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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 Spotlight: Juan Mejia is Bringing Conservative/Masorti Judaism to Latin American Audiences
October 30, 2019
As part of our ongoing efforts to highlight the wonderful diversity of the Conservative/Masorti rabbinate, we spoke with our colleague Juan Mejia, who has been providing needed materials and guidance to Jewish people and potential converts in Latin...
Magen Tzedek Responds to Agudath Israel
May 5, 2011
The misleading statement by Agudath Israel concerning Magen Tzedek is a misrepresentation of a very important development in kosher food production in America. Magen Tzedek is based on our assertion that biblical and rabbinic law mandate fair...
Webinar Series: Antisemitism in America Today
November 5, 2019
In an unprecedented collaboration, rabbis from the Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist movements and Jewish Community Relations Council and Jewish Federations professionals, will learn from three leading experts in antisemitism,...
Supervisor Workshop
November 6, 2019
Join us for our joint Supervisor Workshop with USCJ.
Time:
12:00-12:45 PM EDT
Dates:
January 29, 2020
February 12, 2020
March 11, 2020
April 12, 2020
May 13, 2020
June 10, 2020
Cost:
$50 per...
Interview Week FAQ
November 7, 2019
Who is eligible to participate in Interview Week?
A-size kehillot (250 member units or less), congregations of any size looking to fill assistant pulpit positions, and institutions (non-pulpit positions) are eligible to attend.
When does it...
A Veteran's Day Message from Melinda Zalma
November 11, 2019
Melinda Zalma, Commander in the Reserve Component of the U.S. Navy and Program Director of the Center for Community Leadership at JCRC-NY, visited the Joint Placement Commission and Rabbinic Career Development Commission to speak about her years...
Convention 2018
February 5, 2018
Convention 2018 will be held in Chicago, IL from Sunday, April 22nd to Wednesday, April 25th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago - North Shore Conference Center.
For Convention Exhibitors:
You can register to be an exhibitor at Convention...
Rabbinical Assembly Calls on Israel to Admit Yehuda Kimani on Student Visa
February 12, 2018
The Kenyan Jewish leader has been denied entry to Israel twice, despite having been converted by Conservative rabbis.
The Rabbinical Assembly, the world-wide body representing Conservative/Masorti movement rabbis, issued the following statement...
Resolution on Ugandan Jews and Israel
February 28, 2018
Whereas, in the Jewish tradition, the Land of Israel is the irreplaceable spiritual home and center of the Jewish people, providing an unparalleled immersive context to live and practice Judaism; and
Whereas, this predominance is vouchsafed in...
Resolution on the Opioid Epidemic in the United States and Canada
February 28, 2018
Whereas, according to the United States Department of Health and Human services, currently 175 people die every day from opioid related drug overdoses in the United States, and at least 1,460 deaths have occurred in Canada in the...