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A Meditation on the Tragedies of Recent Days
Posted on July 23, 2012

From RA President Gerry SkolnikDear Friends and Colleagues,  The month of Av has come upon us in a manner true to historical form. Mishenikhnas Av, m'ma'atin b'simhah......

From RA President Gerry SkolnikDear Friends and Colleagues,  The month of Av has come upon us in a manner true to historical form. Mishenikhnas Av, m'ma'atin b'simhah... When the month of Av begins, we are told, we are instructed to diminish our joy. Sadly, a week of violence and tragedy all...
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Hodesh Tov - Av
Posted on July 20, 2012

"Prophet of a New Paradigm: What the Ba'al Shem Tov's Pillar Prayer Can Teach the Children of Abraham Today"by Aubrey Glazer, Jewish Community Center of Harrison

"Prophet of a New Paradigm: What the Ba'al Shem Tov's Pillar Prayer Can Teach the Children of Abraham Today"by Aubrey Glazer, Jewish Community Center of Harrison
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A Prayer in Response to the Terror Attack in Bulgaria
Posted on July 18, 2012

By Menachem CreditorDear God, It is just too much. On the eighteenth anniversary of the attack that killed eighty-seven of our brothers and sisters in Buenos Aires, we have lost...

By Menachem CreditorDear God, It is just too much. On the eighteenth anniversary of the attack that killed eighty-seven of our brothers and sisters in Buenos Aires, we have lost more of our family, this time in Bulgaria. Again. It is just too much.  So many people, on their way to enjoy Your...
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Conservative Movement Condemns Decision to Outlaw Circumcision in Germany
Posted on June 29, 2012

Masorti Olami, Masorti Europe and the Rabbinical Assembly of Europe join the Central Council of Jews in Germany in condemning the decision of the district Court in Cologne to...

Masorti Olami, Masorti Europe and the Rabbinical Assembly of Europe join the Central Council of Jews in Germany in condemning the decision of the district Court in Cologne to outlaw circumcision of baby boys.View the Statement
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RA Affirms Health Care as a Jewish Moral Imperative & Applauds Supreme Court Decision
Posted on June 28, 2012

NEW YORK – The Supreme Court today decided to uphold the Affordable Care Act.  On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international umbrella organization for Conservative...

NEW YORK – The Supreme Court today decided to uphold the Affordable Care Act.  On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international umbrella organization for Conservative rabbis, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, the RA’s executive vice president, and Rabbi Gerry Skolnik, RA president, released the...
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Worldwide Help for People with Disabilities
Posted on June 28, 2012

Our president and executive vice president sent this letter to members of the senate foreign relations committee to encourage the ratification of the United Nations Convention on...

Our president and executive vice president sent this letter to members of the senate foreign relations committee to encourage the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. RA LetterInterfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition statement
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Incitement by Chief Rabbi Amar
Posted on June 21, 2012

The Rabbinical Assembly is outraged by a letter issued on official Israeli government stationery by Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar, calling for a rally at his office...

The Rabbinical Assembly is outraged by a letter issued on official Israeli government stationery by Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar, calling for a rally at his office this coming Tuesday. The language used in the statement is inflammatory and inciting, referring to our members as “...
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Hodesh Tov - Tammuz
Posted on June 20, 2012

"Performance Theory's Impact on Jewish Liturgy"by Jeffrey Hoffman, Rabbi in Residence, The Academy for Jewish Religion

"Performance Theory's Impact on Jewish Liturgy"by Jeffrey Hoffman, Rabbi in Residence, The Academy for Jewish Religion
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