Our American Constitution reflects the diversity and pluralism of the American people, and represents the enduring character of our democracy. The impending call for a Constitutional Convention is a perilous threat to our constitutional liberties. Inherent in a Constitutional Convention is its great potential for sharp, bitter conflict with dangerous consequences to the nature and Continue Reading »
(20 February, beginning in 2009) The United Nations General Assembly has decided to celebrate 20 February each year as the World Day of Social Justice, beginning in 2009. By its resolution 62/10 of 26 November 2007, the Assembly recognized that the attainment of social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance Continue Reading »
The extremist right wing groups constitute a threat to our liberty by creating suspicion and distrust of neighbor against neighbor. They discourage free speech and the right to dissent. They spread fear that the internal threat of Communism within America is more dangerous than the outer threat of Soviet power. They accuse our government, churches, Continue Reading »
In order to prevent the birth of a child with Tay-Sachs or any other Jewish genetic disease, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism urges every synagogue to institute a comprehensive program in cooperation with The National Genetics Foundation and The National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association among its members and extending into the entire Jewish community Continue Reading »
Technical Assistance Programs (1966) “He who sustains a human being is as though he sustains the whole world.” – The Talmud One of the most encouraging evidences of progress in international morality has been the willingness of nations to share skills and resources with other peoples. Because of our concern for human welfare throughout the Continue Reading »
We support United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 of November 1967 and Resolutions: 338 of October 1973 as agreed to by all the Major Powers, Arab States and Israel. Resolution 338, which was enacted at the end of the Yom Kippur War, calls for negotiations between Israel and the Arab States, looking toward settlement of Continue Reading »
Terrorism (Amended) (1998) Terrorism is an international offensive, an open declared war against civilized society. No longer a marginal problem for the civilized world, it is a growing international threat to the peace and stability of all legitimate states. Terrorism is the moral justification of murder, not merely as a means to an end, but Continue Reading »
We are concerned with the severe shortage of competent principals and teachers, as well as the status of the Jewish educator in the community. Consistent with the League’s continuous commitment to Jewish education, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism urges that Sisterhoods be actively represented on Congregational School Boards and work to assure that: Adequate school Continue Reading »
Strengthening the Jewish Family (1986) The blessings of freedom, prosperity, unlimited opportunity and the benefits of advanced technology, which Jews of North America enjoy, bring with it the dangers of competition, hedonism, stress, nuclear annihilation, etc. The erosion of the traditional family structure has also contributed to current social difficulties including drug abuse, alcoholism, alienation, Continue Reading »
The Religious Right (1980) The rise of political activity by the Religious Right (extremist religious groups) is cause for alarm. We are concerned with serious threats to the very fabric of our American society: The First Amendment; The Constitutional principles of the free exercise of religion; separation of Church and State; pluralism; and the proscription Continue Reading »
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