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On Tuesday, January 28 President Donald Trump released his “deal of the century” plan for Middle East peace, called Peace to Prosperity, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Below, you will find RA resolutions, statements from Jewish...

When antisemitism strikes our community, we stand up and stand together. On Sunday, January 5 we marched through the streets of New York City with the UJA-Federation of New York and numerous co-sponsors – proud, united, and strong. We were...

Blog post written by David Haas Reflection 1: The RA Mission to Uganda Had an Impact “My life will change as a result of the experiences on this trip” said Rabbi Gideon Estes of Houston, TX. He was talking about the deep spiritual...

The Rabbinical Assembly was honored this month to be the convener of a webinar series co-hosted with the CCAR (the Reform Rabbinic organization), the RCA (the mainstream Orthodox Rabbinic organization), and the RRA (the...

by Renee Ghert-Zand Every year, Ramah campers leave at the end of the summer having learned new things that they can incorporate into their lives at home. It could be more Hebrew, how to chant Torah, or how to do a layup on the basketball...

Melinda Zalma, Commander in the Reserve Component of the U.S. Navy and Program Director of the Center for Community Leadership at JCRC-NY, visited the Joint Placement Commission and Rabbinic Career Development Commission to speak about her years...

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 did travel to a shelter in Juarez run by the Mexican government,...

"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 TAKE THESE 3 ACTIONS TODAY: Urge your Senators to support...

By Diana Denza, Communications Specialist Our day began with Shaharit and an alternative Shaharit, which explored the impact of the G!d language used in prayer through singing, silence, translation, and experimentation. Opening Limmud...