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Prayer for Safe Return of Kidnapped Israelis
June 16, 2014
The Rabbinical Assembly released the following prayer (along with this statement), written by Rabbi Tamar Elad Appelbaum and translated by Rabbi Peretz Rodman, for the safe return of the missing students.
God...
Rabbinical Assembly Prays for Safe Return of Kidnapped Israelis
June 16, 2014
In response to the kidnapping of three Israeli students, Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frenkel, and Gilad Shaar, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement (along with this prayer).
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President, said:
We...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Divestment Vote by Presbyterian Church (USA)
June 23, 2014
In response to the decision by the Presbyterian Church (USA) to divest from three companies, Hewlett-Packard, Caterpillar, and Motorola Solutions, for engaging in business with the State of Israel, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following...
Rabbinical Assembly Calls on Israel to Safeguard Rights of African Asylum Seekers
January 31, 2018
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 regarding African...
RA Statement on Iranian Attack on Israel
May 11, 2018
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, marking the first time the regime has...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Condemns Decision of Israel’s Interior Ministry on Uganda’s Abayudaya
June 6, 2018
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. Explaining...
Conservative Movement Statement on Arrest of Israeli Rabbi Dov Haiyun
July 20, 2018
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 officiating at...
Statement on the Israeli Election
September 18, 2019
On Tuesday the State of Israel held an unprecedented second election after an election in April resulted in a close vote that will require an extended period to form a coalition. While the results are not yet final, one thing is obvious: One of the...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Attack on Pittsburgh Synagogue
October 27, 2018
Conservative/Masorti rabbis mourn the loss of 11 shot dead at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Congregation
The peace and sanctity of the Jewish sabbath was shattered today when a gunman burst into Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue and shot 11...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Appalled by Chabad of Poway Shooting
April 28, 2019
At our Seder tables, we retell the Exodus story of the liberation from bondage of the Jewish people. Throughout the Passover holiday, we read of the power of redemption. Sadly, at the very same time when we celebrate the gift of freedom, we also...