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By Rabbis for Human Rights on November 21, 2006 - ל' מרחשון תשס"ז

אַשְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁפָּט עֹשֵׂה צְדָקָה בְכָל-עֵת

תהילים קו:ג

Happy are those who act justly, who do right at all times

Psalms 106:3

Rabbis for Human Rights is the rabbinic voice of conscience in Israel.

Rabbis for Human Rights was established with the purpose of giving voice to the Zionist ideal and the Jewish religious tradition of human rights.

Rabbis for Human Rights has no affiliation with any political party or ideology.

Rabbis for Human Rights, founded in 1988,, includes over one hundred ordained rabbis and rabbinical students. Its members are Israeli citizens.

Rabbis for Human Rights is the only Israeli rabbinical organization comprised of Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist and Renewal rabbis and students. Among its members are rabbis in national leadership positions, as well as educators and congregational rabbis capable of influencing change from the grass roots.

Rabbis for Human Rights is an important outlet for information on pressing human rights issues in Israel and the Middle East, and is frequently quoted in the Israeli and world media

Rabbis for Human Rights is widely respected by other human rights organizations and journalists, and it maintains an extensive international mailing list.

Rabbis for Human Rights has championed the cause of the poor, supported the rights of Israel’s minorities and the Palestinians, worked to stop the abuse of foreign workers, endeavored to guarantee the upkeep of Israel’s public health care system, promoted the equal status of women, helped Ethiopian Jews, and battled trafficking in women.

Rabbis for Human Rights has mobilized thousands of volunteers to stand for justice in hundreds of activities on these and other issues.

Rabbis for Human Rights reflects a Zionist commitment to the values of justice and equality, as expressed in Israel’s Declaration of Independence. It also demonstrates its understanding of a Jewish responsibility to defy silent complicity, to bring specific human rights grievances to the attention of the Israeli public, and to pressure the appropriate authorities for their redress.

Rabbis for Human Rights mandate is twofold. Alongside efforts to prevent human rights abuses, Rabbis for Human Rights endeavors to introduce an authentic and humanistic understanding of Jewish tradition and sources into Israel’s public discourse. While the increasingly dominant nationalistic and particularistic understanding of Judaism echoes loudly, Rabbis for Human Rights gives voice to the tradition’s concern for the stranger and others vulnerable within society.

Rabbis for Human Rights has been endorsed by the Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist rabbinical organizations in North America, and by the Reform and Liberal rabbinical organizations in England.

Rabbis for Human Rights received in 1993 “The Speaker of the Knesset’s Award for the Quality of Life in the Field of Enhancing the Rule of Law and Democratic Values, Protecting Human Rights, and Encouraging Tolerance and Mutual Respect.”

Rabbis for Human Rights received in 2006 the prestigious Niwano Peace Prize for its efforts to promote peace in an interfaith context.

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