Resolutions 2016

Whereas core Jewish values demand that we do not stand idly by while the blood of our neighbors is shed; and Whereas Jewish tradition asserts that human beings are created in the Divine Image and that all life is sacred; and Whereas Muslims...

Whereas The Rabbinical Assembly has consistently stood for the Jewish ideals of love of Mankind (Hoshea 6:6- hesed hafatsti v'lo zevah), Brotherhood (V'ahavta l'reaha Kamokha: Lev, 19:18 ), and hatred of persecution and ethnicide (lo tonu et ha-ger...

Whereas throughout time Jews have placed our families at the center of our lives, beginning with the commandment to honor our fathers and mothers (Deuteronomy 5:15) and continuing with the mitzvot ha’av al ha’ben and the mitzvot ha’ben al ha’av...

מאי דכתיב וגר לא תונה ולא תלחצנו כי גרים הייתם בארץ מצרים? תנינא רבי נתן אומר: מום שבך אל תאמר לחברך. Whereas the Torah and the Sages insist that identifying with the vulnerable stranger is at the heart of what it means to be a Jew, and...

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...

Whereas it is the responsibility of all Americans to fight racism, both conscious and unconscious, not only in history, but in our time. Not only in the wider world but within the Jewish community; and Whereas the Jewish community is...

Whereas Jewish tradition affirms the inherent worth of each person, each created in the Divine Image; and Whereas approximately 32,000 Americans die as a result of gun violence every year1; and Whereas Conservative Jews are...

Background: The recent Paris climate talks marked the 21st “Conference of Parties” of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Over 190 participating nations negotiated a climate agreement under the auspices of the United...

Whereas the Torah enjoins us many times to treat foreigners who come to our land fairly, as in Lev. 19:34: כְּאֶזְרָח מִכֶּם יִהְיֶה לָכֶם הַגֵּר הַגָּר אִתְּכֶם וְאָהַבְתָּ לוֹ כָּמוֹךָ כִּי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם The strangers who...

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has taken seriously the “614th commandment” of “Never Again!,” the compelling covenantal responsibility deriving from our people’s painful history of oppression and persecution and Whereas the Rohingya Muslim...