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Resolution on Israel’s Bedouin Citizens
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has long been committed to the Zionist goal articulated in Israel's Declaration of Independence to "ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective...
Resolution In Support of the MERCAZ Olami Electoral Campaign
Whereas the worldwide Conservative/Masorti movement is represented in the World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency for Israel by MERCAZ Olami and
Whereas participation in the World Zionist Organization and...
Proclamation in Honor of Rabbi Jan Caryl Kaufman
Whereas according to The Baltimore Jewish Times of November 27, 2009, Rabbi Jan Caryl Kaufman “had wanted to be a rabbi since her days in junior high school” and became Baltimore’s first female rabbi, ordained at Hebrew Union...
Proclamation in Honor of Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Whereas having received a Master’s Degree in Talmud from the Jewish Theological Seminary Rabbi Amy Eilberg taught at Midreshet Yerushalayim, the egalitarian yeshiva program run by JTS in Israel and following the tabling of a...
Statement in Response to Attack on Jewish Community in Overland Park, KS
New York – In response to the shooting at the JCC and Village Shalom in Overland Park, KS, Rabbi Gerry Skolnik, President and Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President, issued the following statement:
Jews around the world join...
Torah, Tapas & Tequila: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern World
By Sarah Friedson-King, Associate Rabbi, Temple Beth El, Rochester, New York
Now that’s a name for a program we may all wish we had thought of; the perfect title for a monthly young professionals (20s and 30s)...
MOCA Tuesday: Pesah Inspiration
MOCA (Meditations on Career Advancement) is a teleconference for RA members about career development and best practices in the search process.Listen to the RecordingTopic: Pesah InspirationsTalking points, scholarly insights and new...
How I Came to Community Organizing
By Wayne Franklin, Temple Emanu-El, Providence, Rhode Island
All I knew about Community Organizing was what I read in Barack Obama's book, Dreams From My Father. At least until Elan Babchuck came to be my partner...
Our Obligation to Remember that We Were Once Slaves in Mitzrayim
This material was prepared by Carol Levithan. It contains texts that you might find useful in teaching about Pesah.
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20 Years of Saying Goodbye
10 Lessons We Have Learned from 20 Years of Transition Training
by Rabbi Elliot Schoenberg
Eit Ratzon is the Rabbinical Assembly’s annual transition seminar. When we convene on June 10 it will be the 21st time we will be bringing...