The RA was founded in 1901 to shape the ideology, programs, and practices of the Conservative movement.
As of 2010, there were 1,648 members of the RA. 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. ==History== The Rabbinical Assembly was founded in 1901 as the Alumni Association of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS).
In 1918, the association changed its name to the Rabbinical Assembly, opening itself up to rabbis ordained at institutions other than JTS. The longest-serving executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly was Wolfe Kelman, who accepted the post in 1951 and continued in the post until 1989. In 1985, the RA admitted its first female member, Amy Eilberg, the first female ordained at JTS.
She has since become Chief Executive Officer of the RA. ==Bodies for interpreting Jewish law== The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) is the movement's central body on interpreting [law and custom]; it was founded by the Rabbinical Assembly in 1927, with Max Drob as its first head.
In 1918, the association changed its name to the Rabbinical Assembly, opening itself up to rabbis ordained at institutions other than JTS. The longest-serving executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly was Wolfe Kelman, who accepted the post in 1951 and continued in the post until 1989. In 1985, the RA admitted its first female member, Amy Eilberg, the first female ordained at JTS.
In 1918, the association changed its name to the Rabbinical Assembly, opening itself up to rabbis ordained at institutions other than JTS. The longest-serving executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly was Wolfe Kelman, who accepted the post in 1951 and continued in the post until 1989. In 1985, the RA admitted its first female member, Amy Eilberg, the first female ordained at JTS.
In 1918, the association changed its name to the Rabbinical Assembly, opening itself up to rabbis ordained at institutions other than JTS. The longest-serving executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly was Wolfe Kelman, who accepted the post in 1951 and continued in the post until 1989. In 1985, the RA admitted its first female member, Amy Eilberg, the first female ordained at JTS.
By 2010, 273 of the 1648 members of the Rabbinical Assembly were women. In 1989, upon Wolfe Kelman's retirement, Joel H.
In 1991, Meyers was appointed executive vice president, and he served in this role until his retirement in 2008. In October 2008, Julie Schonfeld was named as the new executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly, making her the first female rabbi to serve in the chief executive position of an American rabbinical association.
In 1991, Meyers was appointed executive vice president, and he served in this role until his retirement in 2008. In October 2008, Julie Schonfeld was named as the new executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly, making her the first female rabbi to serve in the chief executive position of an American rabbinical association.
As of 2010, there were 1,648 members of the RA. 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. ==History== The Rabbinical Assembly was founded in 1901 as the Alumni Association of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS).
By 2010, 273 of the 1648 members of the Rabbinical Assembly were women. In 1989, upon Wolfe Kelman's retirement, Joel H.
Stone In April 2012, the Rabbinical Assembly published new guide to Jewish law and practice, The Observant Life: A Guide to Ritual and Ethics for Conservative Jews, edited by Martin Samuel Cohen and Michael Katz. Members of the RA have their own private discussion group, "Ravnet". ==Leadership== The Rabbinical Assembly has been served by a variety of volunteer Presidents over the course of its history.
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