July 20, 2021 – The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading membership organization of orthodox rabbis in North America, condemns the latest expression of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement by Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream through its announced plans to discontinue sales in Judea and Samaria. Rabbi Binyamin Blau, president of the RCA, Continue Reading »
RCA Applauds US Support for Jerusalem February 9, 2021 – The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading membership organization of orthodox rabbis in North America, welcomes President Joseph Biden’s statement that will not relocate the United States embassy from Jerusalem, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement affirming the Biden administration’s position that Jerusalem is Continue Reading »
June 29, 2020 Haaretz.Com https://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/.premium-israel-halts-subsidies-to-yeshiva-programs-for-students-from-n-america-and-u-k-1.8943028 Israel to stop subsidizing yeshiva and seminary programs for students from North America, Britain The Masa program, which provides the financial support, is making the cuts due to a reduction in its own funding, which comes mostly from the Israeli government and the Jewish Agency Judy Maltz | Jun. 24, Continue Reading »
January 29, 2020 – The respective leaderships of the Orthodox Union, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, and Rabbinical Council of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox rabbinical body, jointly issued the following statement: On Jan. 28, President Donald Trump released his Administration’s framework to help achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians. We applaud the Continue Reading »