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Resolution in Support of Environmental Concerns in Israel
Whereas the Conservative/Masorti Movement through partnering with green organizations, seeks to promote environmental awareness, education and sustainable development in Israel;
Whereas in the absence of responsible...
Resolution on the Environment: A Green Covenant
WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly was a founding partner of COEJL (Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life) has articulated the Jewish responsibility to address global climate change and work towards an environmentally responsible energy policy...
Resolution on the Environment
God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden, to till it and tend it. (Gen. 2:15)
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has passed 13 resolutions since 1991 on protecting and enhancing the environment and the quality of life for all God’s...
Resolution in Solidarity with the New Orleans Jewish Community Following Hurricane Katrina
Whereas the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing flood that breached the floodwalls and the levee system of New Orleans has become one of the United States’ worst disasters ever;
Whereas Jews have lived in and participated in...
Resolution on Global Warming and Endangered Species
WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly has always based its environmental resolutions on the principles of:
Responsibilities to future generations: "Therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live" (Deuteronomy 30:20),
Integrity of...
Resolution on Energy and the Environment
WHEREAS many pressing energy and environmental issues facing the Nation and world are overdue for action and should become priorities for the United States Administration and Congress, Canada, and all other countries; and
WHEREAS energy resources...
Resolution on the Environment and Human Health
Whereas in the last century, public health measures such as sanitation and vaccination helped wipe out many infectious diseases, adding 25 years to life expectancy; Whereas despite modern advances in medicine, many chronic diseases are increasing...
Resolution on Paris United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
April 6, 2016
Background: The recent Paris climate talks marked the 21st “Conference of Parties” of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Over 190 participating nations negotiated a climate agreement under the auspices of the United...
Corruption and Destruction: Noah as an Environmental Parable
September 11, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat Noah, Genesis 6:9-11:32"The Environment" by Lawrence Troster (pp. 875) in The Observant LifeDownload the Study...
Resolution on Climate Change
June 14, 2013
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...