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Conservative Movement Stands with Women of the Wall, Charlie Kalech
NEW YORK – After passing a Torah to a member of Woman of the Wall at the Western Wall on Monday, Jerusalem resident Charlie Kalech and Alden Solovy was physically attacked by individuals at the Kotel and then subsequently Mr.
Conservative Rabbinic Leader Stands with Trafficking Victims, Applauds Senate on Unanimous Bill Passage
NEW YORK – The Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that would increase protections for victims of human trafficking and punishment for offenders. Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly, the...
Makom: Creating Space for the Young Jews of Dallas
While one of the persistent concerns in the American Jewish community is the declining engagement of young adult Jews, in Dallas Jewish engagement of this population is strong and growing! In 2012 Rabbi David Singer, a new...
Conservative Rabbis Praise Passage of Bipartisan Iran Legislation
NEW YORK – Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed a new bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (S.615), authored by Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and, in part, Benjamin L.
National Council of Synagogues Statement of Concern Regarding Anti-Christian Acts
As Jewish spiritual leaders and members of the NCS, we join together to express our outrage at the unremitting violence, including mass murder and ethnic cleansing perpetrated against Christians and various other faith groups...
Conservative Jews Commend Netanyahu Apology, Call for Continued U.S. Admin Support of Israel
NEW YORK – During a meeting with minority groups in Israel today, Prime Minister Netanyahu apologized for his Election Day comments regarding Israeli Arab voters. The Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the association for Conservative/Masorti...
PM Statement Regarding Israeli Arab Voters Unacceptable
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, March 17, as Israel held its elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated: “The right-wing government is in danger. Arab voters are going en masse to the polls.” The Rabbinical Assembly, the association of...
Rabbinical Assembly Stands with Trafficking Survivors, Against Efforts to Restrict Access to Healthcare
NEW YORK – Today, the United States Senate failed to advance current pending legislation that was meant to combat human trafficking and provide support for trafficking survivors. The bill was sabotaged by language that was included to...
Join us for a Historic Celebration of 30 Years of Women as Conservative Rabbis
Thirty years ago the gates of The Jewish Theological Seminary swung open to admit eighteen women who would become Conservative rabbis. These women made history as they entered as rabbinical students in the Fall of 1984 and in May 1985, the first of...
Leading Through Communications: Conservative Rabbis in the 21st Century
“Presentation matters and public speaking and multimedia skills are becoming a bigger determinant of an individual’s success. The substance of a presentation is important, but how you communicate the information is what really matters.”(Wall...