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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.
Conservative Rabbis Welcome News of Upcoming Jonathan Pollard Release
July 29, 2015
NEW YORK – Welcoming the news that Jonathan Pollard will be granted parole and released from federal prison on November 21, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the following statement:...
Conservative Rabbis Horrified by Jerusalem Pride Parade Attack
July 30, 2015
NEW YORK – Today, six marchers were stabbed during Jerusalem’s annual gay pride parade, allegedly by a Haredi Orthodox man released from prison two weeks ago after stabbing people at the same event in 2005. The Rabbinical Assembly, the international...
Message from Masorti and RA Israel on Acts of Hatred on Streets of Jerusalem and Outskirts of Nablus
August 7, 2015
This statement originally posted on Masorti.org
The RA endorses and disseminates this statement put out by our Israel region on behalf of our colleagues worldwide:
Jewish fundamentalism is neither better nor worse than any other...
Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat & Festivals
August 26, 2015
By Carol LevithanThere is growing excitement about the publication of Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and Festivals, now in the final stages of editing with publication anticipated for late Fall 2015. Why a new siddur? The answer: Mahzor Lev Shalem...
"Today" -- A Rosh Hashanah Prayer to End Gun Violence
September 10, 2015
By Rabbi Menachem CreditorDear God, God, we stand waiting for a world, this world, our world to be reborn. It's not a statement we make lightly; it is a statement of need. This world needs rebirthing. Our...
The Refugee Crisis in Europe - Berlin
September 17, 2015
In light of the desperate plight of refugees pouring into Europe to find sanctuary, the Rabbinical Assembly has joined with many other organizations signing on to the Syria Coalition. All information for Jewish organizations is being...
Rabbi Benay Lappe and SVARA, Chicago's Traditionally Radical Yeshiva
September 17, 2015
It was June 26, 2003 – the day the Supreme Court overturned the sodomy laws – that Benay (JTS, ’97) first thought about founding SVARA, now a unique, thriving, traditionally radical yeshiva in Chicago dedicated to the serious study of Talmud. That...
Conservative Rabbis Denounce President Abbas' UN Address
October 2, 2015
NEW YORK – President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority addressed the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, delivering a controversial speech in which he asserted that his people were no longer bound by the Oslo accords. The Rabbinical...
Rabbinical Assembly Calls for Gun Control Legislation in Wake of Oregon Shooting
October 2, 2015
NEW YORK – Yesterday, a gunman opened fire on dozens of innocent students and faculty at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, OR. With numerous wounded and at least 9 individuals killed, the Rabbinical Assembly again called for sensible gun control...
The Refugee Crisis in Europe - Stockholm
October 8, 2015
In light of the desperate plight of refugees pouring into Europe to find sanctuary, the Rabbinical Assembly has joined with many other organizations signing on to the Syria Coalition. All information for Jewish organizations is being channeled...