Resolution on Immigration to the United States

Whereas Torah teaches: You shall not turn over to his master a slave who seeks refuge with you from his master. He shall live with you in any place he may choose among the settlements in your midst, wherever he pleases; you must not ill-treat him (Deut. 23:16), and

Resolution on United States Immigration Policy

“Do not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 23:9)

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is a member of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable whose signature campaign this year is immigration reform and was one of the original signatories to HIAS’ We Were Strangers Too Campaign;