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Whereas in the traumatic aftermath of the October 27 Tree of Life synagogue shooting many Rabbinical Assembly colleagues have been deeply engaged in guiding the Pittsburgh Jewish community through the mitzvot of bikkur holim and nihum aveilim...

The strangers who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I Adonai am your God. - Leviticus 19:34 Whereas: There are more than 25 million refugees...

Whereas the Rohingya, a Muslim minority resident population in what is now Myanmar/Burma that dates back to the 15th century, has suffered discrimination and persecution since at least the end of World II and 1948, when Myanmar/Burma gained its...

Whereas, according to the United States Department of Health and Human services, currently 175 people die every day from opioid related drug overdoses in the United States, and at least 1,460 deaths have occurred in Canada in the...

Whereas, in the Jewish tradition, the Land of Israel is the irreplaceable spiritual home and center of the Jewish people, providing an unparalleled immersive context to live and practice Judaism; and Whereas, this predominance is vouchsafed in...

Whereas the Bible teaches us ki mitzion tetze Torah, from out of Zion emanate the teachings of our Torah (Isaiah 2:3), and Whereas Jewish education around the world is enriched by citizens of the State of Israel and Jews from outside of the...

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Whereas our Movement believes in the institution of conversion as an integral part of the Jewish faith, and a key issue in securing the mission and integrity of the Jewish People, and Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has developed and approved...

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is greatly concerned by the resurgence of virulent anti-Semitism in North America, Europe and around the globe both from the extreme right and the extreme left; and Whereas the last year has seen scores of...

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...

How great are Your works, O Lord, Your designs are very deep; The brute does not know nor does the fool understand this. (Psalm 92) Whereas the Jewish tradition teaches that “the seal of the Holy Blessed One, is truth.” (BT Yoma 69b) and has...

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...