Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has articulated the Jewish responsibility to address global climate change and work towards an environmentally responsible energy policy on a personal, communal, and national level with 15 resolutions since 1991;

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is a founding partner of COEJL (Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life) and is a signatory to the 2012 COEJL Covenant Campaign to reduce our carbon footprint by 14%;

WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly was a founding partner of COEJL (Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life) has articulated the Jewish responsibility to address global climate change and work towards an environmentally responsible energy policy on a personal, communal, and national level with 14 resolutions since 1991 on protecting and enhancing the environment and the quality of life for all God’s creatures;