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Below is a resolution
proclaiming your synagogue’s or school’s solidarity with Yerushalayim.
We ask that all synagogues and schools adopt this important
proclamation at this crucial time. Please
call us at (212) 613-8123 to let us know you have done so.
May
2002
A Proclamation Of Solidarity With Jerusalem In The 35th
Year Of Reunification And In The 54th Year Of The State Of
Israel
WHEREAS
2002 marks fifty-four years of independence of the State of Israel, a
modern-day miracle we are fortunate to witness in our time, and;
WHEREAS
King David first declared Jerusalem the capital of ancient Israel nearly
3000 years ago, and;
WHEREAS
over the centuries of exile from Israel, there has always been a
continuous Jewish presence in Jerusalem, and;
WHEREAS
Jerusalem has always remained the focus of national, religious, and
spiritual aspirations to the Jewish people despite their exile, and;
WHEREAS
access to the holy sites in the city was regularly denied to worshippers
during the many years Jerusalem was held by outside conquerors, and;
WHEREAS
Jerusalem was divided in two following Israel’s War of Independence and
one half of the city was barred to Jews, and;
WHEREAS
Jerusalem was reunited by Israel 35 years ago, and;
WHEREAS
in 1990 the United States Senate and House of Representatives
overwhelmingly adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 106 and House
Concurrent Resolution 290 declaring that Jerusalem, the capital of Israel,
“must remain a united city,” and reaffirmed it on March 17, 1994, and;
WHEREAS
93 United States Senators joined in March of 1995 in an unprecedented
public letter to Secretary of State Warren Christopher declaring that
“Jerusalem is and shall remain the undivided capital of the State of
Israel”, and that “the United States Embassy belongs in Jerusalem,”
and;
WHEREAS
in October 1995 the Senate reaffirmed in a loud, near unanimous vote that
United Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and declared that it is the
policy of the United States to relocate our embassy to Jerusalem where it
has always belonged, and;
WHEREAS
this year marks the 35th year that Jerusalem has been
administered as a unified city in which the rights of all faiths have been
respected and protected, and;
WHEREAS
throughout its long history Jerusalem was controlled by many sovereigns,
but served as the capital only of the Jewish nation, and;
WHEREAS
Jerusalem is the eternal, united capital of
Israel, and;
WHEREAS
the status of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel continues to be
challenged;
THEREFORE
IT BE RESOLVED THAT we, the membership of
the ______________________ (synagogue, school, or organization chapter)
join with the Orthodox Union, the Rabbinical Council of America, the
people of Israel, and the Jewish community of the United States of America
in reaffirming that Jerusalem is and must remain the eternal capital of
Israel, united and under Israeli sovereignty and that we will increase our
efforts to educate American policy-makers and the public about the unique
status of Jerusalem in the life of Israel and world Jewry and will
strongly urge our government to move the United States Embassy from Tel
Aviv to Jerusalem as legislated by the United States Congress.
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