cRc Rabbis at the RCA Convention A number of cRc Rabbis participated in the RCA Convention on May 11 and 12 in Suffern, NY. Participating Rabbis included Rabbi Reiss, Rabbi Abramson, Rabbi Engel, Rabbi Gelman, Rabbi Greenland, Rabbi Kraft, Rabbi Matanky, Rabbi Meyers, and Rabbi Mostofsky. Click HERE to watch Rabbi Reiss’ speech with…
For Chicago Rabbinical Currents Volume 1, click->Here<- For Chicago Rabbinical Currents Volume 2, click->Here<- Volume 3 | Issue 1 Iyar 5786 Tattoos – In Conversion and Other Areas in Halacha – By Rav Yona Reiss Visiting Asia and Keeping the Global Village Kosher – By Rabbi Shmuel Katz
Rabbi Reiss met with Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel and his students from The Chabad Campus for Jewish Life and Living in Champaign, Illinois this past Sunday, April 19.
cRc Shavuos Divrei Torah 5786
Articles include:
– The Mitzva of Loving a Ger – by Rabbi Yona Reiss
– When Salvation Is Not Yet Success – A Shavuos Reflection on Hallel – by Rabbi Dovid Flinkenstein
– Get Your Head Out of the Clouds: Receiving Torah in the Digital Age – by Rabbi Shaanan Gelman
– COUNTerintuitive – by Rabbi Joel Gutstein
Please click HERE for the video. Mechirat Chometz – R. Yona Reiss, Av Beth Din of the cRc, at Cong. KINS (April 1. 2026)
Divrei Torah – Purim 5786 Divrei Torah include: Rav Yona Reiss – Shoshanat Yaakov: A Rose by our Name Rabbi Noach Goldstein – Sirtut of Megillat Esther and the Underlying Meaning of Purim Rabbi Yochanan Posner- The Mound, the Ditch, and a Partial Explanation of the Mystery of Antisemitism
It is with great sorrow to relate the recent passing of Mrs. Biranit Cohen, a”h, Biranit Tova bas Ephraim Mordechai HaKohen, who passed away on 7 Teves 5786. For over 20 years, Biranit devoted extraordinary effort and care to helping consumers keep kosher. She served as the front line for the cRc, answering consumer phone…
Rabbi Reiss met with students from the CTeen Chabad of Wilmette and their leader Rabbi Moshe Teldon
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Thank you to those who attended the Annual Membership Melaveh Malkah Honoring Rabbi Michael Myers this past Motzaei Shabbos at KCT. Congratulations to our President, Rabbi Joel Gutstein, and the Board on being re-elected! Below is the video watch the video honoring Rabbi Myers.