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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.
RA Mourns Tragic Death of Jewish Leader Rabbi Aaron Panken
May 6, 2018
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, RA’s chief executive officer, pays emotional tribute to leader of Reform seminary
On the occasion of the tragic and untimely passing of Rabbi Aaron Panken z”l, President of Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld,...
Convention 2019 Schedule
December 7, 2018
Sunday, May 5th
1:00 PM: Registration Opens
2:00 - 3:30 PM: Meet and Greet Reception
3:00 - 4:15 PM: Creative Workshops
Activities will include yoga, sing along, meditation, dance, improv, visual...
Publications Director
January 3, 2019
The Rabbinical Assembly, the international membership organization of Conservative rabbis is hiring a Publications Director.
Responsibilities:
Strategy:
Create a business model for the department including establishing a strategic...
Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 17, 2019
On the evening of March 25, 1968, ten days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., zikhrono livrakhah, appeared at the sixty-eighth annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly. We invite you to read the transcript of that...
A Conversation with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 17, 2019
On the evening of March 25, 1968, ten days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., zikhrono livrakhah, appeared at the sixty-eighth annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly. In anticipation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on...
Pesah Guide 5786
February 26, 2026
This Rabbinical Assembly Pesah guide is a brief outline of the policies and procedures relevant to the preparation of a kosher for Pesah home.
This guide is intended to help families maintain a kosher for Pesah home in accordance with the...
Statement on Las Vegas Mass Shooting
October 2, 2017
On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concert goers on the Las Vegas Strip, killing over 58 and injuring over 500 people.
The Rabbinical Assembly is horrified by the senseless and brutal attack on the hundreds...
Conservative Judaism and Covenantal Love
October 16, 2017
A summary of our recent Pastoral Letter: Not new policy, but an articulation for its reasons and a call for renewed and deeper welcome for ALL couples and families who seek a home in Conservative/Masorti communities!
We hope that this...
Position Paper on Gun Violence
December 21, 2017
We are pleased to share with you a position paper on gun violence prepared by our colleagues David Lerner and Menachem Creditor and affirmed at our last Executive Council meeting. In light of the occurrence of repeated tragedies around gun...
RA Executive Council Receives Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Standards of Practice
January 24, 2018
Conservative rabbis uphold intermarriage officiation ban, call for reconsideration of attendance ban
The Rabbinical Assembly, receiving a report by its Blue Ribbon Commission, reaffirmed and further applied its standards on Conservative movement...