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WHEREAS the State of Israel was founded as a homeland for the Jewish people; and

WHEREAS we recognize yeshuv ha'aretz and aliyah as mitzvot; and

WHEREAS we recognize the central contribution made to Israel through our rabbis,...

WHEREAS Masorti Judaism is a worldwide movement whose purpose is to strengthen traditional Judaism in the modern world; and

WHEREAS the absence of Jewish religious pluralism in so many Jewish communities deprives contemporary Jews of...

WHEREAS the State of Israel is the State of all Jews; and

WHEREAS the nature of Judaism in the State of Israel has a major effect on Judaism everywhere; and

WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly and the Conservative Movement both realize...

WHEREAS the Megillat ha-Atzmaut of Israel declares that the State of Israel will guarantee freedom of religion to all of its citizens; and

WHEREAS Jewish history has shown that the Jewish religion and the Jewish people are strengthened...

WHEREAS 13 Iranian Jews were arrested and jailed on suspicion of spying for Israel and for the United States; and

WHEREAS both Israel and the United States deny these charges vehemently; and

WHEREAS this situation has caused...

WHEREAS the State of Israel is gravely concerned about Israeli soldiers who are missing and whose condition is unknown; and

WHEREAS the Geneva Conference mandates that the whereabouts of soldiers missing in action be made known even to...

WHEREAS the Conservative/Masorti Movement was the first religious stream to be pro-Zionist; and

WHEREAS Medinat Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael have continued to be of central importance and paramount concern to the Conservative Movement;...

WHEREAS the United Nations has declared this year the International Year of the Volunteer; and

WHEREAS poverty is rampant in both developing and developed countries; and

WHEREAS the concept of תקון עולם and גמילות חסדים are מצוות...

WHEREAS the Temple Mount and the remnants of the Temple have been sacred to the people of Israel and to the Jewish religion for centuries; and

WHEREAS Moslem religious leaders have denied this historic connection of Judaism and the Jewish...

WHEREAS successive Governments of Israel have sincerely attempted to settle the dispute with the Palestinians through negotiations for peace; and

WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly deplores and condemns the decision of the Palestinian...