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Conservative Movement Condemns President Trump's Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees
NEW YORK - The Conservative/Masorti movement of Judaism as represented by its constituent organizations listed below has issued the following statement regarding the executive order President Donald Trump signed on Friday barring many refugees...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Terror Attack in Jerusalem
NEW YORK — Following this morning's terrorist attack in Jerusalem, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the following statement:
"We are angered and...
Statement on UNSC Resolution
NEW YORK - The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative rabbis, has issued the following statement expressing its disappointment in Friday’s United Nations vote to condemn Israeli settlements and the failure of the...
Letter to Representative Keith Ellison
Please find below the letter that we sent to Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota's 5th District on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly. We were greatly assisted in this by the diligent work of our colleagues in Minnesota, especially Morris...
Conservative Movement Condemns Proposed Shas Bill on Egalitarian Worship at the Kotel
NEW YORK - The member organizations of the Conservative/Masorti movement of Judaism has issued the following statement regarding the Shas Party's announcement Monday that it would submit a draft bill to the Knesset that would prohibit any...
Statement in Solidarity with the Israeli Reform Movement
NEW YORK - The worldwide Masorti/Conservative Movement expresses its solidarity today with the Reform Movement and Women of the Wall in light of the horrific vandalism and threats made against our partners Rabbi Rick Jacobs, Rabbi Gilad Kariv and...
Conservative Movement Calls for Rescinding of Bannon Appointment
NEW YORK - The Conservative movement through its member organizations, the Rabbinical Assembly, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the Cantors Assembly, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Women's League for Conservative Judaism, and the...
RA Statement on the U.S. Presidential Election
As the world responds to the US election, we reach out to you in shared love of Torah, Jewish community, family and friends. The past several months have been a volatile and challenging election season and it is fair to say that while we never...
Conservative Movement Statement Regarding Attack on Conservative and Reform Leaders at the Kotel
This morning, while marching with Torah scrolls from the Dung Gate in the Old City in Jerusalem to the Kotel, Conservative and Reform leaders were attacked by members of the ultra-Orthodox community.
The United Synagogue of...
Rabbinical Assembly Mourns Death of Shimon Peres, z”l
NEW YORK — The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, has issued the following statement on the death of former Israeli President Shimon Peres:
The Rabbinical...