Resolution Adopted by the CCAR
Equal Rights Amendment
Adopted by the CCAR at the 86th Annual Convention of
the Central Conference of American Rabbis
1975
WHEREAS we are heirs of a prophetic tradition which ever sought to repair the damaged
world, and
WHEREAS in our efforts to restore the world to sanity we affirm the following position
which we take knowing full well the complexity of such an issue but knowing also
that we cannot be silent,
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we urge the speedy ratification of the Equal Rights
Amendment and pledge our efforts in the various states to work for its ratification,
recognizing that it is an important step toward insuring equal rights for women and
men.