- About Us
About Us
Learn more about the work of the Rabbinical Assembly, the global association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis, shaping and strengthening Jewish life worldwide through scholarship, leadership, and service since 1901.
- Hire a Rabbi
Hire a Rabbi
Find a rabbi to serve as a leader, educator, and guide, grounding your community in Jewish tradition and values to navigate the complexities of today’s world.
- Our Torah
Our Torah
Explore our RA bookstore, articles on Exploring Judaism, teshuvot of the Committee on Jewish Law & Standards (CJLS), our Tzedek Center, holiday guides, and more.
You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor
You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor, was derived from earlier published essays
Ushpizin
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Seder N'tilat Lulav
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Hakafot
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot on the Hakafot for Simhat Torah, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
Simhat Torah Songsheet
This ready-to-use songsheet was compiled by Ashira Konigsburg, Assistant Director of Rabbinic Services, RA.
Purim Song Sheet
This 1-page song sheet, prepared by Yossi Hoffman, contains the text, transliteration, and translation of popular songs for Purim.
RA Executive Council Receives Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Standards of Practice
January 24, 2018
Conservative rabbis uphold intermarriage officiation ban, call for reconsideration of attendance ban
The Rabbinical Assembly, receiving a report by its Blue Ribbon Commission, reaffirmed and further applied its standards on...
Position Paper on Gun Violence
December 21, 2017
We are pleased to share with you a position paper on gun violence prepared by our colleagues David Lerner and Menachem Creditor and affirmed at our last Executive Council meeting. In light of the occurrence of repeated...
Movement Statement on Jerusalem
December 7, 2017
The Rabbinical Assembly, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the entire worldwide Masorti/Conservative Movement listed below, issued the following statement today following President Trump’s announcement that the...
A Kavannah As We Light Shabbat Candles
December 7, 2017
By Rabbi Ari Lucas
לֹא-תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ, בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם, בְּיוֹם, הַשַּׁבָּת Let no fire burn in your homes on the Sabbath Day – Exodus 35:3
As I kindle these Shabbat flames and bring the...
Movement Statement on Sexual Harassment and Abuse
November 28, 2017
In light of the growing number of reports of sexual harassment in recent weeks, as evidenced in the proliferation of posts using #MeToo and #GamAni hashtags, the Conservative Jewish movement, as represented by...
Resolution in Support of J-1 Camp Counselor and Summer Work Travel Visas
November 14, 2017
Whereas the Bible teaches us ki mitzion tetze Torah, from out of Zion emanate the teachings of our Torah (Isaiah 2:3), and Whereas Jewish education around the world is enriched by citizens of the State of Israel and Jews from outside of the...
Conservative Judaism and Covenantal Love
October 16, 2017
A summary of our recent Pastoral Letter: Not new policy, but an articulation for its reasons and a call for renewed and deeper welcome for ALL couples and families who seek a home in Conservative/Masorti communities!
We hope that this...
Statement on Las Vegas Mass Shooting
October 2, 2017
On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concert goers on the Las Vegas Strip, killing over 58 and injuring over 500 people.
The Rabbinical Assembly is horrified by the senseless and brutal attack on the...
Conservative Movement Protests Kotel and Conversion Setbacks
September 7, 2017
This letter, signed by approximately 400 Conservative Movement institutions, petitions the Prime Minister to urgently address the damage to Israel/Diaspora relations by the Kotel deal freeze and pending conversion legislation that will...
After the Storm: A Prayer to Choose Life
September 7, 2017
by Rabbi David Seidenberg with Aharon Varady, Baruch Sienna, and others assisting
Download a PDF of the prayer...