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From the Desk of the Executive Vice President

Dear Chaverim:

I hope that you had meaningful and uplifting Yomim tovim, even if they weren’t as restful as they could have been.

Some important updates.

• Anti-Israel / Antisemitic Protests: Rabbi Engel and I attended a meeting today of the Conference of Presidents to discuss next steps on the college campuses. We are working with the Orthodox Union and their security partners to develop plans to keep our Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations safe across the continent. We will be in touch soon with more information and guidelines. For those of you who are weary from derasha and shiur preparation, I will, be’ezras Hashem, circulate thoughts for derasha material early tomorrow morning.
• Convention: The convention chairs are planning an unforgettable experience. Please sign up today! The tentative program can be found here.
• Siyum for Daniel Perez, Hy’”d: We share a special relationship with his father, Rav Doron Perez and his family, strengthened during the RCA missions to Israel last fall. We plan to hold the siyum mishnayos during a special moment at the upcoming convention. We need your help to take a masechta of mishnayos to complete the siyum. Please sign up here.
• Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon, just named Nasi of World Mizrachi, will be our scholar-in-residence for the three days and will be available throughout to meet individually with rabbanim.
• Dinner for Rabbi Mark Dratch – establishing the Rabbi Mark Dratch Scholar in Residence for future conventions. Click here to donate from a combination of personal and institutional funds!
• We have secured the presence of Dr. Zachary Rausch, chief researcher for Dr. Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation, outlining the challenges faced by children today and the need for communities to work together on behalf of them.
• We have set up a google document to facilitate joint travel plans. Please add your information if you would like to share rides. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VVKibEJj4_bagUPvBgIqgivg4VZq02cW0JWWL5boi4s/edit?usp=sharing
• Shabbos HaGadol Derashos: It’s not too late to send in this years derasha to help others for next year. Please send to me at mpenner@rabbis.org.

For a Tentative Program Click Here:

Join your Chaverim and our Scholar in Residence: Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon

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Rabbinic Responses to Conscription

by Judith Bleich, Click Here

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May 9, 2024

3:30pm

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