April 25, 2019 ~ 20 Nissan 5779 The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and Rabbinical Council of America express deep condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the horrific murders on Sunday at three Christian churches and other locations in Sri Lanka and pray for the speedy recovery of Continue Reading »
RCA Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate March, 2016 The RCA has been involved in meetings with the Catholic Church for decades, guided by the principles outlined by the Rav, zt”l, in Confrontation. Many Jewish organizations have issued responses to the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate. The RCA worked with the Conference of European Rabbis Continue Reading »
Beginning in 1998, representatives of the Rabbinical Council of America and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America have held semi-annual meetings with a group representing the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on matters of mutual concern. At the most recent meeting (June 25, 2009), one topic of discussion was a document issued Continue Reading »
Many communities within the United States are now engaged in a new conversation on the meaning of the word “marriage”, questioning whether it should describe a union only between a man and a woman. As leaders of our respective faiths, we, as Orthodox Rabbis, communal leaders and representatives of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Continue Reading »