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...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Memorializes Chacham Shalom Elbaz, Zt’l, and Discusses Important Issues Facing Klal Yisrael at Rosh Chodesh Av Conference
On Rosh Chodesh Av, August 1, 2024, the Igud HaRabbonim/Rabbinical Alliance of America convened its monthly conference at the Ahi Ezer Yeshiva Congregation, where Igud HaRabbonim Presidium Member, Rabbi Hanania Elbaz, is the Mara D’atra. The Rosh Chodesh Av Seudah and Conference was l’zecher nishmas HaGaon HaChacham Shalom Ben HaGaon HaChacham Chayim Elbaz, Zt’l, father of Rabbi Hanania Elbaz and Rabbi Eliyahu Elbaz, Rabbi of the Sephardic Lebanese Congregation of Brooklyn. In honor of the Hilula of Chacham Shalom Elbaz, Z’tl, Rabbi Hanania Elbaz delivered an erudite Dvar Halacha as did his brother Rabbi Yaakov Elbaz. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Remembers Rabbi Nachum Zvi Josephy, ZT’L at his 21st Yahrzeit Commemoration and discusses Artificial Intelligence and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim, gathered together with family and friends at Congregation Beth Tikvah of Canarsie, where the venerable Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Serebyanski serves as rabbi, to commemorate the 21st yahrzeit of the organization’s legendary Executive Vice-President, Rabbi Nachum Zvi Josephy, ZT’L, HaRav Nachum Zvi Ben HaRav Chaim Josephy. [...Click headline above for more...]
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