Historic Coalition Unites at Touro University to Confront the “Crisis of Conscience” in Medical Aid in Dying
RAA, RCA, and NCYI Join Forces to Arm Rabbis, Rebbetzins, Chaplains, and Other Professionals with Halachic Firepower Against Assisted Suicide Legislation
In a landmark display of communal strength, the Rabbinical Alliance of America (RAA/Igud HaRabbonim), the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), and the National Council of Young Israel (NCYI), in conjunction with the Orthodox Jewish Healthcare Chaplains’ Listserv, convened a powerful symposium titled, “Medical Aid in Dying / Physician Assisted Suicide: A Halachic Perspective.” [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Expresses Support for Rabbinic Maintenance of the Character of Prayer at the Kotel
February 26, 2026
The Rabbinical Alliance of America — Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 rabbis across North America — expresses strong support for the effort to entrust rabbinic authorities with maintaining the character of prayer at the Kotel HaMa’aravi, the holiest site accessible to the Jewish people, as it faces legal and political challenges. [...Click headline above for more...]
THE CALL OF ESTHER IS NOW!
Pre-Purim Observations to Act Upon
By Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht
Beth Israel Chabad of Westport/Norwalk CT
Member Presidium Rabbinical Alliance of America
We are in the age of the advent of the redemption for the Jewish people and the world at large. This will be through the righteous redeemer called MOSHIACH to arrive any day now. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Convenes in Monsey for Rosh Chodesh Shevat; Condemns Mississippi Synagogue Arson and Raises Alarm on Daylight Savings Legislation
The Rabbinical Alliance of America (RAA)/Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 Orthodox rabbis across North America, convened a powerful Rosh Chodesh Shevat Conference and Seudah on Monday, January 19, 2026. [...Click headline above for more...]
The Rabbinical Alliance of America Convenes Inspiring Rosh Chodesh Teves Conference at Congregation Beth Tikva in Brooklyn
The Rabbinical Alliance of America (Igud HaRabbonim) successfully convened its Rosh Chodesh Teves Conference and Seudah on Sunday, December 21, 2025 (1 Teves 5786). The gathering took place at Congregation Beth Tikva in Brooklyn, where RAA Vice-President and Rosh Kollel of the Ayshel Avraham Zichron Yaakov Rabbinical Seminary, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Serebryanski, serves as the spiritual leader. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Honors Police and Remembers Two Great Giants at Inspiring Rosh Chodesh Kislev Conference and Seudah
November 30, 2025
The Igud HaRabbonim/Rabbinical Alliance of America (RAA) convened its Rosh Chodesh Kislev Conference and Seudah on Monday, November 24, 2025 (4 Kislev 5786), at Khilah Marine Park, located at 3605 Quentin Road, Brooklyn, New York. The event, hosted by RAA Chaver Rabbi Baruch Pesach Mendelson, the esteemed Rabbi of Khilah Marine Park, brought together rabbis and community leaders for a night of Torah, administrative reporting, communal appreciation, and remembrance. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Sounds Alarm on Antisemitism; Urges Unity and Voting as Communal Imperatives
The Rabbinical Alliance of America (RAA) / Igud HaRabbonim convened its vital Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Conference and Seudah on Sunday, November 2, 2025 (11 Mar Cheshvan 5786), at Kahal Bnei Matisyahu in Brooklyn. Hosted by its Rabbi, RAA Presidium Chairman and Senior Torah Editor of the Jewish Press, Rabbi Yaakov Klass, the gathering was a powerful blend of spiritual commemoration and communal strategy, stressing themes of voting, unity, and securing Jewish identity. [...Click headline above for more...]
Rabbinical Alliance of America Expresses Disappointment in Heritage Foundation’s Failure to Oppose Antisemitism
The Rabbinical Alliance of America—Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 Orthodox rabbis across North America—expresses deep disappointment in the Heritage Foundation for its failure to stand firmly against antisemitism at a time when moral clarity is essential. [...Click headline above for more...]
The Rabbinical Alliance of America Mourns the Passing of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l
The Rabbinical Alliance of America — Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 rabbis across North America — joins Klal Yisroel in mourning the untimely passing of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union. [...Click headline above for more...]
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