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</ul> </div> <div class="imgtext"> <p>The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA), established in 1974, is the professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis.</p> <p>Comprised of over 300 rabbis, the RRA has three primary missions.</p> <p class="more"><a href="mission.php">READ MORE</a></p> </div> </div>     <div id="hp-container">  <div class="content col-md-6" style="padding-left:0;"> <h2>RRA NEWS</h2> <div class="news-item"> <div class="date">April 14, 2024</div> <div class="headline"><a href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/in-response-to-irans-attack-on-israel/" target="_blank"> In response to Iran's attack on Israel</a></div> <p>Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA) are deeply alarmed by yesterday's large-scale attack launched by Iran on Israel involving a barrage of hundreds of missiles and drones.聽   <nobr><a href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/in-response-to-irans-attack-on-israel/" target="_blank">More</a> <i class="fa fa-caret-right"></nobr></i> </p> </div>  <div class="news-item"> <div class="date">February 14, 2024</div> <div class="headline"><a href="/cmsb/uploads/draft-release.pdf" target="_blank"> At Atlanta Convention, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association to Celebrate 50th Anniversary, Install New President </a></div> <p>Rabbi Renee Bauer will be installed as president of the RRA at the organization's biennial convention, which begins March 3 in Atlanta. More than 130 rabbis from across North America and abroad are expected to attend the convention, marking 50 years since the founding of the RRA.聽   <nobr><a href="/cmsb/uploads/draft-release.pdf" target="_blank">More</a> <i class="fa fa-caret-right"></nobr></i> </p> </div>  <div class="news-item"> <div class="date">November 27, 2023</div> <div class="headline"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19XvA__FxqOMGOzlEgLG5OyKPF8ca_hzVdygFqPM9mzM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> Reconstructing Judaism and the RRA condemn the attack on Palestinians in Vermont</a></div> <p>Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association unequivocally condemn the shooting of three Palestinian students in an alleged hate crime in Vermont over Thanksgiving weekend. We pray for the full recovery of all three students, Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ali Ahmad.   <nobr><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19XvA__FxqOMGOzlEgLG5OyKPF8ca_hzVdygFqPM9mzM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">More</a> <i class="fa fa-caret-right"></nobr></i> </p> </div>  </div>  <div class="content col-md-5" style="padding-left:0;"> <h2>RRA RABBIS IN THE WORLD</h2> <div class="news-item"> <div class="date">November 27, 2023</div> <div class="headline"><a href="https://religionnews.com/2023/11/27/fighting-antisemitism-and-islamophobia-in-one-breath/" target="_blank"> Fighting antisemitism and Islamophobia in one breath</a></div> <p>Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, CEO of the RRA, writes about聽antisemitism and Islamophobia and her recent panel discussion with the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign, a multi-faith coalition of religious denominations committed to ending anti-Muslim hatred, discrimination and violence in the United States...   <nobr><a href="https://religionnews.com/2023/11/27/fighting-antisemitism-and-islamophobia-in-one-breath/" target="_blank">More</a> <i class="fa fa-caret-right"></nobr></i> </p> </div>  <div class="news-item"> <div class="date">September 20, 2023</div> <div class="headline"><a href="https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/my-jewish-faith-spurs-me-to-back-prison-moratorium/" target="_blank"> My Jewish faith spurs me to back prison moratorium</a></div> <p>Rabbi聽Greg Hersh regarding prisions in Massachusetts.   <nobr><a href="https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/my-jewish-faith-spurs-me-to-back-prison-moratorium/" target="_blank">More</a> <i class="fa fa-caret-right"></nobr></i> </p> </div>  <div class="news-item"> <div class="date">June 9, 2023</div> <div class="headline"><a href="https://forward.com/news/549996/wildfire-smoke-climate-anxiety-chaplain/" target="_blank"> Feeling anxious about wildfire smoke? Here鈥檚 advice from a climate change chaplain</a></div> <p>Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner on how to 'combat the profound isolation' of fears about climate change.   <nobr><a href="https://forward.com/news/549996/wildfire-smoke-climate-anxiety-chaplain/" target="_blank">More</a> <i class="fa fa-caret-right"></nobr></i> </p> </div>  </div>  <p><a href="news.php"><strong><u>View all RRA announcements</u></strong></a> <npbr><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></nobr></i></p> </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>   <footer class="footer" id="footer"> <div class="footer-widgets"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6">   <div class="contacts-widget widget widget__footer"> <h3 class="widget-title">Contact Us</h3> <div class="widget-content"> <ul class="contacts-info-list"> <li> <i class="fa fa-map-marker"></i> <div class="info-item"> <strong>Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association</strong><br> 1299 Church Road, Wyncote, PA 19095 </div> </li> <li> <i class="fa fa-phone"></i> <div class="info-item"> 215-576-5210<br> Fax: 215-576-8051 </div> </li> <li> <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <span class="info-item"> <a href="mailto:info@therra.org">info@TheRRA.org</a> </span> </li>  </ul> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6">  <div class="widget widget__footer"> <h3 class="widget-title">RRA Convention Dates </h3> <div class="widget-content"> RRA Convention, March 12-15, 2026<br>Sheraton Downtown, 201 North 17th Street, Center City, Philadelphia, PA </div> <div align="center"> <a href="https://srenetwork.org/" target="_blank"><img src="images/SRENetwork_2022Member.png" width="200" height="147" alt="SRE Safety-Respect-Equity-2022 Member" /></a> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="clearfix visible-sm"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-copyright"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6"> Copyright © 2024 <a href="index.php">Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association</a>  |  All Rights Reserved </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6"> <div class="social-links-wrapper"> <span class="social-links-txt">Connect with us</span> <ul class="social-links social-links__dark"> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Reconstructionist-Rabbinical-Association/1610917675819359" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ReconRabbis" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a></li>   </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer>  </div>  </div>   <script src="vendor/jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js"></script> <script src="vendor/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="vendor/headhesive.min.js"></script> <script src="vendor/fhmm.js"></script> <script src="vendor/jquery.flickrfeed.js"></script> <script src="vendor/isotope/isotope.pkgd.min.js"></script> <script src="vendor/isotope/jquery.imagesloaded.min.js"></script> <script src="vendor/magnific-popup/jquery.magnific-popup.js"></script> <script src="vendor/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.min.js"></script> <script src="vendor/jquery.fitvids.js"></script> <script src="vendor/jquery.appear.js"></script> <script src="vendor/jquery.stellar.min.js"></script> <script src="vendor/snap.svg-min.js"></script> <script src="vendor/mediaelement/mediaelement-and-player.min.js"></script> <script src="js/custom.js"></script> </body> </html>

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