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Transforming Mid-Week Religious School: The Shaare Torah Story
By Jacob Blumenthal, Shaare Torah, Gaithersburg, MD
The Challenge:Over the past 18 months, Shaare Torah has been undergoing a "2020 Reflections" process, talking with our congregants as we determine the radical changes needed...
Repentance
"Repentance" by David H. Lincoln (pp. 412) in The Observant Life
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Individuals with Disabilities
"Individuals with Disabilities" by Edward M. Friedman (pp. 831) in The Observant Life
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The Halakhah of Co-Workers
"Among Co-Workers" by Barry J. Leff (pp. 529) in The Observant Life
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The Halakhah of Advertising
"Commerce" by Jacob Blumenthal (pp. 491) in The Observant Life
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RA and USCJ Welcome Decision by Women of the Wall to Work toward Kotel Plan
NEW YORK – In response to today’s announcement that Women of the Wall’s leadership has agreed to enter into discussions with the Israeli government regarding the proposal to establish an egalitarian section at the Western Wall Plaza, in keeping...
RA Saddened by the Passing of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
NEW YORK – Upon hearing the news of the death Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Haim Ovadia Yosef z”l, Julie Schonfeld released the following statement:
"We are saddened today to hear of the passing of a prolific...
Hodesh Tov - Heshvan
“Out of Zion: Rabbinic Travel in the 4th Century”
by Mordecai Schwartz, adjunct assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS; Marion and Norman Kanzman charitable foundation distinguished scholar at the Pre-Collegiate Learning...
Conference Call with Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna
Listen to the RecordingThe Pew Research Center released a comprehensive survey of U.S. Jews. In this conference call for RA members, Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna, one of the advisors for the Pew study, will evaluate the data from the survey as related to...