Resolution Adopted by the CCAR
Reform Aliya
Adopted by the CCAR at the 99th Annual Convention of
the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Jerusalem, Israel, March, 1988
WHEREAS Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people and the center of its spiritual
and cultural life, and
WHEREAS the CCAR is committed to the upbuilding of the State of Israel as a mode for
the continued creative survival of the Jewish people, and
WHEREAS the CCAR recognizes Israel as a legitimate and desirable life option for Reform
Jews,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: the CCAR applauds the establishment of Tenu-at Magshimim Reformim
(TaMaR), the movement for Reform Zionist Fulfillment, and calls upon colleagues and
congregations to promote and support its continued development so that liberal Judaism
and liberal Jews may make a significant contribution to the development of the Jewish homeland, Israel, as a pluralistic and humanistic society which is truly a light
unto the nations.