Immigration (2017) Background: The subjects of immigration, the treatment of undocumented residents living within national borders and the absorption of refugees are highly politically charged issues in our time. The developed and economically privileged countries of North America and Europe are questioning how to balance the obligations of social responsibility with national security and economic Continue Reading »
Resolution of Hungary (1956) The world is witnessing in Hungary the latest example of Communist tyranny, oppression and disregard for the dignity of man. This action removes the false front of friendliness which the Soviet Union has shown to the world since the death of Stalin. The heroic revolt by the freedom-loving Hungarian people is Continue Reading »
Humane Slaughtering National Women’s League notes that the 85th Congress enacted federal legislation on humane slaughter which is limited to meat purchased by the government. This act may presage efforts to secure similar state laws and to extend the application of the federal law to all commerce in meat. We urge our affiliated Sisterhoods to Continue Reading »
Human Rights – United Nations (1978) Women’s League for Conservative Judaism affirms the convictions that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affords a vision and hope for a better World, in which people can live in peace, guided by the concepts of justice, and freedom and concern for the worth and dignity of every person. Continue Reading »
Human Environment (1978) The world has not yet solved the problems of human environment which relate to the atmosphere, water and land. Many nations, both developed and developing, are finding it increasingly difficult to meet demands for water in agriculture, in domestic and industrial uses. Therefore, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism urges: Nations to take Continue Reading »
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates. – Deuteronomy 16:18 Almost one million American citizens living in Washington DC are denied the elementary civil right of participation in the making of the local laws by which they are governed. The capital city of our nation is governed by appointed officials and Continue Reading »
No one can be sure how many homeless women and men there are in America. It has become a national problem of massive and increasing proportions – economically, socially and medically – affecting millions of people. Therefore, recognizing that there is no law that can require us to be our brothers’ or sisters’ keepers, and Continue Reading »
Homeland Security and Civil Liberties (2002) Following the September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, Americans were forced to confront the reality of terrorism and to formulate an appropriate response. As Jews, we have been victims of curtailed civil liberties and countless terrorist attacks. Women’s League for Conservative Continue Reading »
Background A basic tenet of Conservative Judaism has been and continues to be the embrace of mitzvot that speak to ethical as well as ritual observance in the life style of Conservative Jews. A central value of Conservative Judaism is the observance of the laws of kashrut. Coupled with the rigor of purity of product Continue Reading »
Gun Control (Amended) (2000) The sanctity of human life is a primary value in Jewish tradition. In an increasingly impersonal and alienating society, the dehumanizing of the human being and the carelessness with which human life is taken, stand in direct violation of these affirmations of our tradition. The widespread availability of guns in our Continue Reading »
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