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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 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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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;

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