrakhah, appeared at the sixty-eighth annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly. In anticipation of Martin Luther King,...
Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
On the evening of March 25, 1968, ten days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., zikhrono livrakhah, appeared at the sixty-eighth annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly. We invite you to read the transcript of that...
Publications Director
The Rabbinical Assembly, the international membership organization of Conservative rabbis is hiring a Publications Director.
Responsibilities:
Strategy:
Create a business model for the department including...
Convention 2019 Schedule
Sunday, May 5th
1:00 PM: Registration Opens
2:00 - 3:30 PM: Meet and Greet Reception
3:00 - 4:15 PM: Creative Workshops
Activities will include yoga, sing along, meditation, dance, improv, visual...
Watch Now: MOCA Monday on MBTI Personality Inventory
The best tune up of your rabbinate: Using the Myers Briggs (MBTI), the most reliable personality type inventory for rabbis.
For decades the MBTI has been used by corporations, foundations and universities for personal...
Time to Act for the Rohingya
The Rabbinical Assembly 2018 Resolution on the Rohingya Crisis calls for us to take action to move our elected officials to stop the genocide of the Rohingya people in Burma. An important Resolution, H. Res. 1091 is going to be voted upon soon...
We Are One: Pittsburgh Shloshim Commemoration
Dear Friends,
We know that some of our colleagues are interested in solemnizing the shloshim of the attack on the Tree of Life Congregation and New Light Congregation in Pittsburgh. We are inspired and strengthened by the...
We're Proud to Present the Full Summary of Our Strategic Plan
We are excited to present to you the full summary of our RA Strategic Plan in English, Hebrew, and Spanish. Thank you to all of you who took the time to respond to our survey, participate in a 1:1 or zoom meeting, or send us comments. We are...