Despite our difficulties and challenges, we have much to be grateful for: our resilience and inner resources, our families and friends, our shul community, and technology which allows to remain in touch, despite being physically distanced. I think that the bracha Shehecheyanu is entirely appropriate this Thanksgiving—and I am certain that when I recite it, I will do so with special feeling and poignancy!

Download the Reader here, and use it at your Table.

We make special prayers for those who are ill at every Shabbat Morning service and during our Monday & Thursday Minyanim. Since the onset of the pandemic, we have been adding a special Mi SheBayrach for those who have contracted the coronavirus.

Or better yet: why not join us for the 9:00am weekday morning minyan, and read the Psalm (in English) just before we include the name of your family member, friend or acquaintance in the Mi SheBayrach

Please call me for your free access code if you would like to participate

Following on the success of our direct-to-public programming for Tikkun Leil Shavuot and Selihot, and in a continuing effort to help our rabbis and congregations during these trying times, the RA, USCJ, JTS and Ziegler are excited to announce a joint initiative to offer high quality adult education opportunities to all those interested in participating. ScholarStream is a four part series which will give communities the opportunity to learn from some of the world’s leading scholars and engage deeply with our texts and traditions.

Join Ziegler faculty as they explore issues related to race, gender equality, intersectionality, and building a democracy of the future. Download the full descriptions for each Ziegler session here.

Any questions email Max Arad at marad@rabbinicalassembly.org.

Fridays at 11:30 am (using the new Zoom logins)  - but not this week!

SPECIAL GUEST STARS:

and Starring more than 50 performers from the Yiddish and Broadway stage

Special audio greeting by Carol Burnett:

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday December 8th 2020 7:00pm

Register here.

As lovers of Jewish music, you probably already know what a groundbreaking and important contribution The Milken Archive of Jewish Music: The American Experience has already made to the Jewish world. What you may not have known is that many of the Conservative Movement's most prominent cantors, CA members all, recorded extensively for that years-long project.

For five more weeks, through December 21, every Monday at 8:00 PM ET, we'll be bringing you their stories and their music. Cantors on Record will feature live interviews with the artists and the music they recorded along with archival photos.

This week, Dr. Mark Kligman of UCLA's Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music steps into the role of host to interview our regular host, Hazzan Elizabeth Shammash.

Register here.

For a press release to share with your congregation or organization, please click here.

To learn more about our session with Frank London, click here.

To learn more about David Amram's session, click here.

For more information about all our programs, click here.

http://reshetramah.org/ramah-college-network/ 

RCN Campuses   http://reshetramah.org/ramah-college-network-schools/

RCN Coordinators  http://reshetramah.org/ramah-college-network/rcn-coordinators/

Masorti on Campus  http://masorticampus.org

Be a part of The Z3 Project, a virtual experience during the week of Hanukkah, Dec. 10-17, 2020. Join artists, performers, speakers, and regular folks from around the world as we reimagine Diaspora-Israel relations in an online communal experience like none other. 

The 2020 gathering will be 100% online, during the eight days of Hanukkah, from December 10 through December 17, 2020. On each day, we will premiere exclusive Main Stage conversations, alongside feature articles and educational videos. In addition, there will be local conversations hosted by JCCs from around the globe. Keep your eyes on the program for up to date information.

The $36 registration fee gives you an all-access pass to every aspect of the global Z3 Experience, including voting rights in the Z3 Giving Circle. Proceeds from ticket sales will support seven programs at partner JCCs worldwide, based on votes by ticket holders, with final results revealed during the closing session. This is Z3's new spin on Hanukkah - until the very end of this eight-day virtual experience, you have a stake and a say in our future: your money, your vote, and your voice.

Last Wednesday’s Coffee Talk guest, YIVO’s Dr. Stefanie Halpern, directed me to the YIVO UTUBE Channel:

and to the YIVO Calendar of Classes and Events:    

YAG The Movie | Nov 21, 9pm ET

Seated in Seclusion: Breslov Hasidim and Contemporary Design | Nov. 23, 1pm EST

AFIPO Presents: An Evening with the Directors of Netflix's Lenox Hill | Nov. 24, 8:20pm EST

We invite you to join us for a special, pre-Thanksgiving conversation with Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash—directors of the hit Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill, created in honor of the frontline healthcare workers of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eshkol Nevo Presents The Last Interview | Nov 23, 1pm EST

As part of the SPS and JBC Book Series, Eshkol Nevo, internationally best-selling author of Three Floors Up, presents his latest novel The Last Interview, a literary page-turner that delves into the deepening cracks in a carefully constructed public persona. 

92Y: The Emerson String Quartet and Yefim Bronfman | Nov 19, 7:30pm ET

Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival | Through Nov 21

GPJFF is beyond excited to celebrate its 40th year this season with its annual Fall Festival. Two weeks of the best in Jewish international cinema on our new virtual platform. Use discount code 40GPJewish#yisrael for $3 off any of our Israeli films.

The Transmeet Science and Art Festival | Nov 19-20

Rooms2020 and Q&A | Nov 22, 1:30pm ET

The Other Israel Film Festival | Dec 3-10