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By Rabbi Mark Greenspan, Oceanside Jewish Center, Oceanside, NYA Hanukkah Prayer: We are the Miracle!As we celebrate the festival of lightsAnd this season of miraclesWe are remindedThat the real miracle of HanukkahIs not the bit of oil that burned for eight daysNor the military victory of the...

NEW YORK – Today, the Senate confirmed Rabbi David Saperstein as the first non-Christian ambassador at large for international religious freedom. The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis, applauds Rabbi Saperstein’s appointment and shares its...

Rabbinical Assembly Creates New App for the iPhone GenerationNEW YORK – In a move to give individuals the tools to fully experience Judaism in their everyday lives, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis has created a new smartphone app. Sanctifull, as...

Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney, Maryland offers sign language interpretation at shabbat morning services once a month. A member of the congregation approached Rabbi Jonah Layman and asked for his High Holiday sermons in advance so that she could sign to her cousin. Rabbi Layman then asked if...

The Rabbinical Assembly is excited to present a new app for ios: Sanctifull. It includes Hebrew, English, Transliteration, and audio examples of the traditional blessings (from blessings before and after food, seeing a rainbow, and many other experiences) and new kavvanot for each. We have also...

By Rabbi Julie SchonfeldOriginally posted on The Jerusalem PostFor the first time in Israel’s history, the Jewish state has passed a law that criminalizes a purely private religious act that harms no one and subjects persons who engage in that act to time in prison. Israeli Jews who...

On September 15, 2014, Tablet, an online magazine which calls itself “A New Read on Jewish Life” published a piece by Yair Rosenberg - “15 American Rabbis You Haven’t Heard Of, But Should”. Since five of these fifteen are our colleagues (and of course many of us have heard of them!), this article...

NEW YORK – Following yesterday’s vote by the Israeli Ministerial Committee for legislation upholding a law that prohibits private wedding ceremonies including a penalty of up to two years’ imprisonment for both the rabbi and couple, The Rabbinical Assembly’s executive...

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First Night: For Religious Freedom
Posted on December 16, 2014
By Rabbi Mark Greenspan, Oceanside Jewish Center, Oceanside, NYA Hanukkah Prayer: We are the Miracle!As we celebrate the festival of lightsAnd this season of miraclesWe are...

Conservative Rabbis Release New Blessings
Posted on December 15, 2014
Rabbinical Assembly Creates New App for the iPhone GenerationNEW YORK – In a move to give individuals the tools to fully experience Judaism in their everyday lives, the Rabbinical...

Inclusion Efforts in Our Communities: Shaare Tefila Congregation
Posted on December 15, 2014
Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney, Maryland offers sign language interpretation at shabbat morning services once a month. A member of the congregation approached Rabbi Jonah...

Sanctifull
Posted on December 15, 2014
The Rabbinical Assembly is excited to present a new app for ios: Sanctifull. It includes Hebrew, English, Transliteration, and audio examples of the traditional blessings (from...

Criminalizing Marriage in Israel
Posted on December 4, 2014
By Rabbi Julie SchonfeldOriginally posted on The Jerusalem PostFor the first time in Israel’s history, the Jewish state has passed a law that criminalizes a purely private...

Rabbi Jason Rubenstein: A Passion for Diversity
Posted on December 4, 2014
On September 15, 2014, Tablet, an online magazine which calls itself “A New Read on Jewish Life” published a piece by Yair Rosenberg - “15 American Rabbis You Haven’t Heard Of,...