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Rabbinical Assembly mourns passing of Elie Wiesel z"l
Posted on July 3, 2016

The Rabbinical Assembly is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Elie Wiesel. A Holocaust survivor, best-selling author and Nobel laureate, Wiesel was the voice of our...

The Rabbinical Assembly is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Elie Wiesel. A Holocaust survivor, best-selling author and Nobel laureate, Wiesel was the voice of our collective moral conscience. We join the rest of the world in mourning one of its foremost champions of justice and human...
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U.S. Conservative Jews Welcome Pluralistic and Egalitarian prayer at the Kotel
Posted on June 17, 2016

The Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and the Masorti (Conservative) Movement in...

The Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and the Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel look forward to the implementation of the Kotel agreement that respects the many religious traditions of world...
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Rabbinical Assembly Statement on Denying Transfers of Firearms to Terrorists Amendment
Posted on June 16, 2016

NEW YORK – The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis; released the following statement regarding proposed amendment 4720 to the...

NEW YORK – The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis; released the following statement regarding proposed amendment 4720 to the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Bill filled by Senator Feinstein (D-CA): The...
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Conservative Rabbis Horrified by Orlando Shooting
Posted on June 9, 2016

NEW YORK – Early Sunday, a terrorist stormed a crowded nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and went on a shooting rampage, which left 49 people dead and 53 wounded— the worst mass...

NEW YORK – Early Sunday, a terrorist stormed a crowded nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and went on a shooting rampage, which left 49 people dead and 53 wounded— the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. In response to this weekend’s mass shooting, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international...
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Conservative Movement Affirms Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People
Posted on June 2, 2016

NEW YORK — In light of continued discrimination against individuals who are transgender or gender non-conforming, the world’s Conservative and Masorti rabbis for the first time...

NEW YORK — In light of continued discrimination against individuals who are transgender or gender non-conforming, the world’s Conservative and Masorti rabbis for the first time have passed a stand-alone resolution affirming the rights of such individuals. The resolution was one of 10...
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Joint Statement Regarding Meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu about Kotel Agreement
Posted on June 2, 2016

The following statement was released last night, June 1, 2016. Today, a delegation of senior North American Jewish leaders, representing the Jewish Federations of North America...

The following statement was released last night, June 1, 2016. Today, a delegation of senior North American Jewish leaders, representing the Jewish Federations of North America, the Union for Reform Judaism, the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism, the Conservative/Masorti movements, and...
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CJLS Update
Posted on April 12, 2016

The CJLS met this past week at JTS. During the meeting, the committee approved three teshuvot: The first teshuvah was on the permissibility of physician strikes by Jay...

The CJLS met this past week at JTS. During the meeting, the committee approved three teshuvot: The first teshuvah was on the permissibility of physician strikes by Jay Stein. Apart from responding to issues of changing health care, he collects sources about the role and importance of...
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Book Shuk-Sefer Store
Posted on March 25, 2016

Now that Siddur Lev Shalem has been published and its distribution is almost complete and now that all books published by the RA are available through our website, we would like...

Now that Siddur Lev Shalem has been published and its distribution is almost complete and now that all books published by the RA are available through our website, we would like to match colleagues who have books they no longer need and colleagues with limited resources who need siddurim and...
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