from the Rabbinical Assembly: Holiday Resources, Anniversary of 9/11

RA News  September 2013 - Tishrei 5774  In this issue: Syria Call Summary | Anniversary of 9/11 | Hodesh Tov Holiday Resources Resources for the upcoming holidays (be sure log in as a member to access all of the materials): Yom Kippur Source sheets, CJLS teshuvot, and full texts like Kol Nidrei Sukkot Rituals of Sukkot | The Sukkah | The Arba'ah Minim Sh'mini Atzeret/Simhat Torah Includes a songsheet, texts, and kavannot Upcoming Events   Pastoral Care | Oct 8 JOIN Conference | Oct 28-29 Retirement Planning | Oct 30 Career Development | Nov 7 For RA Women | Dec 9-10  For Campus Rabbis | Dec 12 Rav HaMakhshir | Dec 15-19     Movement Postings View upcoming programs and info from Conservative Movement affiliates.   Syria Call with Ben Rhodes: Summary Yesterday the Rabbinical Assembly had the privilege of co-hosting a conference call with Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, to discuss the events unfolding in Syria and the President's response to them. The call, which was also sponsored by the CCAR, RRC, and RCA, involved close to 700 rabbis and Jewish professionals... [read more] Resources on the Anniversary of 9/11 These resources include reflections solicited by the RA in the weeks following 9/11/01. From the introduction to those reflections:   "Our lives will never be the same after September 11, 2001. Every time you get on an airplane, train, go to a ballgame or think about the World Trade Center, your life has changed. Six thousand innocent human beings lost their lives. The United States is involved in a serious military action and the entire country, in fact, the entire world, is on a heightened state of alert..." [read more]   View the Resources (photo source) Hodesh Tov: Tishrei  "The Non-Fasting Shatz"  By Gail Labovitz, Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies   Listen to the podcast