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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.
JTS Confers Honorary Degrees on RA Members
This past Tuesday, JTS confered honorary doctorates on the 41 RA Members listed below who have served in the rabbinate for 25 years or more. Gilah Dror, RA President, delivered greetings, and Jack Moline, RA Director of Public Policy, spoke on...
Skyping the Minyan
By David Lerner, Temple Emunah, Lexington, MA
Adapted from a synagogue bulletin article
Avram Reisner's 2001 CJLS teshuvah, "Wired to the Kadosh Barukh Hu: Minyan via Internet," explains that should the...
Evolve Conference 2011
A one-day conference at the offices of the Rabbinical Assembly to address the special concerns and interests of rabbis over the age of 50. After attending to the fundamentals of the job search process such as resume writing and interview skills, we...
MOCA Mondays: Interviewing 2.0
Listen to the recordingMOCA (Meditations on Career Advancement) is a teleconference for RA members about career development and best practices in the search process.Topic: Interviewing 2.0Presenter: Elliot SchoenbergDial-in info:...
MOCA Mondays: Writing a Rabbinic Resume
Listen to the recordingMOCA (Meditations on Career Advancement) is a teleconference for RA members about career development and best practices in the search process.Topic: Writing a Rabbinic ResumePresenter: Elliot SchoenbergDial-in info:...
The CORE - The Joint Bet Din: The Get
Listen to the recordingThe CORE is an interactive series of seminars for RA members to establish the basic components of the rabbinic work spectrum.Topic: The Joint Bet Din: The GetPresenters: Mayer Rabinowitz, Joseph ProuserDial-in...
Hodesh Tov - Heshvan
“The Sabbath Soul: Mystical Reflections on the Transformative Power of Holy Time”
by Eitan Fishbane, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought at the Jewish Theological...
The CORE - The Joint Bet Din: Marriage, Divorce, and Arbitration
Listen to the recordingThe CORE is an interactive series of seminars for RA members to establish the basic components of the rabbinic work spectrum.Topic: The Joint Bet Din: Marriage, Divorce, and ArbitrationPresenters: Mayer Rabinowitz, ...
Reimagining the Rabbinate - Jewish Social Justice
Listen to the recording The Reimagining the Rabbinate series features presentations from our colleagues who have made successful career transitions to areas outside the pulpit rabbinate. Topic: Jewish Social Justice Presenter: Jason...
Discretionary Fund Guidelines
The Rabbinical Assembly has official guidelines on the proper use of discretionary funds. Rabbis are expected to maintain the highest level of ethics and proper conduct when dispersing synagogue...