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Young Adult Internship – “Farm the Land, Grow the Spirit”: July 6th-31st, 2010
Multifaith Family Camp: July 25-29
Dear Judge Goldstone,
As rabbis from diverse traditions and locations, we want to extend our warmest mazel tov to you as an elder in our community upon the bar mitzvah of your grandson. Bar and Bat Mitzvah is a call to conscience, a call to be responsible for the welfare of others, a call to fulfill the covenant of peace and justice articulated in our tradition.
As rabbis, we note the religious implications of the report you authored. We are reminded of Shimon Ben Gamliel’s quote, “The world stands on three things: justice, truth, and peace as it says ‘Execute the judgment of truth, and justice and peace will be established in your gates’ (Zekharya 8:16).” We affirm the truth of the report that bears your name.
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At least two member of the Shomer Shalom Elders’ Council have sent letters to the University of California student senators, strongly supporting their resolution calling for divestment in holdings in General Electric and United Technologies because of “their military support of the occupation of the Palestinian territories.”
Shomer Shalom founder Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb’s statement is here.
Shomer Shalom Elder Rabbi Brant Rosen’s statement is here.
You can read letters from other supporters at Jewish Voice for Peace.
Varied perspectives can also be found at Tikkun.