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Eit Ratzon 2024
Join us for our professional development trainings this July and August! Sessions are open to all RA members (free) and any non-RA rabbi serving a USCJ congregation ($36/session):
First 100 Days
Wednesday, July...
Constituting a Minyan by Means of Virtual Technology
Two papers have been adopted by the Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee for Jewish Law and Standards addressing the possibility of constituting a minyan over virtual technology. The first paper is by Rabbi Joshua Heller, who by arguing for a...
Masorti Journal
In 2023, Masorti: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism was launched to revive Conservative...
Selected Sugyot of Masekhet Rosh Hashanah: When Sounding the Shofar is a Mitzvah and/or a Prohibition
Wednesday, September 11; 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT / 7:00 pm Israel Time
Looking for in-depth Talmud study that will also provide homer lidrush for the upcoming High Holiday season? In this four-part series, our colleague Marcus Mordecai...
Selected Sugyot of Masekhet Rosh Hashanah: Kingship, Remembrance, and Shofar Verses and the Order of the Shofar Blasts
Wednesday, September 4; 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT / 7:00 pm Israel TimeLooking for in-depth Talmud study that will also provide homer lidrush for the upcoming High Holiday season? In this four-part series, our colleague Marcus Mordecai...
Selected Sugyot of Masekhet Rosh Hashanah: The Meaning(s) of the Sounds of the Shofar Blasts
Wednesday, August 21st; 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT / 7:00 pm Israel Time
Looking for in-depth Talmud study that will also provide homer lidrush for the upcoming High Holiday season? In this four-part series, our colleague Marcus Mordecai...
Pesah Guide 5784
The Rabbinical Assembly Pesah guide, which can be downloaded here, outlines the policies and procedures relevant to the preparation of a kosher for Pesah home in accordance with the principles of Conservative Judaism's understanding of Jewish...