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The text recited at a siyum, including Kaddish D'ithad'ta.

It is traditional to hold a siyum on the day before Passover so as to circumvent the fast of the firstborn. Since the fast of the firstborn is not biblically mandated, participation...

This material was prepared by Ashira Konigsburg. It contains texts and translations that you might find useful in teaching about Pesah.

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By Julie Schonfeld

Originally posted in The Washington Post

This week’s Supreme Court hearings on the president’s health care plan will likely generate this court’s signature decision of a generation. That but a few of the...

“How to Tell a Story: Two Mishnaic Conceptions of the Haggadah"

by Moshe Benovitz, Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, Schechter...

By Mark Greenspan

Today we begin preparation for Passover.
On Shabbat Ha-Hodesh,
We remember how our ancestors,
Enslaved and oppressed in Egypt,
Who set aside a lamb and prepared for the night when
God would...

Please check back, as the schedule is being updated as information comes in.

Program at a Glance
Note: Times are subject to...

The following teachers will be presenting at our convention this year:

Aaron Alexander
Associate Dean, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Bradley Shavit Artson
Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean's Chair, Ziegler School of...

“Food and Identity in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam"

by David Freidenreich, Pulver Family Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Colby...

By Jack Moline, Director of Public Policy, RA

Anyone who engages in advocacy on behalf of a religious community has to puzzle over the role of religion in the deliberations of the United States government.

I have been privy to some...

By Simon Greer, President and CEO, Nathan Cummings Foundation

Seven years ago, when I was beginning my first job at a Jewish organization, a prominent rabbi shared an insight that stuck with me. He said that the network of social service...