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Conservative Judaism and Covenantal Love
A summary of our recent Pastoral Letter: Not new policy, but an articulation for its reasons and a call for renewed and deeper welcome for ALL couples and families who seek a home in Conservative/Masorti communities!
We hope that this...
Statement on Las Vegas Mass Shooting
On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concert goers on the Las Vegas Strip, killing over 58 and injuring over 500 people.
The Rabbinical Assembly is horrified by the senseless and brutal attack on the...
Conservative Movement Protests Kotel and Conversion Setbacks
This letter, signed by approximately 400 Conservative Movement institutions, petitions the Prime Minister to urgently address the damage to Israel/Diaspora relations by the Kotel deal freeze and pending conversion legislation that will...
After the Storm: A Prayer to Choose Life
by Rabbi David Seidenberg with Aharon Varady, Baruch Sienna, and others assisting
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A Prayer for Victims of a Hurricane
by Rabbi Naomi Levy, spiritual leader of Nashuva in Los Angeles, CA.
Are You watching, God?
Have You seen the innocent swept away?
Are You listening God?
Have You heard their cries?
A Prayer During and in the Aftermath of a Devastating Storm
By Menachem Creditor, Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley, CA
for all those affected by Hurricane Harvey
Elohei haRuchot, God of the Winds,[1]
Fixated as we are by incalculable losses in...
Joint Statement Regarding Presidential High Holiday Call
The Rabbinical Assembly has joined the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, and Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in issuing the following statement regarding our decision not to convene a 2017...
Conservative Movement Statement on Violent Demonstrations in Charlottesville, VA
Dear Colleagues,
In the aftermath of violent demonstrations by white supremacists and their sympathizers in Charlottesville, Virginia, resulting in 3 deaths and many injuries, the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of...
The Blessing to Be Said Upon Witnessing a Solar or Lunar Eclipse
Thank you to our colleague Joshua Heller for preparing this teshuvah on the blessing to be said upon witnessing a solar or lunar eclipse.
The Blessing to Be Said Upon Witnessing a Solar or Lunar Eclipse
Rabbi Joshua Heller
Statement on "Blacklist" of Israel Rabbanut
The Rabbinical Assembly, in noting its many colleagues among the 160 rabbis blacklisted by the Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel, who are deemed ineligible to authenticate the Jewishness of their congregants and community...