Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has articulated the Jewish responsibility to address global climate change and work towards an environmentally responsible energy policy on a personal, communal, and national level with 15 resolutions since 1991;
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is a founding partner of COEJL (Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life) and is a signatory to the 2012 COEJL Covenant Campaign to reduce our carbon footprint by 14%;
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has articulated the Jewish responsibility to address global climate change and work towards an environmentally responsible energy policy on a personal, communal, and national level with 15 resolutions since 1991;
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is a founding partner of COEJL (Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life) and is a signatory to the 2012 COEJL Covenant Campaign to reduce our carbon footprint by 14%;
WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly has always based its environmental resolutions on the principles of:
God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden, to till it and tend it. (Gen. 2:15)
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has passed 13 resolutions since 1991 on protecting and enhancing the environment and the quality of life for all God’s creatures;
Whereas climate change can be attributed to human activity with 90% certainty;*
WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly was a founding partner of COEJL (Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life) has articulated the Jewish responsibility to address global climate change and work towards an environmentally responsible energy policy on a personal, communal, and national level with 14 resolutions since 1991 on protecting and enhancing the environment and the quality of life for all God’s creatures;
Whereas the Conservative/Masorti Movement through partnering with green organizations, seeks to promote environmental awareness, education and sustainable development in Israel;
