On Sunday, May 25, 2025, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim (RAA/Igud) convened its monthly Rosh Chodesh Conference for the month of Sivan at Kahal Bnei Matisyahu in Brooklyn, New York. The host was Rabbi Yaakov Klass, Presidium Chairman of RAA/Igud and Rabbi of Kahal Bnei Matisyahu. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum Remembered for His Activism, Leadership, and Communal Responsibility
On March 27, 2025, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim (RAA/Igud) held its Rosh Chodesh Adar Conference and Seudah to mark the 9th yahrzeit of its esteemed Menahel/Director, Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum, ZT’L. The event took place at Maimonides Medical Center, where friends, family, and community leaders gathered for a gourmet dinner sponsored by the medical center in Rabbi Tannenbaum’s memory. During the event, attendees were also alerted to an important community issue requiring immediate attention. [...Click headline above for more...]
Daylight Savings Time and Standing for Jews Highlighted at Rabbinical Alliance of America’s Rosh Chodesh Teves Conference
Brooklyn, NY – On Sunday, January 5, 2025, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim held its Rosh Chodesh Teves Conference at Congregation AAA Sfard of Canarsie, under the leadership of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Serebryanski. Rabbi Serebryanski also serves as the Rosh Kollel of the Ayshel Avraham Zichron Yaakov Rabbinical Seminary. [...Click headline above for more...]
The Rabbinical Alliance of America Celebrates New Book Addressing Issues of Faith in the Internet Era
Where does a group of rabbis feel most at home? At a synagogue and a yeshiva, certainly, but also at a Jewish book store. On December 8, 2024, the Rabbinical Alliance of America / Igud HaRabbonim (RAA), a national rabbinic held its monthly conference at Mizrahi Bookstore, the largest Jewish book store in the world. Boasting over 500,000 titles, Mizrahi Bookstore, located at 3108 Quentin Road in Brooklyn, NY, is like a candy store for rabbis and researchers who meet there to discuss scholarly topics and buy both rare and common second-hand books. The unusual location for RAA’s monthly meeting was chosen as an ideal place to celebrate the release of the new book, Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era, by Rabbi Gil Student, Director of RAA’s Halacha Commission. [...Click headline above for more...]
The Rabbinical Alliance of America Congratulates Rabbi David Yosef on his Appointment as Rishon LiTzion and Rabbi Kalman Ber as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
The Rabbinical Alliance of America Congratulates Rabbi David Yosef on his Appointment as Rishon LiTzion and Rabbi Kalman Ber as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Brooklyn, N.Y. – On November 3, 2024, the Igud HaRabbonim/Rabbinical Alliance of America (RAA) held its monthly Rosh Chodesh (Cheshvan) conference at Kahal Bnei Matisyahu in Brooklyn, New York, under the leadership of RAA Presidium Chairman, Rabbi Yaakov Klass. The conference was sponsored by Rabbi Klass, his brother Mr. Arthur Klass, and their family, in memory of their late mother, Mrs. Hilda Klass, A”H (Moras Hinda Bas Reb Simcha Halevy). Rabbi Yaakov Klass presented a special Torah thought in honor of his mother’s memory. [...Click headline above for more...]
Chai Elul 5784 Siyum HaShas and Dinner: Full Video and Pictures
Below are the full video of the Chai Elul 5784 Siyum HaShas and Dinner, Rabbi Ya’akov Klass’s tribute to Rabbi Joseph Salamon, and pictures from the event.
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Rabbis Issue A Clarion Call to Action: 36th Annual Chai Elul Siyum HaShas & 82nd Annual Dinner of the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim
On September 24, 2024, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim (RAA/Igud) celebrated its 36th annual Chai Elul Siyum HaShas and 82nd annual dinner at the famed Sephardic and Lebanese Congregation under the guidance of its esteemed and venerable Mara D’atra, Rabbi Eliyahu Elbaz. The theme of the evening was “A Clarion Call to Action.” Speaker after speaker discussed the various ways in which RAA/Igud supports its nearly 1,000 member rabbis who are busy serving the community in shuls, schools, hospitals, law enforcement, the armed forces, and every other conceivable rabbinic position. [...Click headline above for more...]
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