This week, a delegation of leaders from our RA, USCJ, JTS, Ziegler, Mercaz USA, Masorti Israel, Masorti Foundation, and Masorti/Mercaz Olami met with Israel's new…
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Hashkeiveinu for the Victims of Surfside
July 15, 2021
By Rabbi Karen Reiss Medwed
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By Rabbi Karen Reiss Medwed
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Prayer for the Victims of Surfside and Their Families
July 13, 2021
By Rabbi Jonathan Berkun
Psalm 130
שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ ה'׃
A song of ascents. Out of the depths I call You, O LORD.
אֲדֹנָי֮ שִׁמְעָ֢ה…
By Rabbi Jonathan Berkun
Psalm 130
שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ ה'׃
A song of ascents. Out of the depths I call You, O LORD.
אֲדֹנָי֮ שִׁמְעָ֢ה בְק֫וֹלִ֥י תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה אׇ֭זְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת לְ֝ק֗וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃
O…
New Teshuvah: Are We There Yet? Pandemic’s End, and What Happens Then
July 8, 2021
As the pandemic began, the CJLS took decisive action to offer timely guidance for communities navigating unprecedented circumstances. Though the pandemic has not ended, for many…
As the pandemic began, the CJLS took decisive action to offer timely guidance for communities navigating unprecedented circumstances. Though the pandemic has not ended, for many communities a “return to normal” has begun or is at least being contemplated, and the members of the CJLS are…
Rabbi Rick Sherwin's Prayer for Juneteenth
June 18, 2021
WE ARE STILL WAITING
By Rabbi Rick Sherwin
All-Embracing God,
July 4, 1776 – You gave wisdom to our country
To fulfill Your command:
“Proclaim liberty throughout the Land…
WE ARE STILL WAITING
By Rabbi Rick Sherwin
All-Embracing God,
July 4, 1776 – You gave wisdom to our country
To fulfill Your command:
“Proclaim liberty throughout the Land
To all of its inhabitants”
All
And the insight…
Rabbinical Assembly, United Synagogue Congratulate New Israeli Government
June 13, 2021
In response to the Israeli Knesset’s election of Naftali Bennett as the country’s next prime minister, and the approval of a new governing coalition, with Yair Lapid as Alternate…
In response to the Israeli Knesset’s election of Naftali Bennett as the country’s next prime minister, and the approval of a new governing coalition, with Yair Lapid as Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) and United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ…
Response to Today's Article Published in the Forward
June 1, 2021
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to inform you of a story that was published today in the Forward newspaper. The article describes a case that reportedly came before the Va’ad…
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to inform you of a story that was published today in the Forward newspaper. The article describes a case that reportedly came before the Va’ad HaKavod a couple of years ago. The practice of the Rabbinical Assembly and its Va’ad HaKavod is to refrain…