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Resolution on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
WHEREAS the prophetic call for all nations to "beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks" (Isaiah 2:4) demands an ongoing effort on behalf of every nation today to stop nuclear proliferation; and
WHEREAS in the second...
Resolution on Durban III
Whereas the book of Psalms teaches, “Guard your tongue from evil, your lips from deceitful speech. Shun evil and do good, seek amity and pursue it.” (Psalms 34:14-15);
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is on record with previous resolutions...
Resolution on Amia Bombing in Buenos Aires
WHEREAS almost six years have passed since the AMIA Bombing in Buenos Aires, an aggression against the Jewish community which resulted in the deaths of 86 people; and
WHEREAS the Argentine Government has been lax in investigation, trial and...
Resolution on Terrorism
WHEREAS Jewish tradition has its paramount principle the sanctity and pursuit of life as exemplified in the Torah with the words, “You shall keep My Laws and rules, by the pursuit of which one shall live” (Lev. 18:5) and Jewish tradition teaches...
Resolution on Civil Liberties
WHEREAS the heinous attacks of September 11, 2001 were explicitly against America and American values; and
WHEREAS one of the touchstones of American life is our regard for the civil rights and civil liberties protected by our laws and...
Resolution Supporting President George W. Bush Following the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
WHEREAS the President of the United States, George W. Bush, all those serving in our Armed Forces, and all firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency/rescue personnel, deserve the dedicated, wholehearted support and sincere gratitude of...
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 on Support for Syrian Refugees
April 6, 2016
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...
Resolutions on Civil Rights
August 13, 2014
Each year the Rabbinical Assembly passes a number of resolutions on pressing matters impacting the countries and regions where we live, the State of Israel and the future of our shared world. Passing the resolutions allows the RA to take positions...
Resolution on Religious Freedom and Equality for Jews in Israel
June 14, 2013
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...