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covenant, acquisition of a Hebrew name, Torah study, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and Kabbalat Torah (Confirmation). 2 For those beyond childhood claiming Jewish identity, other public acts or declarations may be added or substituted after consultation with their rabbi. Notes 1 According to the age or setting, parents should consult a rabbi to determine the specific mitzvot which are necessary. 2 A full description of these and other mitzvot can be found in Sharrei Mitzvah Union for Reform Judaism-Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning © 2007 Central Conference of American Rabbis 355 Lexington Avenue | New York, NY 10017 | (212) 972-3636 | info@ccarnet.org For questions or comments about this site email the webmaster: webmaster@ccarnet.org 52
Resolution Adopted by the CCAR 13 SOCIAL ACTION (FOR CONGREGATIONS) Digests of resolutions adopted by the Central Conference of American Rabbis between 1889 and 1974 1. See Rabbi, Freedom of, Sec.6 (1953) . 2. We recognize that, just as it is important to have ideas that work, so, too, is it necessary to put ideas to work. We therefore strongly urge all our congregations to initiate programs of social education and action among their members. We feel that only through the organization of congregational committees specifically charged to develop social action programs within their spheres of influence can a congregation completely express its belief in God and in the brotherhood of man. To facilitate this end, we make the following specific recommendations: 1. The formation of congregational committees to study national and local issues which are of concern to the health and welfare of the community and the nation. 2. The periodic issuance of concise statements which reflect the viewpoint of the local congregation on issues of the day. 3. The initiation by our congregations of actual projects within the community, designed to remedy or to change existing situations needing change. 4. The cooperation of our congregations and congregational committees with other likeminded local and national groups, both civic and religious, to implement their decisions through joint endeavor. (1953, pp. 132-33) 3. However important the pronouncements of this Conference may be, the acid test of our effectiveness in the field of social action will be the extent of activity in this area within our congregations. We are enheartened by the increasing number of congregations which have established Social Action Committees under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Maurice Eisendrath, President of our Union, Mr. I. Cyrus Gordon, Chairman of the Joint Social Action Commission, Rabbi Eugene Lipman and Mr. Albert Vorspan, Director and Secretary of that Commission. (1954, p. 55) 4. We heartily recommend the cooperation and leadership of our colleagues in establishing Social Action Committees in their Congregations. Toward that end, we recommend generous use of the publications "Social Action in Review" in the columns of our Temple Bulletins, regular pulpit messages in this area, and emphasis on Social Action in regional conferences or conventions of the CCAR and UAHC. We also request our colleagues to maintain regular liaison with the Joint Social Action Commission, reporting their progress as well as their reactions to the work of the Commission. (1954, p. 55) 5. For a long time the members of our Conference feared that its pronouncements in the field of Social Action went unheeded who was to hear? Who would follow us? The establishment and subsequent revitalization of the Joint Commission on Social Action allayed, in part, our fears. Their last vestiges were laid to rest by the action which was taken at the Union Biennial of February, 1955. Following a tremendously stirring dialogue, "To Do Justly," the members of our congregations took their stand with us on the Synagogue and Social Action. They passed 13 http://data.ccarnet.org/cgi-bin/resodisp.pl?file=soci.acti&year=1972 Union for Reform Judaism-Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning 53
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