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Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Attack on Pittsburgh Synagogue
Conservative/Masorti rabbis mourn the loss of 11 shot dead at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Congregation
Petition in Support of Rabbi Dov Haiyun
מדינת ישראל ... תהא מושתתה על יסודות החירות, הצדק והשלום לאור חזונם של נביאי ישראל; תקיים שויון זכויות חברתי ומדיני גמור לכל אזרחיה בלי הבדל דת, גזע ומין; תבטיח חופש דת, מצפון, לשון, חינוך ותרבות…...
Conservative Movement Statement on Arrest of Israeli Rabbi Dov Haiyun
We, the Masorti/Conservative Movement representing two million Jews around the world, are outraged by the arrest this morning of Rabbi Dov Haiyun of Moriah Congregation in Haifa, who was awoken at 5:30 am by police for the "crime" of...
RA Condemns Detention of Masorti Rabbi
Following Thursday's police detention of Rabbi Dov Haiyun, a Conservative (Masorti) rabbi in Israel, detained in the wake of a complaint lodged by the Haifa Rabbinical Court against him - which claimed that he has been officiating at...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Condemns Decision of Israel’s Interior Ministry on Uganda’s Abayudaya
In a blow to the unity of the Jewish people, Israel’s Interior Ministry last week rejected the aliyah application of Kibita Yosef, a member of the Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda, currently in Israel as a volunteer on a kibbutz.
RA Statement on Iranian Attack on Israel
In response to Iranian rocket attacks against Israel late Wednesday night, the Rabbinical Assembly released the following statement:
Wednesday, Iranian forces fired some 20 rockets at the Golan Heights,...
RA Mourns Tragic Death of Jewish Leader Rabbi Aaron Panken
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, RA’s chief executive officer, pays emotional tribute to leader of Reform seminary
On the occasion of the tragic and untimely passing of Rabbi Aaron Panken z”l, President of Hebrew Union College, Rabbi...
Two Letters from Phil Scheim and Julie Schonfeld
Dear Colleagues,
Our CEO, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, has informed us of her decision not to seek renewal of her contract, and to end her professional relationship with the Rabbinical Assembly effective June 30, 2019, to be...
Rabbinical Assembly Calls on Israel to Admit Yehuda Kimani on Student Visa
The Kenyan Jewish leader has been denied entry to Israel twice, despite having been converted by Conservative rabbis.
The Rabbinical Assembly, the world-wide body representing Conservative/Masorti movement rabbis, issued...
Rabbinical Assembly Calls on Israel to Safeguard Rights of African Asylum Seekers
R.A. opposes current plan to rapidly deport would-be refugees from Sudan and Eritrea.
The Rabbinical Assembly, the official body representing rabbis in the Conservative/Masorti movement, issued the following statement...