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Mazal Tov to the Newest RA Members
The Rabbinical Assembly extends a hearty mazal tov to our new colleagues who were ordained at the ordination ceremonies of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and the Jewish Theological Seminary:
Uri...
Translation of Women of the Wall Jerusalem District Court Decision
This April 2013 ruling of the Jerusalem District Court is a long-sought victory for the Women of the Wall. The decision coincides with active discussions between Jewish Agency President Natan Sharansky and Jewish communal leaders regarding a plan...
A Prayer for Oklahoma
By Abby Jacobson, Emanuel Synagogue, Oklahoma City, OK
Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant ...
RA Shocked and Saddened by Clashes at Western Wall
NEW YORK – In the wake of rioting by extreme, ultra-Orthodox segments of the Israeli population, resulting in violence against women seeking to pray according to their understanding of Jewish tradition and in accordance with Israeli law, Gerald...
Hodesh Tov - Sivan
"Mahshevet Hazal"
by Shmuel (Richie) Lewis, Rosh Yeshiva, Conservative Yeshiva
Source...
Lessons Learned from Chaplains in the U.S. Military
By Elliot Salo Schoenberg
Last week, I was privileged to attend the annual training course and spiritual retreat organized by the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council and attended by 10 colleagues serving in the United States Armed...
Inclusivity as a Path to Holiness
Adapted from a d’var Torah by Gilah Dror, RA past president
Over the years, I have struggled with some of the "difficult" portions of Torah – portions that challenge my understanding of basic human equality, that raise up questions of...
RA Condemns Senate’s Failure to Pass Stricter Background Checks Legislation
NEW YORK – In response to Wednesday’s failure in the Senate to pass an amendment supporting a compromise on stricter background checks on firearms for private-party gun sales at gun shows and online, Gerald Skolnik and Julie Schonfeld issued the...
A Prayer in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
by Mark Greenspan
We reach out to the people of America.
We pray for healing of body and soul
For all those who were injured
And for a city traumatized by terror.
We call out to them: You are not alone!
“May...
We Will Run Again: A Prayer in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
by Lilly Kaufman
We Will Run Again
You tried to destroy exhilaration.
The moment of exhausted joy,
muscles burning,
the end in sight,
a personal best,
a moment multiplied
by the achievement of many.
We will...