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Conservative Rabbis: We Must Welcome Syrian Refugees While Protecting National Security
NEW YORK – With much public debate about the state of Syrian refugees and their fleeing to the United States, and elsewhere, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis issued the following...
Rabbinical Assembly Grateful for Jonathan Pollard’s Release
NEW YORK – Hailing the release of Jonathan Pollard from federal prison today, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the following statement:
"Jonathan Pollard deserves his...
Conservative Rabbis Stand with Israel, Condemn Resurgence of Terrorist Attacks
NEW YORK – In the wake of continuing terror and violence in Israel, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, expressed solidarity with Israel and its security forces, calling for both calm and...
Rabbinical Assembly Calls for Gun Control Legislation in Wake of Oregon Shooting
NEW YORK – Yesterday, a gunman opened fire on dozens of innocent students and faculty at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, OR. With numerous wounded and at least 9 individuals killed, the Rabbinical Assembly again called for sensible...
Conservative Rabbis Denounce President Abbas' UN Address
NEW YORK – President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority addressed the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, delivering a controversial speech in which he asserted that his people were no longer bound by the Oslo accords. The...
Message from Masorti and RA Israel on Acts of Hatred on Streets of Jerusalem and Outskirts of Nablus
This statement originally posted on Masorti.org
The RA endorses and disseminates this statement put out by our Israel region on behalf of our colleagues worldwide:
Jewish fundamentalism is neither better nor worse...
Conservative Rabbis Horrified by Jerusalem Pride Parade Attack
NEW YORK – Today, six marchers were stabbed during Jerusalem’s annual gay pride parade, allegedly by a Haredi Orthodox man released from prison two weeks ago after stabbing people at the same event in 2005. The Rabbinical Assembly, the...
Conservative Rabbis Welcome News of Upcoming Jonathan Pollard Release
NEW YORK – Welcoming the news that Jonathan Pollard will be granted parole and released from federal prison on November 21, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association for Conservative/Masorti rabbis, released the following...
Statement by the leaders of Conservative and Masorti Judaism Responding to the Interdenominational Gathering at the Home of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin
NEW YORK -- After months of acrimony, the leaders of Conservative and Masorti Judaism issued words of praise for Israeli Reuven Rivlin, following the pre-Tisha B’Av gathering he hosted at his official residence last night with the heads of...
RA Praises Canadian Government for Maintaining Iran Sanctions
NEW YORK – Following reports that the Canadian government will not yet lift any sanctions against Iran and, according to a statement from Minister of Foreign Affairs Rob Nicholson, “will continue to judge Iran by its actions not its...