Dear Friends,

We are sending you this Israel resolution for tomorrow's Yom Kippur Katan observance.  We request that the resolution be circulated among all your members or students and signed.  After you have collected the signatures, please forward copies with the signatures to the OU/IPA Office, 11 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004 or fax to (212) 613-0625 so that we can collect them all and forward them to President Moshe Katzav.  In addition, please send copies to you local community media outlets so that they know that the Orthodox community stands with Israel.  Also include this in your newsletters and mailings so that everyone will know of your support.

March 2002

A PROCLAMATION OF SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL ON THIS DAY

OF YOM KIPPUR KATAN, EREV ROSH CHODESH NISSAN 5762, MARCH 13, 2002

ASSEMBLED on this Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5762, corresponding to March 13^th, 2002;

PRAY to the Almighty for the safety and security of Israel and Jerusalem and that He will bless His people with peace;

JOIN with Jews the world over in marking this day, Yom Kippur Katan, as a day of prayer and fasting in solidarity with the Chief Rabbinate and people of Israel;

PLEDGE our solidarity and our bond with Am Yisrael in Medinat and Eretz Yisrael, the people of Israel in the land and State of Israel during these very difficult and troubling times;

RECOGNIZE and support the right and the responsibility of the State of Israel to protect and defend and ensure the security of her citizens;

SALUTE the accomplishments of the people of Israel in the fields of Torah education, science and agriculture, medicine and so many advanced fields;

RECOGNIZE the links which bind Israel and the Jewish people with Jerusalem as its united capital – indivisible – as the heart and soul of the Jewish people around the world;

JOIN together with Am Yisrael, the people of Israel, and Jews around the globe in Unity and Solidarity;

RESOLVE to visit Israel as soon and as often as possible in support of our brothers and sisters residing there;

AND THUS, we do hereby reaffirm our commitment and dedication to these principles;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, we, the membership of __________________________ (synagogue, school or NCSY chapter) join with the people of Israel and Jewish communities around the world in reaffirming our solidarity with and unwavering support for Medinat Yisrael and for Jerusalem, her eternal, united capital and pray for her safety and security.  We strongly urge our government to strengthen its commitments to the special relationship of our country with Israel, maintaining the historic U.S. role as Israel’s staunchest ally.  We pray to Hashem that Israel may experience tranquility and salvation speedily in our days.

Signed: