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Additional Piyyutim for Use on the Yamim Noraim
Although Mahzor Lev Shalem contains many more piyyutim than was true of the previous RA mahzor, several rabbis, cantors, and lay leaders have requested three additional piyyutim.
Home Observances: Shabbat
One-page sheets containing Shabbat rituals and blessings for the home.
Resolution on Civil Discourse
Whereas political discourse has become increasingly rancorous and disparaging, replacing reasoned argument with demonizing invective and ad hominem attacks;
Whereas public debates too often descend into what political scientist Thomas...
Resolution on Attempts to Delegitimize Israel
Whereas:
The land of Israel has been home to the Jewish people for millennia;
The Jewish people has prayed and worked for a return to their homeland during all their years of exile;
The Jewish people suffered persecution...
Resolution on Iran
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly passed resolutions in 2007 and 2008 expressing our concern over the threat of a nuclear armed Iran;
Whereas the regime of Iran has demonstrated anti-Semitism repeatedly, publically and shamelessly and has called...
Resolution on the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Theodor Herzl
Whereas May 2, 2010 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Herzl, the founder of the modern Zionist movement whose bold and daring vision and inspirational leadership gave impetus to the dream of founding our modern...
Resolution on the Presbyterian Church (USA) Middle East Study Committee Report
Whereas at its upcoming convention in July of 2010, the Middle East Study Committee of the Presbyterian Church will present a report entitled, “Breaking Down the Walls” presenting its findings and perspectives on the Middle...
Proclamation Honoring Rabbi Joel Meyers
Whereas Rabbi Joel Meyers, the Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Assembly, has been the chief professional at the helm of the RA since 1989;Whereas Rabbi Meyers has worked tirelessly to grow the RA in Israel, Latin America and...
Resolution on Religious Pluralism in Israel
Whereas the Talmud states in discussing the merits of the opposing legal opinions of Rabbis Hillel and Shammai, (Eruvin 13b) “eilu ve-eilu divrei Elohim chayim – these and these are the words of the living God”;
Whereas Conservative/Masorti...
Resolution on the Dissolution of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel
Whereas the institution of the chief rabbi was established to provide leadership and status to the rabbinate based on a European model during the Mandate period in pre-state Israel;
Whereas instead the institution of the chief rabbinate...
Proclamation Honoring Rabbi Jerome Epstein
Whereas Rabbi Jerome Epstein, the executive vice president and chief executive officer of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, has been the chief professional at the helm of United Synagogue since 1986;Whereas Rabbi Epstein has...
Proclamation on the Appointment of Rabbi Julie Schonfeld as the incoming Executive Vice President of the RA
Whereas the mission of the Rabbinical Assembly founded in 1901, is to advocate on behalf of and support the work of Conservative rabbis in their rabbinate;Whereas Rabbi Julie Schonfeld has given exceptional service to the Rabbinical...