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  • 1RABBINICAL COUNCIL OF AMERICA — (RCA; Histadrut Harabanim). Founded in 1923 (as the Rabbinical Council of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations), in 1935 the RCA merged with the Rabbinical Association of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (Yeshiva University)… …

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  • 2Rabbinical Council of America — The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) is one of the world s largest organizations 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. Most… …

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  • 3Rabbinical Council of America —       organization of Orthodox rabbis, almost all of whom have received their rabbinical training in the United States. The council s chief aims have been to promote the study and practice of Orthodox Judaism, to defend the basic rights of Jews… …

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  • 4RABBINICAL ALLIANCE OF AMERICA — (Iggud ha Rabbonim). Founded in 1942 as an association of Orthodox rabbis, the RAA seeks to promulgate the cause of Torah true Judaism through an organized rabbinate that is consistently Orthodox. In its early years, most of its members were… …

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  • 5Synagogue Council of America — ▪ American Jewish organization       a Jewish organization founded in 1926 to provide most congregationally affiliated Jews (regardless of individual differences) with a common voice in interfaith activities, especially those involving Christians …

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  • 6Synagogue Council of America — The Synagogue Council of America was an organization of American Jewish synagogue associations, founded in 1926, including :*The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox) *The Rabbinical Council of America (Orthodox) *The… …

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  • 7SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF AMERICA, THE — SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF AMERICA, THE, organization formally founded in 1926 on the basis of a suggestion made in 1924 by Rabbi Abram Simon, then president of the Central Conference of American rabbis, that there should be cooperation among the… …

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  • 8Chicago Rabbinical Council — The Chicago Rabbinical Council (or cRc) is the largest regional Orthodox rabbinical organization in America, located in Chicago, Illinois. The cRc is a not for profit offering a wide variety of Jewish services including kosher product supervision …

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  • 9UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 10Jewish Theological Seminary of America — Building at 3080 Broadway in Manhattan Motto והסנה איננו אכל Motto in English And …

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