Resolutions

Whereas according to The Baltimore Jewish Times of November 27, 2009, Rabbi Jan Caryl Kaufman “had wanted to be a rabbi since her days in junior high school” and became Baltimore’s first female rabbi, ordained at Hebrew Union College Jewish...

Whereas having received a Master’s Degree in Talmud from the Jewish Theological Seminary Rabbi Amy Eilberg taught at Midreshet Yerushalayim, the egalitarian yeshiva program run by JTS in Israel and following the tabling of a resolution on the...

This page was updated on March 3, 2021. The story of the Jewish people begins with the journey from slavery to freedom. Today, as we tell our children the story of our bondage and liberation, we understand that we are not only telling the...

Whereas Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires was recently elected as Pope Francis; Whereas his great commitment to interfaith dialogue, prayers and TV programs and the special consideration he has given to Judaism and the...

Whereas 2013 marks the centennial year of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ), formerly the United Synagogue of America; Whereas the establishment of the USCJ fulfilled a goal of Solomon Schechter, who understood the...

Whereas the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano (SRL) Marshall T. Meyer is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its establishment in Buenos Aires, Argentina, thanks to the vision of its founder Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer, z”l ; Whereas the SRL has...

Whereas the book of Psalms teaches and we recite in our liturgy, “When Adonai restored our exiles to Zion, it was like a dream.” (Psalms 126:1), the Jewish People began achieving that dream sixty five years ago with the establishment of the...

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has long dedicated itself to the justice issues that serve as the underlying causes of modern-day slavery, including global poverty, worker exploitation, immigration and migration, exploitation of women and children,...

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is holding its 2013 Convention in Jerusalem, celebrating Israel’s 65 years of independence; Whereas uniting all Jews is a core principle of Zionism and the State of Israel; Whereas Zionism was and remains a...

Background: Jewish tradition has articulated from its earliest formulation in the Torah, through such figures as Miriam and the daughters of Zelophehad, that women and girls play a crucial role in our communities. In addition, the book of...

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...

Jewish tradition teaches: "Lo ta’amod al dam re’eikha" – "Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor" (Leviticus 19); that every human life is unique and precious, created in the divine image; (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5) and that it prohibits...

Whereas a Joint Heksher Tzedek Commission of the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism was established in 2007 to bring the Jewish commitment of ethics and social justice directly into the marketplace and the...

“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...

Whereas Iran has developed an aggressive diplomatic strategy of penetration into Latin America facilitated by the governments of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, sympathetic with Iran’s anti-Israel policies; Whereas the Argentine...

Rules of Procedure for Resolutions – Approved 6/13/2017(Section 4b was approved by the Executive Council on July 20, 2022)Annual Resolutions CycleTier 11. A Resolutions Committee and Chair shall be appointed by the President, with the concurrence of...

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has passed resolutions opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, most recently in 2005 and attempts to delegitimize Israel in 2010; Whereas anti-Semitism is once again on the rise on college...

Whereas KOACH, our Conservative Movement program for college students, provides the opportunity to maintain and develop connections to Conservative Judaism, promotes the Torah of Conservative Judaism on campus and provides a wide range of programs...

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly passed resolutions in 2007, 2008, and 2010, expressing our concern over the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran; Whereas the regime of Iran, and in particular its President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and its religious...

Whereas Israel’s Declaration of Independence proclaims equality in social and political rights, including women’s rights, stating that Israel “will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of...