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We serve our members and lead our communities through our dozens of committees and working groups. Comprised of our members, officers, and professional staff, these groups help to connect us with other organizations; to reach out to Israel and abroad; to formulate positions of policy and halacha; to foster the professional growth of our members, and to service their personal needs; and to address the RCA's own institutional needs.
For further information, please contact our Director of Committees and Operations, Rabbi Barry Kornblau.
Members: When logged in, learn more about the activities of highlighted committees and working groups by clicking on the committee name or "Learn more..."
Member Services - Career and Financial
Mentoring and Career Counseling
Provide personalized support and guidance for RCA members.
(Director: Rabbi Nisson Shulman)
Pension
Operate and set policies for RCA's pension plan.
(Chairman: Rabbi William Herskowitz)
Placement Services
Work with RCA/OU/YU Joint Placement Committee to advance members' careers and help them find suitable positions.
(Chairman: Rabbi Kenneth Hain)
Member Services - Professional Development
Federal Prisons
Coordinates Orthodox rabbinate's efforts to serve inmates in Federal prison.
Healthcare Chaplains
Provide support services to members serving as chaplains in health care facilities.
(Co-Chairman: Rabbi Zev Schostak, Co-Chairman: Rabbi David Glicksman)
Israel Region
Provide support services to members living in Israel; and, sponsor various educational programs for designated Israeli beneficiaries.
(Chairman: Rabbi Menachem Raab, Director: Rabbi Fred Hollander)
Midwest Region
Attend to regional needs of RCA chaverim in Midwest. Planning convention in Spring, 2008.
(Chairman: Rabbi Jerold Isenberg)
Military Chaplains
Support chaverim serving as chaplains in the United States Armed Forces.
(Chairman: Rabbi Ira Kronenberg)
Rabbinic Listserv
Provide email discussion forum for members regarding full gamut of issues of concern to rabbis.
(Editor: Rabbi Daniel Korobkin)
Tradition
Publish print and online versions of the RCA flagship publication, Tradition.
(Editor: Rabbi Shalom Carmy)
Public Policy, Halachic Standards and Torah Pronouncements
Agunah Prevention & Resolution
Advocate communal sanctions against recalcitrant spouses, the use of prenuptial agreements, and other methods to reduce the incidence of modern day iggun.
(Chairman: Rabbi Howard Jachter)
Chevra Kadisha/Funeral Standards
Create and disseminate guidelines and otherwise assist chaverim regarding chevra kadisha, funeral, and cemetery related matters.
(Chairman: Rabbi Myron Rakowitz)
Geirus Policy and Standards Committee
Create and disseminate guidelines and otherwise assist chaverim regarding matters relating to conversion.
(Chairman: Rabbi Barry Freundel)
Health Care Proxy Update
Create new RCA document regarding end-of-life issues.
(Chairman: Rabbi Edward Reichman)
Public Affairs
Create and disseminate RCA positions regarding topics of concern in society at large, the Jewish world, and the Orthodox world.
(Chairman: Rabbi Barry Freundel)
Rabbinic Kashruth
Serve as rabbinic partner to OU Kashruth Division.
RAPID
"Responses, Policies and IDeas": responds quickly to issues and inquiries which carry a tight deadline.
(Chairman: Rabbi Dr. David Berger)
Vaad Halacha
Formulate halachic positions, options, and views on a variety of pressing matters related to the public arena.
(Chairman: Rabbi Asher Bush)
Relationships with Other Organizations
Conference of Presidents
Play active leadership role in the deliberations of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.
(President: Rabbi Shlomo Hochberg)
Gush Katif Humanitarian Assistance
Coordinate RCA's effort to aid former residents of Gush Katif.
(Co-Chairman: Rabbi Shalom Baum, Co-Chairman: Rabbi Hershel Billet)
Joint Committee on Interreligious Affairs
Play active leadership role in Jewish relations with the Catholic Church and other non-Jewish groups.
(Chairman: Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld)
Katrina Relief
Work with the Orthodox Union and the Center for the Jewish Future at Yeshiva University to collect and disburse funds for disaster relief.
(Chairman: Rabbi Hershel Billet)
RCA Yeshivot in Israel
Coordinate relationship with Yeshivat Hadarom (in Rehovot), and Gan Yavne Youth Village/Yeshivat Achuzat Yaakov (in Gan Yavne).
(Co-Chairman: Rabbi Solomon Rybak, Co-Chairman: Rabbi Binyamin Walfish)
Institutional Strength and Growth
Semicha Standards
Determine which institutional and private semichot are acceptable for membership in the RCA.
(Chairman: Rabbi Moshe Kletenik)
Vaad Hakavod
Investigate any allegations of improprieties by RCA members, and make relevant recommendations to the Executive Committee.
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