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Answer Our Prayers: Remarks at the National Cathedral Gun Violence Vigil
Posted on December 21, 2012

Julie Schonfeld spoke today at the National Cathedral Gun Violence Vigil, where leaders in the Jewish community joined together with Roman Catholics, Episcopalians,...

Julie Schonfeld spoke today at the National Cathedral Gun Violence Vigil, where leaders in the Jewish community joined together with Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Muslims, Baptists, Methodists, Quakers, Evangelicals, Sikhs and other faiths to call for increased gun control.Her remarks...
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Gun Control Resources for Leaders in the Jewish Community
Posted on December 20, 2012

Why does this issue strike a chord in the Jewish community? This statement from the Conservative Movement and these sources on Gun Control help to frame the issue; articles by...

Why does this issue strike a chord in the Jewish community? This statement from the Conservative Movement and these sources on Gun Control help to frame the issue; articles by Julie Schonfeld and David Lerner also help to put it into perspective as a Jewish issue at its core. These resources,...
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RA Deeply Saddened by the Loss of Senator Daniel Inouye
Posted on December 20, 2012

NEW YORK – On December 17, Senator Daniel Inouye passed away, after a career in public service spanning seven decades. On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, Gerald Skolnik, RA...

NEW YORK – On December 17, Senator Daniel Inouye passed away, after a career in public service spanning seven decades. On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, Gerald Skolnik, RA President, and Julie Schonfeld, RA Executive Vice President, issued the following statement expressing the RA’s sorrow...
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Conservative Movement Leaders Express Need for Restrictions on Gun Ownership
Posted on December 17, 2012

NEW YORK – In response to Friday’s tragedy in Newtown, Conn., the leadership of Conservative Judaism, which includes the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of...

NEW YORK – In response to Friday’s tragedy in Newtown, Conn., the leadership of Conservative Judaism, which includes the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, together issued the following statement: The sacred Jewish text the Mishnah teaches that every human life is...
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A Prayer in Wake of a School Shooting
Posted on December 14, 2012

by Menachem CreditorIn mourning and solidarity with the community of Newtown, ConnecticutAdonai,Your children and teachers are dead and wounded.  Our souls are...

by Menachem CreditorIn mourning and solidarity with the community of Newtown, ConnecticutAdonai,Your children and teachers are dead and wounded.  Our souls are burning with anguish. Until When, Adonai?! (Ps. 6:4)How long must we fear? You have given us the tools of progress,...
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Hodesh Tov - Tevet
Posted on December 14, 2012

"A Second Look at Judaism and the Environment"by Eliezer Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, The Jewish Theological Seminary

"A Second Look at Judaism and the Environment"by Eliezer Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, The Jewish Theological Seminary
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Treasuring a Timeless Message
Posted on December 10, 2012

Gerry Skolnik participated with over a dozen colleagues in the Masorti Solidarity Mission to Israel. By Gerry Skolnik As the festival of Hanukkah approaches, hanukkiyot -...

Gerry Skolnik participated with over a dozen colleagues in the Masorti Solidarity Mission to Israel. By Gerry Skolnik As the festival of Hanukkah approaches, hanukkiyot - Hanukkah menorahs - seem to sprout from every public building in Israel, from where I am writing. As often as not, the...
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Inspired by Noam: Day 1 of the Masorti Solidarity Mission to Israel
Posted on December 4, 2012

Julie Schonfeld participated with over a dozen colleagues in the Masorti Solidarity Mission to Israel.Her experiences on the first day follow below:By Julie Schonfeld In the...

Julie Schonfeld participated with over a dozen colleagues in the Masorti Solidarity Mission to Israel.Her experiences on the first day follow below:By Julie Schonfeld In the United States, it often seems that our discussions about religious pluralism in Israel take on one of two tones: the...
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