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	Canadian Jewish News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) has issued a statement urging mohelim — those who perform ritual circumcisions — to perform the suction portion of the brit milah using a sterile tube and to avoid direct contact between the mohel’s mouth and the infant.
		The New York-based RCA, which serves more than 1,000 Orthodox rabbis in the United States and Canada, said there are no religious or medical reasons to avoid using a tube to perform the “metzitzah be’peh,” the suctioning of the wound that is part of ritual circumcisions.
		One of the infants was born in Toronto in 1994.
	www.cjnews.com /viewarticle.asp?id=5780 (965 words)

	An Overview - The Rabbinical Council of America - rabbis.org
		The Rabbinical Council of America is a dynamic professional organization serving over 1,100 Orthodox Rabbis in the United States of America, Canada and Israel.
		The Rabbinical Council serves as the Rabbinic authority of the Joint Kashrut Commission of the Orthodox Union.
		The Rabbinical Council maintains a Vaad Halakha comprised of distinguished Torah scholars who guide the organization and its members on halakhic issues and contribute to its ability to be a beacon of leadership for the North American Jewish community.
	www.yerushalayim.net /rca/overview.htm (618 words)

	Prenuptial Agreements - Resolutions of the Rabbinical Council of America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		We, therefore, call upon the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America to disseminate a list of approved prenuptial agreements with procedures of implementation to the averim.
		Therefore be it resolved that the RCA reiterates the importance of using the prenuptial agreement as per the 1993 resolution, so as to guarantee that the get will not be used as a negotiating tool in divorce procedures.
		The RCA members will attempt to disseminate amongst our Orthodox colleagues and lay people via the mediums of Shabbat sermons, synagogue bulletins, and other forums during the month of Heshvan, the importance of the prenuptial agreement.
	www.orthodoxcaucus.org /prenup/rca.htm (915 words)

	Orthodox Judaism and Jewish-Christian Dialogue
		The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations (OU) represent the rabbinic and congregational segment of the Orthodoxy that is usually not referred to as right-wing Orthodoxy.
		Because the RCA and the OU belong[ed] to the Synagogue Council of America (SCA) which, in addition to the Orthodox rabbinic and congregational bodies mentioned also include[d] their Conservative and Reform counterparts, and because the SCA operate[d] on a principle of unanimity, the Orthodox rejection of theological dialogue [became] the policy of the SCA.
		It must be remembered that since IJCIC include[d] the Synagogue Council and since the Synagogue Council include[d] the Rabbinical Council of America and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, IJCIC activities ha[d] Orthodox approval since, in light of the unanimity rule in the Synagogue Council, the Orthodox organizations exercise[d] a veto over IJCIC activities.
	www.bc.edu /research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/center/conferences/soloveitchik/sol_wyscho.htm (3492 words)

	Rabbi Mordecai Tendler
		Critics of the Rabbinical Council of America are blasting the group for giving Rabbi Mordecai Tendler and his attorney, Arnold Kriss, a copy of an internal report on the sexual harassment allegations, including the names of women who claimed Tendler harassed them.
		Given the way the RCA, under the leadership of rabbi Basil Herring, turned over its investigation files to rabbi Mordecai Tendler (after telling some of the women who say they were victimized by Tendler that their reports would be kept confidential), you'd think rabbi Herring and the RCA would be less huffy and self righteous.
		As with all other professional organizations and societies, the RCA is permitted to establish its own criteria for its membership, legislate rules of member conduct, investigate in a manner of its choosing possible violations of its rules, and suspend or expel those members it deems in breach of those rules.
	www.lukeford.net /profiles/profiles/mordecai_tendler.htm (9204 words)

	Edah
		He is a member of the Governing Council and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Yitzhak Rabin Center by appointment of the Prime Minister and of the Steering Committee for Social Science Research of the Ministry of Science.
		He is presently and officer of the Rabbinical Council of America and the Vice President of the Westchester Board of Rabbis.
		He is a past president of the Rabbinical Council of America and of the Synagogue Council of America, and a member of Edah's Advisory Board.
	www.edah.org /upcoming_speakerbios.cfm (9128 words)

