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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.
Schechter and RA Join to Discuss Outreach to and Inclusion of Intermarried Families
November 1, 2012
NEW YORK – Last week, a group of rabbis gathered at the Jewish Theological Seminary for a dialogue on the topic of Keruv (Outreach), Conversion and Intermarriage. The October 25 gathering was jointly convened by the Schechter Day School Network and...
RA Congratulates President Obama On His Reelection
November 7, 2012
NEW YORK – Julie Schonfeld, executive vice president; and Gerald Skolnik, president, congratulate President Obama on his reelection to a second term, as well as Governor Mitt Romney on his campaign, and released the following statement: Our...
Disaster Assistance Coordination: Google Forms Template
November 8, 2012
Are members of your community eager to assist, either with home hospitality, legal/insurance expertise, or just general assistance?We've created this template in order to simplify the process of collecting information about members of...
RA Congratulates Susan Rice on her Appointment to National Security Advisor
June 5, 2013
NEW YORK – In response to President Obama’s announcement today naming U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice as his new National Security Advisor, the Rabbinical Assembly released the statements below: Julie Schonfeld said, On behalf of...
Resolution on Justice for Victims of the 1994 AMIA Bombing in Argentina
June 14, 2013
Whereas Iran has developed an aggressive diplomatic strategy of penetration into Latin America facilitated by the governments of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, sympathetic with Iran’s anti-Israel policies;
Whereas the Argentine...
Resolution on United States Immigration Policy
June 14, 2013
“Do not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 23:9)
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is a member of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable whose signature...
Resolution in Support of Magen Tzedek
June 14, 2013
Whereas a Joint Heksher Tzedek Commission of the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism was established in 2007 to bring the Jewish commitment of ethics and social justice directly into the marketplace and the...
Resolution Against Gun Violence in the United States
June 14, 2013
Jewish tradition teaches: "Lo ta’amod al dam re’eikha" – "Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor" (Leviticus 19);
that every human life is unique and precious, created in the divine image; (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5)
and that it prohibits...
Resolution on Climate Change
June 14, 2013
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has articulated the Jewish responsibility to address global climate change and work towards an environmentally responsible energy policy on a personal, communal, and national level with 15 resolutions since...
Resolution in Support of the Rights and Empowerment of Women and Girls
June 14, 2013
Background:
Jewish tradition has articulated from its earliest formulation in the Torah, through such figures as Miriam and the daughters of Zelophehad, that women and girls play a crucial role in our communities. In addition, the book of...