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Resolution Adopted by the CCAR 12<br />

Equal Rights Amendment<br />

Adopted by the CCAR at the 86th Annual Convention of<br />

the Central Conference of American Rabbis<br />

1975<br />

WHEREAS we are heirs of a prophetic tradition which ever sought to repair the damaged world,<br />

and<br />

WHEREAS in our ef<strong>for</strong>ts to restore the world to sanity we affirm the following position which we<br />

take knowing full well the complexity of such an issue but knowing also that we cannot be silent,<br />

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we urge the speedy ratification of the Equal Rights<br />

Amendment and pledge our ef<strong>for</strong>ts in the various states to work <strong>for</strong> its ratification,<br />

recognizing that it is an important step toward insuring equal rights <strong>for</strong> women and men.<br />

12 http://data.ccarnet.org/cgi-bin/resodisp.pl?file=era&year=1975<br />

Union <strong>for</strong> <strong>Re<strong>for</strong>m</strong> <strong>Judaism</strong>-Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning<br />

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webmaster@ccarnet.org<br />

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