	Rabbinical Council of America -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The council's chief aims have been to promote the study and practice of Orthodox Judaism, to defend the basic rights of Jews in all parts of the world, and to support the State of Israel.
		It is the rabbinical arm of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations...
		Council membership thus includes as Orthodox constituents the Rabbinical Council of America and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; as...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9062347?tocId=9062347 (802 words)

	Guide to the Records of the Synagogue Council of America (1926-1994), undated, 1926-1982, 1990-1992I-68
		The Synagogue Council of America was proposed at a meeting of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) held in St. Louis at the Twenty-Ninth Council of the UAHC.
		The membership consisted of representatives of the Central Conference of America Rabbis, the Rabbinical Assembly of the United Synagogue of America, the Rabbinical Council of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, and the United Synagogue of America.
		According to the booklet, "The Synagogue Council of America: Its Origin and Activities," the three Rabbinical associations of the SCA (Union of Orthodox Congregations, the United Synagogue of America, and the Union of America Hebrew Congregations), had a combined membership of 800 rabbis, or 65% of Jewish chaplains in the United States.
	www.cjh.org /academic/findingaids/AJHS/nhprc/SCA.html (4791 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) is the world's largest organization of Orthodox Jewish rabbis; it is affiliated with The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, more commonly known as the Orthodox Union, or OU.
		A merger took place in 1935 between the Rabbinical Council of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations and another Orthodox rabbinical group, the Rabbinical Association of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, a part of Yeshiva University.
		In later years the RCA attempted to merge with another Orthodox rabbinical group, the Rabbinical Alliance of America, but this attempt came to naught.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Rabbinical_Council_of_America (279 words)

	Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Minutes after his induction, the Rabbinical Council of America bestowed a Blessing on the new Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
		RCA President Rabbi Dale Polakoff Testifies on behalf of the Rabbinical Council of America at the Senate Confirmation Hearings for Judge John Roberts to be the next US Chief Justice
		Text of the testimony by Rabbi Dale Polakoff, President of the Rabbinical Council of America, in appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings in support of the nomination of Judge John Roberts, on September 15th 2005
	www.rabbis.org (195 words)

	S.C.J. FAQ: Section 2.7. Who We Are: What are some of the Orthodox sub-groups?
		The Union for Orthodox Congregations (OU) and the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA).
		This is partially because in America, the Agudah is a communal organization that runs a number of charitable, humaniterean and outreach projects and lobbies and advocates for the rights of Torah-observant Jews and to protect and strengthen Torah observance.
		The Rabbinical Alliance of the Commonwealth of Independent States (One of the rabbinic organizations in the former Soviet Union) http://www.fjc.ru/.
	www.shamash.org /lists/scj-faq/HTML/faq/02-07.html (829 words)

	Jewish Whistleblower: Rabbi Mordechai Tendler and several Monsey colleagues impersonate the RCA in an attempt to ...
		Five years ago, when I was researching allegations of sexual abuse made against Rabbi Baruch Lanner, I called an official at the Rabbinical Council of America, the rabbinic body of the Orthodox Union, who told me that his group did not have specific guidelines for dealing with members accused of abuse because it never happened.
		The woman was led to believe that she was summoned as part of the RCA investigation, which was not the case.
		Shuls/schools are not affiliates of the RCA, so the RCA has no way to "force" a shul or school to remove a Rabbi from their staff.
	jewishwhistleblower.blogspot.com /2005/03/rabbi-mordechai-tendler-and-several.html (3515 words)

	Rabbinical Resources : Issues Relating to Sexual Violence/Victimization
		The Rabbinical Council of America recommits itself to fulfilling its responsibility for the welfare of the members of the Jewish community at large and the general community as well, especially to those who have been victims or who claim to be victims of an act of sexual, physical or emotional violence, abuse or impropriety; and
		The Rabbinical Council of America maintains that reporting acts or suspicions of child abuse is not mesirah and commits itself and its members to reporting acts or suspicions of child abuse as required by civil law; and
		Rabbinical associations have a particular responsibility to address the issue of clergy abuse and to hear the legitimate complaints of victims, said Tabak, who played a principal role in drafting "Breach of Professional Trust: Sexual and Financial Ethics," a major policy statement issued by the RRA in 1995.
	www.theawarenesscenter.org /rabbinicalresources.html (10358 words)

