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RA Convention 2013

June 25-28 2013, in Israel

Save the date for an unconventional convention.

Teshuvot of the CJLS

The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards publishes Teshuvot for the Conservative movement.

Hodesh Tov - Tammuz  
Posted on June 10, 2013

“Evolutionary Theory and Jewish Religious Practice”

by Paul Shrell-Fox, Professor of Family and ...

Hodesh Tov

“Evolutionary Theory and Jewish Religious Practice”

by Paul Shrell-Fox, Professor of Family and Community Studies, Schechter Institute

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Siddur Lev Shalem: The Joys and Travails of Translation  
Posted on June 5, 2013

By Ed Feld, Editor, Siddur Lev Shalem

Translating can be a dangerous business. The great English translator ...

By Ed Feld, Editor, Siddur Lev Shalem

RA Congratulates Susan Rice on her Appointment to National Security Advisor   
Posted on June 5, 2013

NEW YORK – In response to President Obama’s announcement today naming U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations ...

NEW YORK – In response to President Obama’s announcement today naming U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice as his new National Security Advisor, the Rabbinical Assembly released the statements below:

Julie Schonfeld said,

RA Saddened by Death of Senator Lautenberg  
Posted on June 3, 2013

NEW YORK – In response to the death today of Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Gerald Skolnik and Julie ...

NEW YORK – In response to the death today of Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Gerald Skolnik and Julie Schonfeld released the following statement:

During his almost 30 years in the Senate, Senator Frank Lautenberg was a true advocate for Israel and the Jewish community, ensuring that refugees from troubled nations could seek safe haven from religious persecution in the United States.

RA Praises Religious Affairs Ministry, Calls for Immediate Implementation of Local Selection of Religious Leadership by Israeli Communities  
Posted on May 31, 2013

Also calls for official, non-Orthodox administration of Robinson’s Arch

NEW YORK – In response to the ...

Also calls for official, non-Orthodox administration of Robinson’s Arch

NEW YORK – In response to the announcement by Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services that it will develop criteria enabling communities to select rabbis of their own choosing without regard to religious denomination, Gerald Skolnik and Julie Schonfeld issued the following statement:

Mazal Tov to the Newest RA Members  
Posted on May 28, 2013

 

 

The Rabbinical Assembly extends a hearty mazal tov to our new colleagues who were ordained ...

 

Incoming RA

 

Translation of Women of the Wall Jerusalem District Court Decision  
Posted on May 24, 2013

This April 2013 ruling of the Jerusalem District Court is a long-sought victory for the Women of the Wall. The ...

This April 2013 ruling of the Jerusalem District Court is a long-sought victory for the Women of the Wall. The decision coincides with active discussions between Jewish Agency President Natan Sharansky and Jewish communal leaders regarding a plan to renovate the Western Wall plaza to accommodate a greatly expanded, separate space for egalitarian prayer at Robinson’s Arch.

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