OHALAH is an acronym for the Hebrew Agudat Harabbanim v'HaChazanim l’Hitchadshut Hayahadut, or in English, Association of Rabbis and Cantors for Jewish Renewal. OHALAH is a non-profit tax-exempt corporation.
The Rabbinic Pastors Association (RPA) is a branch of OHALAH. We invite you to visit the Rabbinic Pastors Association page by clicking here. Find a list of RPA board members and contact information here.
The Rabbinic Pastors Association (RPA) is a branch of OHALAH. We invite you to visit the Rabbinic Pastors Association page by clicking here. Find a list of RPA board members and contact information here.
Members of OHALAH and the RPA form a congregation of clergy who meet in virtual time throughout the year via our members-only listserv. We celebrate one another’s joys and accomplishments and pray for one another in times of suffering and despair. We share with one another from the teachings of Torah shebichtav and Torah sheb’alpeh. We bear witness to one another’s realizations of faith and understanding. We reach out to one another’s congregants, students and other constituents when they visit our area and we are available when they have a need for someone to officiate at a wedding; to bring an infant into the covenant through brit milah, brit bat or naming; or to lay a loved one to rest.
We share prayers and poetry that we have written or that inspire us; we share ideas for divrei torah, hespedim, sermons and talks. We provide support, inspiration and consolation to one another in times of illness, suffering and loss; and we pray together in virtual time for one another, and for the communities of the Jewish people and all of God’s creation when they are suffering the devastation of natural and human disasters.
We challenge one another’s ideas and views, we make room for ideas and views different from our own, and we push one another to our limits of thought, heart and confidence, as did the sages of old.
Any congregation or other institution wishing to hire a Jewish clergy-person or student is welcome to submit an announcement to any member of OHALAH or the RPA for posting on our confidential email discussion list. If you do not know a member of OHALAH personally and have a job posting, please use the information on our contact page.
Please check out the educational articles, innovative rituals and other spiritual and religious resources available on our website.
Once a year, we hold a conference open to all rabbis, cantors and rabbinic pastors regardless of whether they qualify for membership in OHALAH or the RPA, and provided that they are not subject to an ethics proceeding that would prevent their attendance. Our conference is also open to qualified rabbinic, cantorial, and rabbinic pastor, provided that they are not subject to an ethics proceeding that prevents their attendance. Non-OHALAH clergy members are invited to attend the conference once without membership.
Our annual conference is preceded by an annual pre-conference Shabbaton that includes worship led by ALEPH Ordination Program students. During the Shabbaton or the conference, there will also be a shuk (bazaar) open to the public featuring religious and spiritual books, music, arts and crafts for sale. Attendance at the shuk is free and open to the public.
Thank you for visiting our website. May you be richly blessed!
We share prayers and poetry that we have written or that inspire us; we share ideas for divrei torah, hespedim, sermons and talks. We provide support, inspiration and consolation to one another in times of illness, suffering and loss; and we pray together in virtual time for one another, and for the communities of the Jewish people and all of God’s creation when they are suffering the devastation of natural and human disasters.
We challenge one another’s ideas and views, we make room for ideas and views different from our own, and we push one another to our limits of thought, heart and confidence, as did the sages of old.
Any congregation or other institution wishing to hire a Jewish clergy-person or student is welcome to submit an announcement to any member of OHALAH or the RPA for posting on our confidential email discussion list. If you do not know a member of OHALAH personally and have a job posting, please use the information on our contact page.
Please check out the educational articles, innovative rituals and other spiritual and religious resources available on our website.
Once a year, we hold a conference open to all rabbis, cantors and rabbinic pastors regardless of whether they qualify for membership in OHALAH or the RPA, and provided that they are not subject to an ethics proceeding that would prevent their attendance. Our conference is also open to qualified rabbinic, cantorial, and rabbinic pastor, provided that they are not subject to an ethics proceeding that prevents their attendance. Non-OHALAH clergy members are invited to attend the conference once without membership.
Our annual conference is preceded by an annual pre-conference Shabbaton that includes worship led by ALEPH Ordination Program students. During the Shabbaton or the conference, there will also be a shuk (bazaar) open to the public featuring religious and spiritual books, music, arts and crafts for sale. Attendance at the shuk is free and open to the public.
Thank you for visiting our website. May you be richly blessed!
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