Rabbinical Council of America
Modern Orthodox rabbis earn good salaries but few benefits
By Yonat Shimron — January 31, 2018
(RNS) — A first-of-its-kind survey of Modern Orthodox rabbis in the U.S. and Canada finds that their synagogues offer skimpy or barebones benefit packages.
Israel’s proposed international Jewish database raises red flags abroad
By Yonat Shimron — April 11, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) Many fear such a database will not recognize the legitimacy of most Jews, will breach confidentiality and, in the wrong hands, could be used in sinister ways.
Women suing ‘Peeping Tom’ rabbi want rabbinical court to pay, too
By Lauren Markoe — August 17, 2016
(RNS) In a class-action lawsuit, the victims ask for $100 million.
Modern Orthodox Judaism says ‘no’ to women rabbis
By Kimberly Winston — November 2, 2015
(RNS) The Rabbinical Council of America officially prohibited the ordination of women in what it described as a direct vote of its membership.
Israeli rabbis say accused rabbi’s conversions are kosher
By Michele Chabin — October 21, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Because Jewish law requires witnesses to conversions to be above reproach, some have questioned whether the conversions that accused Rabbi Barry Freundel oversaw were illegitimate.
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