	Synagogue Council of America -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Council membership thus includes as Orthodox constituents the Rabbinical Council of America and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; …
		The several councils mentioned in Talmudic literature are equally difficult to define with exactitude.
		There are references scattered throughout medieval literature that suggest the existence of councils and synods but their composition and authority...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9070735 (814 words)

	FORWARD : News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The synagogue responded in its brief that the national council went to the Supreme Court to approve the sale even after the organization was told it would be summoned by the rabbinic court.
		Fisher said that he did not know whether the national council would respond to the summons issued by the rabbinic court affiliated with the Rabbinical Council of America.
		The Young Israel of Fifth Avenue is arguing that according to rabbinic law, or Halacha, the national council cannot sell the sanctuary until it secures a larger, or at least equal, space for the two congregations close to the current site.
	www.forward.com /issues/2003/03.05.09/news8.html (1097 words)

	Rabbis Shubow and Soloveitchik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Whether traditional Judaism was sublimated to the trifaith religious life of America or whether it underwent a Protestantization, the bottom line was that as second and third generation American Jewish immigrants took their place in American life, the erosion of traditional Jewish Orthodoxy had taken hold.
		From 1945, members of the Rabbinical Council participated in the Synagogue Council of America and the New York Board of Rabbis, interdenominational groups that advocated Jewish causes in multiple spheres.
		Though the Rabbinical Council's position encouraging interdenominational cooperation in certain circumstances was policy before Rabbi Soloveitchik's involvement with the organization, it was his influence and character that led to this becoming ensconced within the Orthodox community.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~jshubow/Soloveitchik.html (8764 words)

	Forward Newspaper Online: Orthodox Group Expels N.Y. Rabbi, Cites Misconduct
		In a March 18 statement, the Rabbinical Council of America said that Rabbi Mordecai Tendler "has refused to cooperate with the [organization] in its investigation, and has refused to appear at a hearing." RCA also stated that Tendler, the scion of a prominent rabbinic family, had "engaged in conduct inappropriate for an Orthodox rabbi."
		The RCA's decision was praised by one alleged victim, Batye Seigel, a 54-year-old clinical aesthetician, who said that Tendler propositioned her 12 years ago while adjudicating her divorce and a rent dispute in private rabbinical court proceedings.
		The RCA was roundly criticized for giving Tendler and the attorney who was advising him, Arnold Kriss, a copy of an internal report on the sexual harassment allegations, which included the names of his accusers.
	www.forward.com /articles/2879 (1466 words)

	Welcome to the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
		Since they often find themselves isolated from contact with Jewish communities because of the global mission of the service of which they are a part, the presence of a rabbi in uniform can make all the difference between their developing patterns of personal Jewish commitment or the abandonment of their heritage.
		Accordingly, the Council regularly acts as an advisor to them, the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, and the Department of Defense to assure that Jewish personnel are properly and effectively supported.
		The JWB Jewish Chaplains Council provides informative and inspirational pamphlets, recently revised, on the festivals of the Jewish calendar, the life cycle, and foundations of Jewish faith and life.
	www.jcca.org /jwb (1935 words)

	JewishPress.com > News > View Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sadly, the RCA was not up to the challenge presented by these publications and allowed itself to be stampeded into abandoning halachic propriety and victimizing the rabbi in order to avoid being labelled as "soft" on sexual abuse.
		The RCA, which was vulnerable after the Boruch Lanner abuse fiasco and goaded by The Jewish Week into declaring to the world that a respected rabbi was a sexual predator, is now being prodded to take action against a rabbi who expressed his opinion about the Gaza disengagement.
		The idea that a pulpit rabbi should be disciplined by the RCA`s Vaad Hakavod for being at odds with the establishment view of the disengagement issue is one that should have been rejected out of hand.
	www.thejewishpress.com /news_article.asp?article=5491 (708 words)

