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RA Spotlight: Shalom Plotkin on the Transition from Pulpit Rabbi to Business Owner
Here we speak with our colleague Shalom Plotkin, who has been hard at work building his own business. Below, he shared how he worked through the transition process, how his rabbinic training helps him connect to families in need, and the...
Our RA at the Border: Updates from Juarez and El Paso
This week, I traveled to El Paso and Juarez with a small delegation of HIAS leadership. We spent time both in El Paso and Juarez. We did not go to any ICE detention centers but we did travel to a shelter in Juarez run by the Mexican government,...
Webinar Recording: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and the U.S./Mexico Border
This webinar covers the following topics:
Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.This webinar provides an up-to-the-minute update on the Administration’s moves to sharply cut refugee resettlement to the United States,...
RA Spotlight: David Krishef on Handling Transitions and Engaging in Public Dialogue
As part of our ongoing efforts to highlight the wonderful diversity of the Conservative/Masorti rabbinate, we spoke with our colleague David Krishef, who has been working at a small synagogue in Grand Rapids, Michigan for over two decades. Below,...
Conservative/Masorti Movement Expresses Anger at Immigrant Detention Centers
The Conservative/Masorti movement of Judaism expressed intense anger today at the status of immigrant detention in the United States, particularly reports of children being held in inhumane conditions and that a former internment camp...
3 Ways to Take a Stand Against Gun Violence
"An act of violence is an act of desecration."
-Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Rabbinical Assembly calls on every person who stands against gun violence to
TAKE THESE 3 ACTIONS TODAY:
Urge your Senators to support the...
Urge your Senators to support the...
RA Spotlight: Rachel Isaacs is Nurturing Small Town Jewish Life
Here we speak with with our colleague Rachel Isaacs, an openly gay rabbi who has been working at a small synagogue in Waterville. Below, she shared her experiences working in rural Maine, her work establishing the Center for Small Town Jewish...
U.S. Memorial Day Supplemental Prayers
In the United States, Memorial Day is seen as the beginning of summer and a day off from work and school. The original intent of the day, to remember those who lost their lives in service to our country, is...
RA Spotlight: Michael Friedland on the Challenges and Joys of Small Synagogue Life
As part of our ongoing efforts to highlight the wonderful diversity of the Conservative/Masorti rabbinate, we spoke with our colleague Michael Friedland, who has been working at a small synagogue for over two decades. Below, he shared how he’s...
Statement on Reproductive Freedom
The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, issued the following statement tonight on Alabama’s new abortion law:
The Rabbinical Assembly is deeply troubled by the...