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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.
Conservative Movement Mission to Israel
Dear Colleagues,
Many of you have expressed interest in having a second solidarity mission to Israel within the next few weeks. The Conservative Movement wide mission to Israel will be from Monday August 18th through Thursday...
How Can I Describe the Indescribable?
By Rabbi Mauricio Balter, Eshel Avraham Congregation, Beer-Sheva
How can I describe the indescribable?
It doesn’t often happen that I am at a loss for words but today I am.
How can I describe the pain we feel every time we...
Israel Activities Update from Julie Schonfeld
Hevre,
As we approach Shabbat, I write at the end of over two weeks in which the RA had to suspend most of our regular activities to work in support of Israel. Since the days I spent in Israel on the Conference of Presidents Mission...
Mission to Israel Fourth Day Report - Thursday July 24, 2014
Update from Rabbi Jan Kaufman:
As you can imagine, the 24 hour FAA ban that was imposed on US carriers caused some of our mission participants to make alternate flight arrangements to return to North America. Larry Ritter and the staff...
Mission to Israel Third Day Report - Wednesday July 23, 2014
Update from Rabbi Jan Kaufman:
The impact of today’s program cannot begin to be measured. We spent part of the day at two of our kehillot and the other part at the Knesset.
Our day began at Kehillat Yair Ramot where the rabbi,...
Mission to Israel Second Day Report - Tuesday July 22, 2014
Update from Rabbi Jan Kaufman:
We had a very full day today from 7:30 this morning until 10:00 tonight. We began our day by davening with the Conservative Yeshiva at Congregation Moreshet Yisrael where its rabbi, Adam Frank, wished us a...
#RAinIsrael
View daily reports and photos of the RA-Masorti Emergency Solidarity Mission. Also follow us on Twitter for live updates from the mission.
First Day Report - Monday July 21, 2014
Second Day Report - Tuesday July 22,...
Mission to Israel First Day Report - Monday July 21, 2014
Update from Rabbi Jan Kaufman:
Over 40 people gathered at the Dan Panorama Hotel this evening to open the RA/Masorti Emergency Solidarity Mission. In addition to RA members from both the US and Israel, there were representatives of...
Rabbinical Assembly Mourns the Death of Israeli Soldiers in Operation Protective Edge
NEW YORK – The Rabbinical Assembly mourns the death of the Israeli soldiers who have lost their lives defending Israel and its people under Operation Protective Edge and offers its deepest sympathies and condolences to their families at...
Best Practices of the Transition Committee
Originally recorded on June 10, 2014 at the Eit Ratzon Transition...