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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 Opposing Anti-Israel Activities on Campus
June 6, 2012
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has passed resolutions opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, most recently in 2005 and attempts to delegitimize Israel in 2010;
Whereas anti-Semitism is once again on the rise on college...
Transition and New Beginnings
June 13, 2012
By Elliot Salo SchoenbergAdapted from The Highway, a complete search manual for rabbis seeking new rabbinic positionsNew Beginnings William Bridges, an internationally acclaimed transition consultant, teaches us that the “New Beginning” does not...
Ramah-KOACH Internship Program
June 20, 2012
A message from RA President, Gerry Skolnik:In my installation address at the recent RA convention in Atlanta, I spoke from my heart about the pivotal role that Ramah had played in both introducing me to, and ultimately, claiming me personally and...
Incitement by Chief Rabbi Amar
June 21, 2012
The Rabbinical Assembly is outraged by a letter issued on official Israeli government stationery by Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar, calling for a rally at his office this coming Tuesday. The language used in the statement is...
Worldwide Help for People with Disabilities
June 28, 2012
Our president and executive vice president sent this letter to members of the senate foreign relations committee to encourage the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. RA LetterInterfaith...
RA Affirms Health Care as a Jewish Moral Imperative & Applauds Supreme Court Decision
June 28, 2012
NEW YORK – The Supreme Court today decided to uphold the Affordable Care Act. On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international umbrella organization for Conservative rabbis, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, the RA’s executive vice president, and...
Career Development at the NCDA Conference
June 28, 2012
By Elliot Salo SchoenbergThis year’s National Career Development Association (NCDA) 2012 conference took place in Atlanta GA. Career professionals attended from all over the world. I spent a day studying social media and sharpened my skills with...
Conservative Movement Condemns Decision to Outlaw Circumcision in Germany
June 29, 2012
Masorti Olami, Masorti Europe and the Rabbinical Assembly of Europe join the Central Council of Jews in Germany in condemning the decision of the district Court in Cologne to outlaw circumcision of baby boys.View the...
A Critical Role: Presbyterian Church USA Votes on Divestment
July 9, 2012
By Alvin Berkun, immediate past chair, National Council of SynagoguesI am pleased to report that, joined by two RA colleagues, we played a critical role at the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly in Pittsburgh PA last week. I participated...
Statement on Jonathan Pollard
July 10, 2012
NEW YORK – On behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international umbrella organization for Conservative rabbis, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, the Rabbinical Assembly’s executive vice president, said the following today: “Jonathan Pollard has served 27...