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The Rabbinical Assembly extends a hearty mazal tov to our new colleagues who were ordained at the ordination ceremonies of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and the Jewish Theological Seminary:

This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.

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We are glad that many RA members joined us for the 2012 RA convention in Atlanta. Thanks again to Shalom Lewis and Josh Heller and the entire Convention committee for their hard work in making this event such a success.

The media coverage of Convention was extensive, including articles in JTA, CNN, LA Times, Haaretz, Maariv, Yediot, and more.

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