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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...

WHEREAS the conflict in the Middle East between Israel and her Arab neighbors has occupied much of the attention of American journalism, in all of its forms, since the founding of the modern State of Israel in 1948, making Israel a daily staple...

WHEREAS the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 illustrated the very worst of human nature, in the suffering and destruction that is caused by hatred of a people, a nation or a group; and

WHEREAS the firemen, police, rescue workers,...

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...

WHEREAS the State of Israel is the spiritual homeland of the Jewish People and an object of ultimate concern for Jews, creating an unbreakable bond between Israel and Jews all over the world; and

WHEREAS the hope of the Oslo peace accords...

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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...

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);”...

Whereas the Internet has been a great advance in human communication, and in particular has provided far-reaching resources and opportunities for Jewish study;

Whereas the Internet has also opened many opportunities for invasion of...

Whereas Jewish law mandates that the community provide affordable health care, as evidenced in a responsum on Medical Issues: “It has been enacted that in every place in which Jews live, the community sets aside a fund for care of the sick. When...

"You too must befriend the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Deuteronomy 10:19)

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has continuously and consistently advocated for the rights of immigrants in resolutions passed in...