August 8, 2025 Before his death, Moses implored our people:וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙ בַּחַיִּ֔ים לְמַ֥עַן תִּֽחְיֶ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה וְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃“Choose life, that you and your offspring may live.”—Deuteronomy 30:19 Today, as the State of Israel is faced with difficult choices in its long and deadly war against Hamas, we implore Israel to choose life for our hostages, our soldiers, and...| Central Conference of American Rabbis
July 27, 2025 The ongoing crisis in Gaza is a devastating reminder of the immense human cost of war. Nearly two years into Israel’s war against Hamas, Israelis are still waiting for the return of their loved ones held hostage, and innocent Palestinians are caught in a mounting humanitarian catastrophe. Hamas has repeatedly demonstrated its... The post Reform Movement Statement on Starvation in Gaza appeared first on Central Conference of American Rabbis.| Central Conference of American Rabbis
July 23, 2025 Against the backdrop of so much anguish and crisis in Israel and Gaza, the mounting crisis of settler violence on the West Bank against Palestinian civilians is too often ignored. Albeit involving only a small number of settlers, the violence has intensified, as these settlers kill and injure Palestinians, steal their livestock,...| Central Conference of American Rabbis
July 7, 2025 The Central Conference of American Rabbis’ 1999 Resolution on Budget Priorities begins, “The Torah teaches that ‘there will never cease to be needy ones in your land, which is why I command you: open your hand to the poor and needy kinsman in your land’ (Deuteronomy 15:11). From the time of the...| Central Conference of American Rabbis
June 23, 2025 The Central Conference of American Rabbis is appalled by the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Skrmetti, empowering state governments to risk the lives of transgender and nonbinary youth by prohibiting their parents and physicians from providing evidence-based gender-affirming medical care. Puberty blockers and other gender-affirming hormone therapies, preceded and accompanied by psychotherapy,... The post Central Conference of American Rabbis Statement on the ...| Central Conference of American Rabbis
June 22, 2025 More than four decades of Iranian leaders have expressed their ongoing commitment to attacking the United States, Israel, and the Jewish people, directly and through proxies. From the 1983 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut to the 1994 bombing of the Jewish AMIA center in Buenos Aries; from supporting Hezbollah to... The post Reform Movement Responds to US-Led Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Infrastructure appeared first on Central Conference of American Rabbis.| Central Conference of American Rabbis
June 16, 2025 In these days of hope mingled with worry, the Central Conference of American Rabbis reaffirms its support and concern for the State of Israel and its people. The CCAR joins peace-loving people everywhere who advocate for Israel’s military and intelligence operation, which aims to destroy or thoroughly incapacitate the nuclear capability of the Iranian regime. This is a war of... The post Central Conference of American Rabbis Statement of Support for the State and Peopl...| Central Conference of American Rabbis