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Rabbinical Assembly Mourns the Death of Israeli Soldiers in Operation Protective Edge
NEW YORK – The Rabbinical Assembly mourns the death of the Israeli soldiers who have lost their lives defending Israel and its people under Operation Protective Edge and offers its deepest sympathies and condolences to their families at...
Best Practices of the Transition Committee
Originally recorded on June 10, 2014 at the Eit Ratzon Transition...
To Make Changes: Evolution or Revolution
Originally recorded on June 10, 2014 at the Eit Ratzon Transition...
Principles of Transition - Letting Go & The Blessings of the Neutral Zone
Originally recorded on June 10, 2014 at the Eit Ratzon Transition...
Rabbinical Assembly Supports IDF’s Efforts to Protect Civilians and Destroy Terrorist Networks
NEW YORK - In response to the Israeli Defense Forces’ ground operation to destroy the network of tunnels used by terrorists in the Gaza Strip to infiltrate Israel, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement.
Rabbi Julie...
RA Mission to Israel
Many of you have expressed interest in having an "emergency" solidarity mission to Israel. While the itinerary is still under formation we would plan to visit our Masorti Kehillot and programs impacted by the recent rocket...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Hamas Rejection of Ceasefire
New York – In response to Hamas’s rejection of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that was accepted by Israel, and the continuous barrage of rocket attacks directed at Israeli civilians, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following...
Rabbinical Assembly Condemns Rocket Attacks on Israeli Civilians
In light of the hundreds of rockets fired by Hamas and other terrorists in the Gaza Strip that have hit Israeli targets in the past few days, the Rabbinical Assembly issued the following statement:
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive...
Our Heart is in the East
Dear Friends,
As this RA News is sent, the Administrative committee just ended a phone call where Mauricio Balter, our regional president, calling in from Beersheva, had to exit the call in response to a siren. He wrote that the...