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Revision Process
The Rabbinical Assembly is involved in an ongoing process of revising and updating its Code of Conduct and Va’ad HaKavod Procedures with the goal of enhancing a culture that upholds our highest standards of ethical behavior. Information can be...
RA Ethical Guidelines
The Rabbinical Assembly takes its members’ obligation to hold to the highest ethical standards very seriously. To that end, the RA has established a Code of Conduct and Procedures for its Ethics Committee (Va'ad HaKavod).
The Va'ad HaKavod...
Post-Election Statement - ARZA/Vote Reform – Hatikvah - Mercaz USA
The election for the 2025 World Zionist Congress has been a significant success for our 3 slates, representing the majority of liberal Jewry in the U.S. It was also a success for furthering our values of pluralism,...
Code of Conduct Revision Process
From 2021-2024, our colleagues serving on the Va’ad Hakavod and the Gender & Power Committee worked to revise our Code of Conduct with the goal of enhancing a culture that upholds our highest standards of ethical behavior. Information can be...
Response to Today's Article Published in the Forward
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to inform you of a story that was published today in the Forward newspaper. The article describes a case that reportedly came before the Va’ad HaKavod a couple of years ago. The practice of the...
Eit Ratzon
Eit Ratzon, our annual professional development series, is geared toward rabbis in all fields of practice: campus, chaplaincy, education, entrepreneurial, nonprofit leadership, and pulpit. Eit Ratzon sessions are free for all RA members and...
Rabbis in Job Transition
Wednesdays; May 7, May 21, May 28 at 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT / 7:00 pm Israel
Facilitated by Nahma Nadich, this three session learning cohort will focus on multiple aspects of transitioning to new positions and new communities, and...
עד דלא ידע: Drinking on Purim
By David Golinkin, President, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies
Note: A version of this article originally appeared with the title Just How Drunk Should a Jew Get on Purim? in Insight Israel: The View from Schechter, Jerusalem:...
Book Shuk-Sefer Store
Now that Siddur Lev Shalem has been published and its distribution is almost complete and now that all books published by the RA are available through our website, we would like to match colleagues who have books they no longer need...