The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading organization of orthodox rabbis in North America, joins its fellow citizens in expressing its outrage over the massacre at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday which left 26 dead and many injured. Rabbi Elazar Muskin, president of the RCA, said, “The shooting in Texas Continue Reading »
The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading membership organization of Orthodox rabbis in North America, expresses its outrage and sadness over the senseless murder of 59 innocent human beings in Las Vegas in the largest mass murder of Americans on American soil. Rabbi Elazar Muskin, president of the RCA, said, “We extend our sincerest sympathy Continue Reading »
In response to the terrible proliferation of fatal shootings in the United States that result in part from Americans’ easy access to lethal weapons, a brief yet comprehensive 2014 resolution of the 1000+ members of Rabbinical Council of America addresses gun usage and ownership in the United States from personal, legal, cultural, and religious perspectives. Continue Reading »
To the Jewish Community of Charlottesville, VA: As we usher in this Shabbat just one week after the violent and deadly racist and anti-Semitic events in your city, the members of the Rabbinical Council of America reach out to you in solidarity, support, and friendship. Elie Wiesel once said, “Jews alone are vulnerable…but Jews must Continue Reading »