Resolutions

Whereas Rabbi Joel Meyers, the Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Assembly, has been the chief professional at the helm of the RA since 1989;Whereas Rabbi Meyers has worked tirelessly to grow the RA in Israel, Latin America and...

Whereas Gilad Shalit, the son of Aviva and Noam Shalit, was abducted by Hamas terrorists at Kerem Shalom within Israel’s borders as part of an unprovoked attack on Sunday, June 25, 2006 when he was 19 years old and has been held captive now for...

Whereas the Talmud states in discussing the merits of the opposing legal opinions of Rabbis Hillel and Shammai, (Eruvin 13b) “eilu ve-eilu divrei Elohim chayim – these and these are the words of the living God”; Whereas Conservative/Masorti...

Whereas: The land of Israel has been home to the Jewish people for millennia; The Jewish people has prayed and worked for a return to their homeland during all their years of exile; The Jewish people suffered persecution...

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly passed resolutions in 2007 and 2008 expressing our concern over the threat of a nuclear armed Iran; Whereas the regime of Iran has demonstrated anti-Semitism repeatedly, publically and shamelessly and has called...

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly supports the democratic process and democratically elected governments of the State of Israel; Whereas the State of Israel has consistently extended its hand in peace to its Arab neighbors and has, over the years,...

Whereas May 2, 2010 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Herzl, the founder of the modern Zionist movement whose bold and daring vision and inspirational leadership gave impetus to the dream of founding our modern...

Whereas political discourse has become increasingly rancorous and disparaging, replacing reasoned argument with demonizing invective and ad hominem attacks; Whereas public debates too often descend into what political scientist Thomas...

Whereas at its upcoming convention in July of 2010, the Middle East Study Committee of the Presbyterian Church will present a report entitled, “Breaking Down the Walls” presenting its findings and perspectives on the Middle...

“You shall appoint magistrates and officials for your tribes, in all the settlements that the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall govern the people with due justice. You shall not judge unfairly: you shall show no...

Whereas the mission of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism founded in 1913 is to help strengthen the Conservative movement in Judaism by strengthening Conservative congregations;Whereas Rabbi Steven Wernick has served the Movement...

“There is a real danger that the media, United States Government and international community will lose focus in the weeks and months ahead. During this critical time, we need your help to keep the spotlight on Sudan.” Mark Lotwis, Save Darfur...

Preamble: “Great is human dignity, since it overrides a negative precept of the Torah.” (Brakhot 19b) In 1990, the Rabbinical Assembly passed a resolution entitled “Gay and Lesbian Jews,” which called us to: Work for full and equal...

Background: The “Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act” was introduced in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate in January, 2011, seeking to limit high capacity firearm magazines, with the following...

WHEREAS the book of Psalms teaches and as found in our liturgy, “When Adonai restored our exiles to Zion, it was like a dream.” (Psalms 126:1), the Jewish People realized that dream sixty years ago when the State of Israel...

BACKGROUND The Rabbinical Assembly is already on record stressing the need for the United Nations and individual countries to act to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear capability. Recently, the United States issued a National Intelligence...