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Our RA at the Border: Updates from Juarez and El Paso
Posted on August 27, 2019
This week, I traveled to El Paso and Juarez with a small delegation of HIAS leadership. We spent time both in El Paso and Juarez. We did not go to any ICE detention centers but we...
Webinar Recording: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and the U.S./Mexico Border
Posted on August 22, 2019
This webinar covers the following topics: Refugee Resettlement in the U.S. This webinar provides an up-to-the-minute update on the Administration’s moves to sharply cut...
International Seminar for Halakhic Study, Fall 2019
Posted on August 7, 2019
The CJLS is sponsoring the International Seminar for Halakhic Study, a day on which Conservative/Masorti communities will come together to study a specific teshuvah of the CJLS....
Webinar Recording: Handguns in Israel
Posted on July 31, 2019
If you thought that there's no problem with gun violence in Israel - this webinar recording is for you. Learn about the "Gun Free Kitchen Tables" לא אקדח על שלחן...
RA Spotlight: David Krishef on Handling Transitions and Engaging in Public Dialogue
Posted on July 23, 2019
As part of our ongoing efforts to highlight the wonderful diversity of the Conservative/Masorti rabbinate, we spoke with our colleague David Krishef, who has been working at a...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Expresses Anger at Immigrant Detention Centers
Posted on June 25, 2019
The Conservative/Masorti movement of Judaism expressed intense anger today at the status of immigrant detention in the United States, particularly reports of children being held...
3 Ways to Take a Stand Against Gun Violence
Posted on June 12, 2019
"An act of violence is an act of desecration." -Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel The Rabbinical Assembly calls on every person who stands against gun violence to...
RA Spotlight: Rachel Isaacs is Nurturing Small Town Jewish Life
Posted on June 4, 2019
As part of our ongoing efforts to highlight the wonderful diversity of the Conservative/Masorti rabbinate, we spoke with our colleague Rachel Isaacs, an openly gay rabbi who has...