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...] 

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 Grief Over the Deadly Shooting of Charlie Kirk During Expression of Political Beliefs

The Rabbinical Alliance of America (RAA), representing over 950 Orthodox rabbis across North America, expresses profound grief and shock over the fatal shooting of political commentator Charlie Kirk, who was speaking publicly at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. He was shot during a live event while exercising his freedom of speech and later died of his wounds. [...Click headline above for more...] 

Rabbinical Rabbinical Alliance of America Marks 20th Anniversary of Gush Katif Expulsion with Mourning, Reflection, and Resolve

The Rabbinical Alliance of America — Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 rabbis across North America — solemnly commemorates the 20th anniversary of the expulsion of Jews from Gaza and parts of Northern Samaria on the day following Tisha B’Av of 2005. [...Click headline above for more...]