Israel

Divestment and Other Economic Actions as Obstacles to the Advancement of Middle East Peace

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Background The Union for Reform Judaism is deeply committed to supporting efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that will fulfill the national aspirations of both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples within the context of peaceful coexistence and mutual recognition. These efforts would allow both peoples...

Economic Support for Israel

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The State and people of Israel will win their current battle for survival only with the utmost support of American Jewry. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Union of American Hebrew Congregations encourages all congregations of the Reform movement in the United States and Canada, as a matter of conscience...

Education for the Children of Ethiopian Jews in Israel

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Background The Union of American Hebrew Congregations has a long history of supporting efforts to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel. This dream became reality with the airlifts of Operation Moses in 1984 and Operation Solomon in 1991. We hailed those rescues as a manifestation of the highest values of Zionism...

Aid to Israel

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52nd General Assembly November 1973 New York, NY WHEREAS more than a decade before the establishment of the State of Israel, Reform Judaism declared in our Guiding Principles of Reform Judaism the obligation of all Jewry to aid in the upbuilding of our homeland; and WHEREAS we, the member congregations...

Aliyah

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Board of Trustees May 1976 New York The land of Israel, which is Zion, the Children of Israel, who constitute the Jewish people, and the God of Israel are all bound together in a triple covenant. As Reform Jews, we perceive the political entity of the State of Israel, together...