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Statement Denouncing Congresswoman Omar's Anti-Semitic Words
Words matter. The Torah teaches that God created the world through words. We remember as much in the daily prayers, "Praised is the One who spoke and the world came to be." The responsibility rests with the words we choose...
Resolution on Refugees
The strangers who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I Adonai am your God. - Leviticus 19:34
RA Spotlight: E. Noach Shapiro on the Transition from Pulpit Rabbi to Therapist
Once a pulpit rabbi, E. Noach Shapiro followed his passion to serve as a therapist late in his career. We had the opportunity to speak with Shapiro about the transition from pulpit rabbi to MSW student to owner of a private practice.
Conservative Movement Statement on Otzma Yehudit
Racism and hatred are antithetical to our Jewish values and the ideals on which the Jewish State of Israel was founded.
The Conservative/Masorti Movement condemns the decision to include Otzma Yehudit, a racist Israeli...
From Behind the Veil: Reflections on Black History Month
By Kendell Pinkney
When the email landed in my inbox, I groaned.
“We would like to commemorate Black History Month, and your name came up as someone with a perspective that members of the RA would greatly appreciate hearing.
Interview Week 2019 Recap
Last week, the Rabbinical Assembly hosted Interview Week for graduating students from the Conservative Movement’s United States seminaries and it was a smashing success. The event took place at American Jewish University in Los...
The Power of the Rabbinical Assembly Network
by Amy Bardack
I was a half-mile away at Congregation Beth Shalom when I heard about the shooting at Tree of Life. As the director of Jewish life and learning at the Jewish Federation here in Pittsburgh, I was part of the...
Eit Ratzon 2019: A Seminar on Employment Transition
Where: Jewish Theological Seminary (3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027)
Instructors: Rabbi Elliot Salo Schoenberg (Global Director of Rabbinic Career Development, Rabbinical Assembly), Dr. Suzanne Stier, and the staff of USCJ
This...
A Conversation with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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,...
Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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...