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		The undersigned, as counsel for the Synagogue Council of America and the National Community Relations Advisory Council, and on their behalf, respectfully move this Court for leave to file a brief amici curiae in the above–entitled action.
		The Synagogue Council of America is a co–ordinating body consisting of the organizations representing the three divisions of Jewish religious life: Orthodox, Conservative and Reform.
		Rabbinical Council of America, representing the Orthodox rabbinate;
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/curiae/html/370-421/007.htm (809 words)

	The Beth Din of America, the Rabbinical Council of America, and the Orthodox Caucus Announce the Rrlease of a Revised ...
		The Beth Din of America, the Rabbinical Council of America, and the Orthodox Caucus Announce the Rrlease of a Revised Prenuptial Agreement - June 17, 2003 - OUPR - OU.ORG
		The Beth Din of America, the Rabbinical Council of America, and the Orthodox Caucus Announce the Release of a Revised Prenuptial Agreement
		The Beth Din of America, in conjunction with the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) and The Orthodox Caucus today announced the release of a revised halachic Prenuptial Agreement.
	www.ou.org /oupr/2003/prenup63.htm (375 words)

	Rabbi AWOL At Court Date On Molestation Rap
		But the head of the rabbinical tribunal, Rabbi Moshe Shternbuch, said he was unperturbed by Weinberg's failure to appear, and voiced confidence that Weinberg would cooperate after he returned from a visit to the United States.
		Weinberg, 56, a charismatic, Baltimore-born teacher, author and lecturer, is a member of a rabbinical family of near-legendary renown in Israel and the United States, descended from the Slonimer chasidic dynasty.
		The resolution by the RCA is the first of its kind in North America's Modern Orthodox community, and signifies a growing attentiveness and hypersensitivity to sexual misconduct in the Orthodox community that until a few years ago would have been unmentionable.
	www.rickross.com /reference/clergy/clergy185.html (1348 words)

	Young Israel of Scarsdale - Rabbi Jacob S. Rubenstein
		He received his Rabbinic ordination from the Chief Justices of both the Rabbinic Court of the Ashkenazic, as well as the Sephardic community of Jerusalem, and Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, Rishon Le Zion, Chief Rabbi of Israel.
		He is the immediate Past President of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) and currently serves as its Honorary President.
		He is a past President of the Westchester Board of Rabbis, an executive officer of the Westchester Rabbinical Council and has served on the board of the Westchester Jewish Conference.
	www.yisny.org /rabbi.htm (364 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The visit is an initiative of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue and is jointly funded by the UJIA and United Synagogue.
		Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chairman of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue, who will be leading the group said: "This exciting venture is an integral part of our Council's wide-ranging Practical Rabbinics Programme, through which the awareness and skills of our Rabbis are being constantly sharpened.
		Trip organiser and Executive Director of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue, Rabbi Dr Julian Shindler, added: "This is by far the most ambitious project ever undertaken by the RCUS and is designed to present to our rabbis, and for them to learn from, the best of rabbinic practice in the USA."
	www.unitedsynagogue.org.uk /news/usrabbis.html (361 words)

	Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) - Policies & Positions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Rabbinical Council of America, the largest group of Orthodox rabbis in the world, has today issued a statement regarding Brit Milah (circumcision) and Metzitza (Oral Suction.) The statement reads as follows:
		In light of the above, the RCA urges its member rabbis, their congregants, synagogues and institutions, as well as the larger Jewish community, to encourage and where possible necessitate, that Metzitzah be’Peh be fulfilled via a tube.
		The Rabbinical Council of America, with national headquarters in New York City, is a professional organization serving over 1000 Orthodox Rabbis in the United States of America, Canada, Israel, and around the world.
	www.rabbis.org /news/030105.cfm (497 words)

	Chaplines on the Web
		The JWB Jewish Chaplains Council consists of sixteen rabbis, four each from the Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative), the Rabbinical Council of America (Orthodox), and the Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform), plus four active duty Jewish chaplains representing the Chaplains Advisory Group (CAG).
		The JWB Jewish Chaplains Council is a living example of the richness and vitality of Jewish pluralism.
		The Council energetically recruits rabbis through visits to various seminaries, attendance at rabbinical conferences, and notices in professional newsletters.
	www.jcca.org /jwb/pastissues/winter99/chaphome.HTML (1092 words)

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