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Resolution on Congressional Tax Cuts
Background:
In July, 1999 The House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican tax cut bill which would cut personal income tax rates, reduce capital gains taxes, eliminate federal estate taxes on very large estates, increase the marital...
Resolution on Health Care for the Poor
Background:
The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Created as part of the historic, bipartisan Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is the largest single expansion of health...
Resolution on Helping the Poor in a Recessionary Economy
WHEREAS Jewish tradition teaches “Open your hand [to the poor person] and provide sufficient for the need” (Deut. 15:8), and “Just as God clothed the naked…so too you must supply clothes for the naked [poor]” (Talmud B. Sotah 14a);” and
WHEREAS...
Resolution in Support of Fair Trade Practices
May 21, 2012
Background
“And when you sell something to your fellow, or buy from the hand of your fellow, don't oppress each other” (Leviticus 25:14).
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel teaches, “To us a single act of injustice – cheating in business,...
Resolution on Campaign Finance Reform in the United States
May 21, 2012
Whereas Judaism believes in the equality of all human beings regardless of race, creed or financial position;
Whereas Deuteronomy 16 commands, “You shall not judge unfairly: you shall know no partiality; you shall not take gifts, for gifts blind...
Resolution Affirming the Need for Socio-Economic Justice in Federal Budget Prioritization in the US
May 21, 2012
Whereas Jewish tradition commands us to “open your hand [to the poor person] and provide sufficient for the need” (Deut. 15:8); instructs that “[i]f your brother, being in straits, comes under your authority, you shall strengthen him” (Lev. 25:35);...
Resolution on Increasing Minimum Wage and Other Supports for Low-Income Families
April 24, 2014
Whereas the Torah commands us to be concerned for fair treatment of low-wage earners: “You shall not oppress a needy and destitute laborer…you must pay him his wages on the same day…for he is needy and urgently depends on it” (Deuteronomy 24:14-15;...
Contracts 101: Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities
May 22, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Beha’alotecha, Numbers 8:1-12:16“Contracts” by Rabbi Jane Kanarek, (pp. 491- 550) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
'It’s only Business:' What’s Kosher About Business Ethics?
May 22, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Hukkat, Numbers 19:1- 22:1“Commerce” by Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, (pp. 491-507 ) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Life and Death in our Hands: Who, When, and How Do we Execute Justice?
May 22, 2014
By Mark GreenspanParashat Pinhas, Numbers 25:10 - 30:1“Crime and Punishment,” by Rabbi Abigail Sosland, (pp. 458- 475) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...