The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading organization of Orthodox rabbis in North America, is outraged at the hateful graffiti and threats of death and violence against Reform leaders discovered today at the Reform synagogue in Raanana, Israel. These threats and actions are appalling and a violation of Jewish law and values. Rabbi Shalom Baum, Continue Reading »
The Rabbinical Council of America, the largest association representing Orthodox rabbis, reiterates the well-known position of halachic Judaism, that all Jews, regardless of their observance or belief, are full members of the Jewish people, and are our brothers and sisters. The issue is once more in the news cycle after Israel’s Religious Affairs Minister David Continue Reading »
The Rabbinical Council of America congratulates all those who completed the 7 year cycle of the Shas, the entire Talmud, both the teachers and the students. We congratulate all the members of the RCA who lead daf yomi shiurim. This great effort, to unify all Jews through the daily study of Talmud, the daf yomi, Continue Reading »
Whereas the Rabbinical Council of America is the proud home of Orthodoxy; a large tent under which we truly strive to occupy the vast center of mainstream Halachic thought and practice; and Whereas there are individuals and groups on either ideological side of us who do not choose to join us, since they feel that Continue Reading »