Press Releases and Statements

New York – The following is a joint statement by the collective leadership of the Conservative/Masorti movement of possible nation-state legislation currently working its way through the Knesset. “The past months have been a time of great concern...

New York – The Rabbinical Assembly is heartened that five million undocumented immigrants are no longer at immediate risk for deportation. The RA has continuously and consistently advocated for the rights of immigrants in Resolutions passed in 1992,...

New York - The Rabbinical Assembly is appalled by the horrendous attack that occurred this morning at Kehilat Bnei Torah in Har Nof in Jerusalem, killing four rabbis and wounding numerous others. The RA is particularly dismayed by the evil of...

New York - The Rabbinical Assembly condemns the terrorist attacks today in Israel, and the multiple acts of terror and violence against Israeli citizens over the past weeks. We call upon the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to...

New York - The Rabbinical Assembly is in mourning over a heartbreaking suspected terror attack at a light rail station in Jerusalem that killed a three-month-old girl and injured numerous others. After a period of relative calm in the region, the RA...

New York – In light of recent conflicts in Gaza and the rise of militant Islam worldwide, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the need for action at this time, more than ever, at the United Nations General Assembly meeting yesterday.

New York – As incidents of anti-Semitism increase in the United States and worldwide, the House of Representatives took a significant stand today against hatred and bigotry. As a worldwide organization representing rabbis from many countries, the...

RA calls on the United Nations to select an impartial and fair chair of the Human Rights Council New York – In response to the appointment of Professor William Schabas as chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which was bestowed the...

NEW YORK – The Rabbinical Assembly mourns the death of the Israeli soldiers who have lost their lives defending Israel and its people under Operation Protective Edge and offers its deepest sympathies and condolences to their families at this...

NEW YORK - In response to the Israeli Defense Forces’ ground operation to destroy the network of tunnels used by terrorists in the Gaza Strip to infiltrate Israel, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement. Rabbi Julie Schonfeld,...