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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.
Letter to Ambassador Rice in advance of her upcoming visit to Israel
May 6, 2014
Dear Ambassador Rice,
As you prepare for your upcoming trip to Israel in the coming days, I would like to wish you a nesiyah tovah, a good journey, on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly. It is auspicious that your journey coincides with Yom...
Update from last week's CJLS meeting
May 7, 2014
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards met on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week and discussed 9 papers on a variety of issues:
Three teshuvot were passed:
Letters of Recommendation by Elliot Dorff and Marc Gary
This teshuvah...
Convention 2014 Live Streaming Schedule
May 8, 2014
A number of sessions at the 2014 RA Convention will be streaming live over the internet. If you can't make it to Convetion in person, please join us online!
NOTE: All times are Centreal Daylight Time
To view streaming content, click...
Letter to Ambassador CdeBaca Regarding Kidnapping of Nigerian Girls
May 8, 2014
Dear Ambassador CdeBaca,
We write to you as a former member of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international member organization for over 1700...
Rabbinical Assembly Reacts to Rabbi’s Guilty Plea of Kidnapping
May 8, 2014
In response to the guilty plea of Rabbi David Wax to charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement:
The Rabbinical Assembly condemns the actions of Rabbi David Wax, an Orthodox rabbi who...
An Update from Mitch Cohen
May 15, 2014
Rabbanim Nichbadim
Ramah is growing and thriving. We've doubled the number of campers attending our programs in 20 years. Over 10,000 campers and staff will attend a Ramah program this year, whether in our overnight camps, our day camps, our...
Rabbinical Assembly Alarmed by Rate of Global Anti-semitism Revealed in ADL Study
May 15, 2014
Calls for increased education and dialogue worldwide
In response to an Anti-Defamation League survey released this week revealing alarming rates of global anti-Semitism The ADL Global 100: An Index of Anti-Semitism, the Rabbinical Assembly issued...
On Eve of Papal Visit to Israel, Rabbinical Assembly Reflects on Catholic-Jewish Ties
May 19, 2014
In advance of the upcoming Papal visit to Israel on May 25th, the Rabbinical Assembly released a statement today offering reflection on Pope Francis’ commitment and engagement with the Conservative Movement, including his close relationship with...
RA Applauds House of Representatives’ Actions to Combat Human Trafficking
May 22, 2014
In response to multiple bills passed by the House of Representatives Tuesday that would help combat human trafficking within the United States, including the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014 (H.R. 3530) and the Stop Exploitation...
Talmud Torah: Mitzvah, Mission and Meaning
May 22, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Naso, Numbers 4:21 – 7:89“Torah Study” by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, (pp. 81-97) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...