Resolution Adopted by the CCAR
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Adopted by the CCAR at the 95th Annual Convention of
the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Grossingers, New York, June 18-21, 1984
Whereas
we applaud the establishment of a federal holiday in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., on the third Monday in January, starting in 1986; and
Whereas
this is a Federal holiday not binding upon individual states, but only on Federal
institutions,
Therefore be it resolved
that the Central Conference of American Rabbis call upon the individual states to
commemorate this day on a statewide basis as a constant reminder to all people of
the high ideals of social justice and racial equality to which Dr. King dedicated
his life, and that we commit ourselves to joining with others in developing public programs
that will illustrate these ideals in the most constructive ways in all the communities
we serve.