Resolution in Support of Food Justice

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has, over many decades, adopted resolutions in support of better working conditions and poverty relief, going back to a resolution in support of the California Grape Boycott (1987);

Resolution on Hekhsher Tzedek

 “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 partiality; you shall not take bribes, for bribes blind the eyes of the discerning and upset the pleas of the just.  Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you.  (Deuteronomy 16: 18 – 20)