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“If I forget Thee, O Jerusalem.” – Psalm 137 WHEREAS, the State of Israel is now undergoing a severe economic crisis due to the unprecedented ingathering of three-quarter million destitute Jews who otherwise would have faced extinction, and WHEREAS, Israel is surrounded by hostile Arab states waging an economic war against the State of Israel and working for its collapse, and WHEREAS the State of Israel is the only bastion of democracy in the Nea…

Israeli Soldiers in Captivity (2008) Background Since 1956 Israel has exchanged Israeli held prisoners of war for the return of Israelis held captive by various Arab nations. However, never before has Israel had to deal with the exchange of convicted terrorists for the return of captured Israeli soldiers or their remains. What has been unique in the recent negotiations for the return of IDF soldiers or their remains has been the calloused manner …

Israel; Funding for TALI Schools (2008) Background TALI is the Hebrew acronym for Tigbor Limudei Yahadut: Enriched Jewish Studies. It is the label for an educational reality for Israel’s non-Orthodox population. Until the formation of the first TALI program in 1976, at that time known as the Masorti School, Israeli parents had only two educational options for their children: a conventional state-religious school which allows little room for plura…

Israel at 60 (2008) May 14, 1948, saw the realization of the dream of the Jewish people, the establishment of a Jewish homeland, an independent and sovereign nation, Medinat Yisrael, the State of Israel. Despite 60 years of violent hostility, war and calumny from its neighbors and their friends, Israel has not only survived but has grown and prospered. To Jews throughout the world and especially Jews in the Conservative/Masorti movement, Israel i…

50th Anniversary of the State of Israel (1998) Women’s League for Conservative Judaism joins the entire world Jewish community in celebration of the 50th Anniversary year of the establishment of the State of Israel. With heartfelt joy we salute the people of Israel and all those who have participated in the transformation of our people’s ancient dream into a modern political reality, restored our people’s national identity and established an inde…

Jerusalem ’25 (1992) The 25th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem commemorates what is, in our era, the culmination of the prayers and passion of the Jewish people, throughout the millennia, for Jerusalem. The liberation of the Old City and the reunification of all Jerusalem too place during the Six-Day War on the 28th of Iyar, 5727. Jerusalem is the keystone on which the State of Israel rests – an historic notion as much as…

Women’s League is concerned with the zero population growth of the American Jewish community and is also cognizant of the reality of the growing numbers of Jewish women in the work force. In an effort to encourage larger Jewish families and also to provide the support and environment required. Women’s League for Conservative Judaism urges its Sisterhoods to institute, implement and cooperate in establishing Jewish Child Day Care Centers in their …

The natural replacement increase of Jews in the diaspora has recently dropped from the zero line to a negative. If trends do not rapidly change, the increased number of Jews in Israel will no longer suffice to offset diaspora losses. In the year 2000, the world Jewry population is expected to be about 12 million, the same as it was in 1960. Diaspora Jewry is projected to decline from 10.2 million to 7.9 million. The biblical injunction to be frui…

Although the burden of evidence is that Jewish-owned establishments were not singled out for assault, losses suffered by Jews as a result of arson and looting were heavy. As victims of social upheaval, the Jewish merchants and property owners who sustained losses look first to the Jewish community for guidance and help. Therefore, National Women’s League recommends: That the organized Jewish community, through appropriate agencies, should assist …

Jewish and Arab/Muslim Relations (1994) About three million Arab Americans live in the United States. Most Arab Americans are not Muslim, although immigration from Muslim countries continues. Many second-generation Arab Americans are highly successful and some serve in high government positions. They have founded their own institutions such as the Arab American Institute, the National Association of Arab Americans and the Arab Anti-Discrimination…