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Resolution on Immigration to the United States
“You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger” (Ex. 23:9)
Whereas the Jewish people have been immigrants and wanderers for most of our history;
Whereas the United States, which has long been a home and...
Resolution On Immigration to the United States
Whereas the United States and Canada have long been a haven for immigrants seeking the political, economic and religious freedoms this country offers and in particular Jews have relied and continue to rely on fair and open immigration policies;...
Resolution On Immigration to Canada
Whereas the United States and Canada have long been a haven for immigrants seeking the political, economic and religious freedoms this country offers and in particular Jews have relied and continue to rely on fair and open immigration policies;...
Resolution in Support of Immigration to The United States
"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 1992, 1995,...
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...
Resolution on African Asylum Seekers in Israel
April 6, 2016
מאי דכתיב וגר לא תונה ולא תלחצנו כי גרים הייתם בארץ מצרים? תנינא רבי נתן אומר: מום שבך אל תאמר לחברך.
Whereas the Torah and the Sages insist that identifying with the vulnerable stranger is at the heart of what it means to be a Jew, and...
Resolution on United States Immigration Policy
June 14, 2013
“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 Roundtable whose signature...
Resolution on Immigration to the United States
February 28, 2017
Whereas Torah teaches: You shall not turn over to his master a slave who seeks refuge with you from his master. He shall live with you in any place he may choose among the settlements in your midst, wherever he pleases; you must not ill-treat him...
Resolution on Ugandan Jews and Israel
February 28, 2018
Whereas, in the Jewish tradition, the Land of Israel is the irreplaceable spiritual home and center of the Jewish people, providing an unparalleled immersive context to live and practice Judaism; and
Whereas, this predominance is vouchsafed in...
Resolution on the Rohingya Crisis
February 28, 2018
Whereas the Rohingya, a Muslim minority resident population in what is now Myanmar/Burma that dates back to the 15th century, has suffered discrimination and persecution since at least the end of World II and 1948, when Myanmar/Burma gained its...