Resolution Affirming the Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People

Whereas our Torah asserts that all humanity is created b’tzelem Elohim, in God’s Divine Image; and

Whereas rabbinic tradition strongly emphasizes the importance of kvod habriyot (human dignity) and a 2006 teshuvah of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards cites this principle to supersede the rabbinic prohibitions relating to homosexuality; and

Resolution in Solidarity with the International LGBT Community

Whereas our Torah asserts that all humanity is created b’tzelem Elohim, in God’s Divine Image and

Whereas rabbinic tradition strongly emphasizes the importance of kavod habriyot (human dignity) and a 2006 teshuva of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards cites this principal to annul the rabbinic prohibitions relating to homosexuality and