Letter to RCA Rabbis

http://rcarabbis.org/pdf/Letter_to_RCA_Rabbis.pdf

Dear chaver,
In order to facilitate the Chief Rabbinate’s acceptance of your letters
concerning the Jewish and marital status of members of your
community, and to ensure its acceptance as per the Chief Rabbis’
arrangement with the RCA, we ask that you follow the following
guidelines.

1. Write your letter on synagogue or organization letterhead and
sign it in ink. Mention your RCA affiliation in your letter.
2. Include the person’s full legal name, Hebrew name, birthdate,
and passport/teudat zehut numbers.
3. The letter should be specific regarding the person’s Jewishness,
i.e., it should indicate whether the person was born to two Jewish
parents, to a Jewish mother only, or was converted. A letter stating only
that the person “is Jewish,” “is a member of the congregation,” “she
contributes a great deal to the shul,” or “he davens with us regularly,” is
insufficient.
4. The letter should explain the basis your knowledge that the
person is Jewish, i.e., personal knowledge, testimony, and/or
documentation.
מידע עבור מכתבי בירור בנוגע ליהדות” ,form s’RCA the Complete. 5
נישואין או רווקות “,and submit it, with an original of your letter, to the
RCA office.
6. If you have any problems or questions, please do not hesitate to
contact us.

“,מידע עבור מכתבי בירור בנוגע ליהדות, רווקות או נישואין” the with along, letter the of copy A
should be submitted to the RCA office by email (PDF); we will send an ishur endorsing your
standing to write this letter to the Chief Rabbinate’s office. Only after you have received
confirmation from the RCA that the ishur has been sent, give the original letter to the applicant
to file directly with his/her other documentation with the appropriate office in Israel. Our
endorsement will assure that your letter will be accepted without question in Israel.
Letters that include issues of conversion or other complicating halakhic factors will not receive
an RCA ishur; they should be sent to the Beth Din of America for processing.
Sincerely yours,
Rabbi Leonard Matanky Rabbi Mark Dratch
President Executive Vice President