Origin from 1901
The Rabbinical Assembly is the international association of Conservative rabbis, founded in 1901 to shape the ideology, programs and practices of the Conservative movement. It publishes prayerbooks and books of Jewish interest and oversees the work of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards for the Conservative movement, and it organizes conferences and coordinates the Joint Placement Commission of the Conservative movement. Rabbis ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University, the Zacharias Frankel College and the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary automatically become members upon ordination, and rabbis ordained at other seminaries and yeshivas may also be admitted. As of 2010 it had 1,648 members, the majority serving in the United States and Canada.
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Organisation
Membership Eligibility Reach of Its AuthorityThe whole tradition, or a claim to it 1 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Classification
ActivityGovernance and Administration 1 Origins
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Members
Source Harold Kushner (Wikipedia)
Originated In
Source Rabbinical Assembly: Rabbinical Assembly History
Present in Region
Source Rabbinical Assembly (Wikipedia)
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1. Rabbinical Assembly (Wikipedia)
Lead, sentence beginning 'The RA was founded in 1901'
The RA was founded in 1901 to shape the ideology, programs, and practices of the Conservative movement.
Lead, sentence beginning 'Members of the RA serve as'
Members of the RA serve as rabbis, educators, community workers and military and hospital chaplains around the world.
Lead, sentence beginning 'Rabbis ordained by Jewish Theological Seminary'
Rabbis ordained by Jewish Theological Seminary of America (New York, New York), the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University (Los Angeles, California), The Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano (Buenos Aires, Argentina), The Zacharias Frankel College (Berlin, Germany) and The Schechter Rabbinical Seminary (Israeli-administered Jerusalem) automatically become members of the RA upon their ordination.
Lead, sentence beginning 'It publishes prayerbooks and books of'
It publishes prayerbooks and books of Jewish interest, and oversees the work of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards for the Conservative movement.
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501(c)(3)
Present in Region: North America, Lead, third paragraph
The majority of RA members serve in the United States and Canada, while more than ten percent of its rabbis serve in Israel and many of its rabbis serve in Latin America, in the countries of Europe, Australia, and Africa.
View the SourceRabbinical Assembly: Rabbinical Assembly History
Rabbinical AssemblyOriginated In: United States, RA History, entry for 1901Quote, Originated In: United States, RA History, entry for 1901
1901 The RA is founded on June 17 in Philadelphia as the Alumni Association of the Jewish Theological Seminary, with Henry M. Speaker, principal of Gratz College, as president.
Harold Kushner (Wikipedia)
Members: Harold Kushner, Lead, second sentenceQuote, Members: Harold Kushner, Lead, second sentence
He was a member of the Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism and served as the congregational rabbi of Temple Israel of Natick, in Natick, Massachusetts, for 24 years.
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