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Blue Ribbon Commission Misrepresentation in Media
Yesterday morning an article came out that misrepresented fundamental facts about the Blue Ribbon Commission. In light of this article, we want to make sure you are aware of the following:
The Rabbinical...
RA Executive Council Receives Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Standards of Practice
Conservative rabbis uphold intermarriage officiation ban, call for reconsideration of attendance ban
The Rabbinical Assembly, receiving a report by its Blue Ribbon Commission, reaffirmed and further applied its standards on...
Movement Statement on Jerusalem
The Rabbinical Assembly, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the entire worldwide Masorti/Conservative Movement listed below, issued the following statement today following President Trump’s announcement that the...
Movement Statement on Sexual Harassment and Abuse
In light of the growing number of reports of sexual harassment in recent weeks, as evidenced in the proliferation of posts using #MeToo and #GamAni hashtags, the Conservative Jewish movement, as represented by...
Conservative Judaism and Covenantal Love
A summary of our recent Pastoral Letter: Not new policy, but an articulation for its reasons and a call for renewed and deeper welcome for ALL couples and families who seek a home in Conservative/Masorti communities!
We hope that this...
Statement on Las Vegas Mass Shooting
On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concert goers on the Las Vegas Strip, killing over 58 and injuring over 500 people.
The Rabbinical Assembly is horrified by the senseless and brutal attack on the...
Conservative Movement Protests Kotel and Conversion Setbacks
This letter, signed by approximately 400 Conservative Movement institutions, petitions the Prime Minister to urgently address the damage to Israel/Diaspora relations by the Kotel deal freeze and pending conversion legislation that will...
Joint Statement Regarding Presidential High Holiday Call
The Rabbinical Assembly has joined the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, and Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in issuing the following statement regarding our decision not to convene a 2017...
Conservative Movement Statement on Violent Demonstrations in Charlottesville, VA
Dear Colleagues,
In the aftermath of violent demonstrations by white supremacists and their sympathizers in Charlottesville, Virginia, resulting in 3 deaths and many injuries, the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of...
Statement on "Blacklist" of Israel Rabbanut
The Rabbinical Assembly, in noting its many colleagues among the 160 rabbis blacklisted by the Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel, who are deemed ineligible to authenticate the Jewishness of their congregants and community...