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(see: Background Information on the Israeli Supreme Court Case Regarding the Jewish Community in Uganda | The Rabbinical Assembly for additional context) Click here to read the below summary in Hebrew. The long awaited Supreme...

The question “Who is a Jew?” has been around for quite some time. Now the question being asked is who shall determine what constitutes a Jewish community? Many of you are familiar with the history of the Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda.

​ DOWNLOAD THE REPORT Dear Colleagues and Friends of Our RA: Upon creating the first human being, God quickly notes (Gen. 2:18), “לא טוב היות אדםLלבדוL-- It is not good for this Adam to be alone.” God quickly understands that Divine...

You bring the latkes. We'll bring the music and the kavannah. Every night of Hanukkah, we'll light the candles, hear brief words of Torah, chant the blessings together and sing a few of our favorite Hanukkah songs on Facebook Live...

With the help of our colleague Yael Buechler, our RA has compiled a playlist of popular American Jewish tunes, modern Israeli tunes, and niggunim, to help give you a burst of inspiration during this Hanukkah season and beyond. We hope you find this...

By Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal “I’m exhausted.” It’s not always the first response to my standard opening question, “How are you doing?” But when I’m talking to Jewish leaders both lay and professional, after we get through the usual,...

By Rabbi Melinda Zalma When people ask me why I became a Navy chaplain, I half-jokingly answer, “It was a great option for a summer job during rabbinical school.” After all, what could be better than getting paid to be in Newport, on per diem,...

The Babylonian Talmud, Berakhot 58a, records the blessing to recite...

In this clip from today, our colleague Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt from Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC speaks about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the United States Capitol. Earlier this week, Lauren also officiated at a Jewish...

We are thrilled to officially welcome Rabbis Ilana Garber and Sheryl Katzman to our Rabbinical Assembly team of full-time staff. Today, July 1, Ilana begins her position as our Director of Global Rabbinic Development and...