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On Eve of Papal Visit to Israel, Rabbinical Assembly Reflects on Catholic-Jewish Ties
In advance of the upcoming Papal visit to Israel on May 25th, the Rabbinical Assembly released a statement today offering reflection on Pope Francis’ commitment and engagement with the Conservative Movement, including his close relationship with...
Rabbinical Assembly Alarmed by Rate of Global Anti-semitism Revealed in ADL Study
Calls for increased education and dialogue worldwide
In response to an Anti-Defamation League survey released this week revealing alarming rates of global anti-Semitism The ADL Global 100: An Index of Anti-Semitism, the Rabbinical Assembly issued...
Rabbinical Assembly Reacts to Rabbi’s Guilty Plea of Kidnapping
In response to the guilty plea of Rabbi David Wax to charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement:
The Rabbinical Assembly condemns the actions of Rabbi David Wax, an Orthodox rabbi who...
Letter to Ambassador CdeBaca Regarding Kidnapping of Nigerian Girls
Dear Ambassador CdeBaca,
We write to you as a former member of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international member organization for over 1700...
Rabbinical Assembly to Support J Street membership in Conference of Presidents
In advance of a vote of members of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations that will determine whether the organization J Street will be granted membership, Rabbinical Assembly President Rabbi Gerald Skolnik and Executive Vice...
Statement in Response to Attack on Jewish Community in Overland Park, KS
New York – In response to the shooting at the JCC and Village Shalom in Overland Park, KS, Rabbi Gerry Skolnik, President and Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President, issued the following statement:
Jews around the world join hearts and...
New Kotel Setback: Letter to Secretary Mandelblit
New York – Media has reported that the Ir David Foundation will be overseeing management of old city sites including the Robinson's Arch area delineated in the Sharansky negotiation. In response, the international leadership of the...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Publication Zionism Unsettled
New York – In response to the release of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church USA’s publication Zionism Unsettled, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement:
We fully contest the erroneous...
Statement in Response to MK Rotem's Remarks
NEW YORK – In response to reports that MK David Rotem, Chair of the Knesset Committee on Constitution, Law and Justice, stated in a committee meeting that “The Reform Movement is not Jewish … they are another religion”, the leadership of...
RA Congratulates Israel Prize Winner Rabbi Shamma Friedman
NEW YORK – In response to today’s announcement that Conservative movement rabbi and professor Shamma Friedman had been chosen for the prestigious Israel Prize for Talmud research, Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik, president of the Rabbinical...