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...]
Event: Halachic Challenges of the Orthodox Jewish Healthcare Chaplains
The Rabbinical Alliance of America Stressed Kovod HaRabonus and the Role of the Contemporary Rabbi at its Rosh Chodesh Sivan Conference
June 16, 2024
Brooklyn, New York – The Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim (RAA/Igud) convened its Rosh Chodesh Sivan Conference on June 6, 2024, at the Jewish Community Council of Marine Park (JCCMP), where Rabbi Shea Rubenstein serves as Executive Vice-President. The conference focused on the theme of “Kovod HaRabonus” (the honor of the rabbinate) and the role of the contemporary rabbi. The event underscored how the Igud HaRabbonim continues to be a pivotal advocate and resource organization for the American Orthodox rabbinate. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Remembers Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum, ZT’L, and Advocates for the Health and Well-Being of the Jewish Community
On May 8, 2024, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim (RAA/Igud) held its Rosh Chodesh Iyar Conference and Seudah in honor of the 8th yahrzeit observance of its highly respected and esteemed Menahel/Director, Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum, ZT’L. Friends, family, and community leaders gathered at the Maimonides Medical Center where they were treated to a gourmet dinner sponsored by the medical center in memory of Rabbi Tannenbaum. They were also alerted to an important community problem that needs immediate attention. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Tackles Antisemitism and Makes a Call to Action to Strengthen Torah Learning
On April 10, 2024, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim convened its monthly Rosh Chodesh (Nisan) conference at Congregation Beth Tikvah, Brooklyn, New York, where our esteemed member Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Serebryanski, is the Rabbi. [...Click headline above for more...]
RAA Rosh Chodesh Shevat Conference Tackles Antisemitism and Discusses Israel Security Needs
On Thursday, January 11, 2024, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim gathered at Yeshivas Bris Avram in Monsey New York, under the leadership of Rabbi Aharon Mandel, Rosh Yeshiva, for the monthly Rosh Chodesh Shevat Conference. The Rosh Chodesh Shevat Conference was hosted by Rabbi Aharon Mandel and his illustrious father, Rabbi Tzvi Mandel, the longtime director of Rabbinical Alliance of America and Rabbi of Khal Bnai Yisrael. The main theme of the evening was sharing in the pain and difficulties of our brethren in Israel who have been subject to a brutal terrorist attack and now face a prolonged war against the evil forces of Hamas. [...Click headline above for more...]
The Rise in Antisemitism and Support for Israel Take Center Stage at Rabbinical Alliance of America Rosh Chodesh Teves Conference
On Sunday, December 17, 2023, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim convened its monthly Rosh Chodesh (Teves) meeting held at Kahal Bnei Matisyahu, where its Presidium Chairman, Rabbi Yaakov Klass, serves as rabbi. The Rosh Chodesh Teves conference was dedicated by Rabbi Yaakov Klass, in memory of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Chana Chaya Henna Rashe Spanier a”h, whose yahrzeit falls on the ninth of Teves. In honor of her memory, Rabbi Klass presented an erudite Dvar Torah. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Tackles Antisemitism, Rallies Support for Israel and Expresses Appreciation to NYPD at Rosh Chodesh Kisleiv Conference
On November 13, the Rabbinical Alliance of America—Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American rabbis—convened its Rosh Chodesh Kisleiv Conference at Khilah Marine Park, Brooklyn, New York, where RAA’s esteemed member, Rabbi Baruch Pesach Mendelson, serves as the rabbi. The conference was sponsored by Rabbi Gil Student, the RAA’s Halacha Commission Director. In honor of the occasion, Rabbi Student gave an erudite Dvar Halacha on the issues involving military combat on Shabbos and traced its origins to the Chashmonaim, the exalted Maccabees of the Chanukah story. [...Click headline above for more...]
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