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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.
Movement Affiliates
The Assembly of Masorti Synagogues organizes member congregations within Great Britain.
The Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs devotes itself to inreach and outreach programming for Conservative Jewish men.
The Jewish Theological Seminary is the...
RA Morashah Society Types of Legacy Gifts
Types of legacy gifts:
Bequest by Will– A bequest is one of the easiest and most common options for legacy giving as it costs the donor nothing today, and it is completely revocable. The donor simply designates the RA in their will.
Cash...
Morashah Members
Our RA Morashah Legacy Society Members
Rabbi Kassel E. Abelson z'l
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal and Marci Harris-Blumenthal
Rabbi Gideon Estes
Rabbi Debra and Daniel Kamin
Rabbi Jan Caryl Kaufman
Rabbi Vernon and Bryna Kurtz
Rabbi Marvin...
Mesaddrei Gittin
Rabbi Stanley L. Asekoff, Bnai Shalom, 300 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052, (973) 731-0160, Fax (973) 731-1160
Rabbi Marcelo Bater, Congregation Dor Jadash, Concepcion Arenal 2464 8A Buenos Aires, B Argentina, +54...
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards sets halakhic policy for Rabbinical Assembly rabbis and for the Conservative movement as a whole. Its membership consists of twenty-five rabbis who are voting-members, as well as five non-voting lay...
Mission Statement
The Rabbinical Assembly, first established in 1901 by graduates of the rabbinical school of the Jewish Theological Seminary, is the international association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis. Today its ranks include rabbis ordained at the...
Code of Conduct Revision Task Force
2021-2023 Leadership Team of the Code of Conduct & VHK Procedures Audit Task ForceMembersRabbi Jill Borodin, Code of Conduct Strategic Plan Team memberRabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould, Gender and Power Committee Co-ChairRabbi Stephanie Dickstein,...