Resolutions 2006

Whereas the most treasured values of Americans as enshrined in the laws and Constitution of the United States are under attack;

Whereas among the most revered of these is America’s regard for civil rights and civil liberties;

Whereas Jewish tradition teaches of one’s obligation to defend oneself against those who have and/or will attack;

Whereas Jewish tradition supports the establishment of a basic normative order and governance that ensures peace and security for the citizens of all lands as exemplified by the instructions of Moses to Jethro in Exodus 18;

Whereas the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing flood that breached the floodwalls and the levee system of New Orleans has become one of the United States’ worst disasters ever;

Whereas Jews have lived in and participated in the life of the greater New Orleans area for generations, building up a visible civic presence, the loss of which would have repercussions not only in New Orleans and Louisiana but nationally;