July 23, 2021 – As we observe Tu b’Av on the Jewish calendar and as weddings resume following Tisha b’Av, the Rabbinical Council of America, the leading membership organization of orthodox rabbi to North America, reminds the community of the importance of brides and grooms signing a halachic prenuptial agreement before they are married. This Continue Reading »
Whereas our tradition celebrates married couples living together in peace and harmony, in love and devotion all of their lives; and, Whereas the Torah recognizes that some marriages cannot be sustained and therefore provides procedures for the termination of those marriages; and, Whereas in some unfortunate instances a husband or wife refuses to cooperate with Continue Reading »
RCA reaffirms that no member rabbi should officiate at a wedding unless a proper prenuptial agreement has been executed. May 18, 2006 — RESOLVED that since there is a significant agunah problem in America and throughout the Jewish world, the Rabbinical Council of America declares that no rabbi should officiate at a wedding where a Continue Reading »
May 14, 1999 — The Rabbinical Council of America will announce at its forthcoming annual convention the formation of a special Agunah Task Force which will work with rabbis, roshei yeshiva, legal thinkers, judges and community leaders to contend with the problems of the agunah. The Task Force will aim to coordinate international efforts on behalf Continue Reading »