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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.
Resolution on Religious Freedom and Equality for Jews in Israel
June 14, 2013
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is holding its 2013 Convention in Jerusalem, celebrating Israel’s 65 years of independence;
Whereas uniting all Jews is a core principle of Zionism and the State of Israel;
Whereas Zionism was and remains a...
Resolution on Combating Human Trafficking/Modern Day Slavery
June 14, 2013
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has long dedicated itself to the justice issues that serve as the underlying causes of modern-day slavery, including global poverty, worker exploitation, immigration and migration, exploitation of women and children,...
Proclamation Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the State of Israel
June 14, 2013
Whereas the book of Psalms teaches and we recite in our liturgy, “When Adonai restored our exiles to Zion, it was like a dream.” (Psalms 126:1), the Jewish People began achieving that dream sixty five years ago with the establishment of the...
Proclamation in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano Marshall T. Meyer
June 14, 2013
Whereas the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano (SRL) Marshall T. Meyer is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its establishment in Buenos Aires, Argentina, thanks to the vision of its founder Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer, z”l ;
Whereas the SRL has...
Proclamation in Honor of the Centennial of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
June 14, 2013
Whereas 2013 marks the centennial year of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ), formerly the United Synagogue of America; Whereas the establishment of the USCJ fulfilled a goal of Solomon Schechter, who understood the...
Proclamation Congratulating Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on His Election as Pope
June 14, 2013
Whereas Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires was recently elected as Pope Francis;
Whereas his great commitment to interfaith dialogue, prayers and TV programs and the special consideration he has given to Judaism and the...
Thank You to Jan Caryl Kaufman: A Letter from Gerry Skolnik and Julie Schonfeld
June 20, 2013
Dear Friends,Convention 2013 marks an important milestone in the history of the Rabbinical Assembly. Jan Kaufman, who has served as the Director of Special Projects since 1994, is retiring. We wish her ברכה and הצלחה as she begins this new chapter...
RA Celebrates Supreme Court’s Rulings on Gay Marriage
June 27, 2013
NEW YORK – In response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions today calling the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and dismissing an appeal supporting an anti-gay marriage law in California, the Rabbinical Assembly released the following...
Reform, Conservative Jewish Organizational Leaders Visit Pollard in Federal Prison
July 15, 2013
RA, URJ, RAC rabbinical leadership renew call for immediate commutation of Pollard’s sentenceNEW YORK – On Thursday, July 11, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action...
From Gerry Skolnik & Elliot Dorff: E-Readers
July 19, 2013
Dear Colleagues, Several days ago, you received an email from our colleague, Chuck Simon, executive director of FJMC, informing us of his plans to offer an option to follow the Torah reading on Shabbat at a forthcoming FJMC convention from an ...