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Conservative/Masorti Movement Condemns Missile Attack on Israel
May 7, 2019
Together with our fellow Jews around the world, we pause this evening and tomorrow to recall with deep sorrow the Israeli soldiers and civilians killed in war and in terrorist attacks since the founding of the State. Before we turn to...
Rabbinical Assembly Statement on Israel and United Arab Emirates Accord to Normalize Relations
August 14, 2020
The Rabbinical Assembly applauds the agreement Israel and the United Arab Emirates has made to fully normalize relations between the two Middle East nations. We thank the Trump administration for brokering this deal and we call on other Arab states...
Statement on the Shooting in Atlanta
March 19, 2021
March 18, 2021
On March 16, an armed gunman killed eight people at multiple massage parlors and spas around Atlanta. While the motive is not fully clear, it is likely the suspect targeted women of Asian descent in a mass shooting...
RA Celebrates Israel High Court Decision Affirming Conservative and Reform Conversions for the Law of Return
March 2, 2021
March 1, 2021
New York, NY – The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative/Masorti movement rabis, celebrates the decision today of Israel's High Court that affirms Conservative and Reform conversions to Judaism,...
Rabbinical Assembly Expresses Solidarity with the Highland Park, Illinois Community
July 5, 2022
Following the July 4th parade shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, resulting in six deaths and dozens of injuries, as well as multiple deadly incidents of gun violence in other cities throughout the holiday weekend, the...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Violence in Israel
February 27, 2023
NEW YORK, NY (February 27, 2023) In response to growing tensions and the recent escalation of violence in Israel, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the international association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis, issued the following statement:"The...
Rabbinical Assembly Heartbroken by Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
May 25, 2022
NEW YORK, NY (May 25, 2022) Following the killing of 19 schoolchildren and two adults, in Uvalde, TX, and the wounding of others, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, issued the following...
Rabbinical Assembly & USCJ Reject Amnesty International's False Claims on Israel
February 1, 2022
In response to an upcoming Amnesty International-UK report that falsely labels Israel as an apartheid state and seeks to delegitimize and even criminalize the existence of Israel as the Jewish homeland, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism...
Rabbinical Assembly and USCJ Condemn Terrorist Attack in Buffalo, New York
May 17, 2022
NEW YORK, NY (May 17, 2022) Following the attack in Buffalo, New York, in which ten people were killed by a white supremacist gunman at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the international association for...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Week of Terror Attacks in Israel
March 30, 2022
NEW YORK, NY (March 30, 2022) In response to the recent wave of terrorist attacks in Israel, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the international association of Conservative/Masorti movement rabbis, issued the following statement:"The Rabbinical Assembly...