1. Current List of Signers
2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Current List of Signers: 

1. Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison, Philadelphia PA
2. Rabbi David Adelson, New York, NY
3. Rabbi Moshe Adler, University Heights, OH
4. Rabbi Katy Z. Allen, Wayland, MA
5. Rabbi Adam M. Allenberg, Los Altos Hills, CA
6. Rabbi Rebecca Alpert, Philadelphia, PA
7. Rabbi Thomas M. Alpert, Great Neck, NY
8. Rabbinical Student Steven Altarescu, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
9. Rabbi Renni S. Altman, Great Neck, NY
10. Rabbi Julia Andelman, New York, NY
11. Rabbi Camille Shira Angel, San Francisco, CA
12. Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Newton, MA
13. Rabbinical Student Julia Appel, Brookline, MA
14. Rabbi David Ariel-Joel, Louisville, KY
15. Rabbi Benjamin L. Arnold, Evergreen, CO
16. Rabbi Stephen A. Arnold, South Easton, MA
17. Rabbi Melanie Willa Aron, Los Gatos, CA
18. Cantor Aviva Atzman, Chicago, IL
19. Rabbinical Student Susan Averbach, San Francisco, CA
20. Rabbi Andy Bachman, Brooklyn, NY
21. Rabbi Chava Bahle, Suttons Bay, MI
22. Rabbinical Student Rachel E. Bareblat, Lanesboro, MA
23. Rabbi Benjamin H. Barnett, Corvallis, OR
24. Rabbi Lewis M. Barth, Encino, CA
25. Rabbi Samuel Barth, Gloucester, MA
26. Rabbi David Dunn Bauer, Amherst, MA
27. Rabbi Renee H. Bauer, Minneapolis, MN
28. Rabbi Pamela Frydman Baugh, San Francisco, CA
29. Rabbi Dennis Beck-Berman, Petersburg, VA
30. Cantor Chanin Becker, Tarrytown, NY
31. Rabbi Shelley Kovar Becker, New York, NY
32. Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman, Los Angeles, CA
33. Rabbi Marc J. Belgrad, Buffalo Grove, IL
34. Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak, Los Angeles, CA
35. Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows, Buffalo Grove, IL
36. Rabbi Moshe ben Asher, Chatsworth, CA
37. Rabbi Karen Bender, Tarzana, CA
38. Rabbinical Student Olivier S. BenHaim, Seattle, WA
39. Rabbi Jeffrey Bennett, Newington, CT
40. Rabbi James M. Bennett, St. Louis, MO
41. Rabbi Philip J. Bentley, Hendersonville, NC
42. Rabbi Karyn B. Berger, Brooklyn, NY
43. Rabbi Will Berkovitz, Seattle, WA
44. Rabbi Philip Berkowitz, Kennebunkport, ME
45. Rabbi Donald R. Berlin, Baltimore, MD
46. Rabbi Donna Barbara Berman, Hartford, CT
47. Rabbi Howard Berman, Jamaica Plain, MA
48. Rabbinical Student Joseph Michael Berman, Somerville, MA
49. Rabbi Phyllis Ocean Berman, Philadelphia, PA
50. Rabbi Leila Gal Berner, Kensington, MD
51. Rabbi Elisheva Beyer, Reno, NV
52. Rabbi Jonathan Arthur Biatch, Madison, WI
53. Rabbi Binyamin Biber, Silver Spring, MD
54. Rabbinical Student Noah Benjamin Bickart, New York, NY
55. Rabbi Herman J. Blumberg, Wayland, MA
56. Rabbi Rena S. Blumenthal, New Platz, NY
57. Rabbi Steven Bob, Lombard, IL
58. Rabbi Lewis Eugene Bogage, Denver, CO
59. Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton, Baltimore, MD
60. Rabbi Stephen Booth-Nadav, Denver, CO
61. Rabbi Jill Borodin, Seattle, WA
62. Rabbi Neal I. Borovitz, River Edge, NJ
63. Cantor Leslie F. Boyer, Troy, NY
64. Rabbi Daniel Ethan Bridge, Seattle, WA
65. Rabbi Gerald S. Brieger, Orange, CT
66. Rabbi Herbert Brockman, Hamden, CT
67. Rabbi Lynn Brody, Los Angeles, CA
68. Rabbinical Student Lauren Simone Brody-Hyett, Wayne, PA
69. Rabbi Caryn Broitman, Vineyard Haven, MA
70. Rabbi Daniel M. Bronstein, Brooklyn, NY
71. Rabbi Herbert Bronstein, Glencoe, IL
72. Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein, New York, NY
73. Rabbi Sharon Brous, Los Angeles, CA
74. Rabbi Carey Brown, Lexington, KY
75. Rabbi Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, Norton, MA
76. Rabbi David Brusin, Whitefish Bay, WI
77. Rabbi Susan D. Bulba Carvutto, Augusta, ME
78. Rabbinical Student Micheline Burke, Wyckoff, NJ
79. Rabbinical Student Daniel Burstyn, Pittsburgh, PA
80. Rabbi Carol Caine, Albany, CA
81. Rabbi Debra S. Cantor, Newington, CT
82. Rabbi Don P. Cashman, Albany, NY
83. Rabbi Adam Chalom, Lincolnshire, IL
84. Rabbi Joshua S. Chasan, Burlington, VT
85. Rabbi Kenneth Chasen, Los Angeles, CA
86. Rabbi Steven A. Chester, Oakland, CA
87. Rabbi Micah Joseph Citrin, Los Altos Hill, CA
88. Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen, New York, NY
89. Rabbi Debrah Anne Cohen, Philadelphia, PA
90. Rabbi Eli Cohen, Santa Cruz, CA
91. Rabbi Howard A. Cohen, Greensboro, NC
92. Rabbi Hillel Cohn, San Bernadino, CA
93. Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, Manchester Center, VT
94. Rabbi Stephen E. Cohen, Santa Barbara, CA
95. Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener, West Hartford, CT
96. Rabbi Neil Seth Comess-Daniels, Santa Monica, CA
97. Rabbi David J. Cooper, Piedmont, CA
98. Rabbi Mychal Heather Copeland, Atherton, CA
99. Rabbi Scott Corngold, Lynbrook, NY
100. Rabbi Rachel Cowan New York, NY
101. Rabbi Jonathan K. Crane, Atlanta, GA
102. Rabbi Meryl M. Crean, Elkins Park, PA
103. Rabbi Matt Cutler, Schenectady, NY
104. Rabbi Benjamin David, Roslyn Heights, NY
105. Cantor Michael Davis, Chicago, IL
106. Rabbi James S. Diamond, Princeton, NJ
107. Rabbi Lucy H.F. Dinner, Raleigh, NC
108. Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb, Bethesda, MD
109. Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, Ann Arbor, MI
110. Rabbi Art Donsky, Allison Park, PA
111. Rabbi Israel S. Dresner, Wayne, NJ
112. Rabbi Ellen W. Dreyfus, Homewood, IL
113. Rabbi Malka T. Drucker, Santa Fe, NM
114. Rabbi Renee Beth Edelman, Port Washington, NY
115. Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz, Wyncote, PA
116. Rabbi Amy Eilberg, Mendota Heights, MN
117. Rabbi Joab Eichenberg-Eilon, Marrieta, GA
118. Rabbi Bruce Elder, Glencoe, IL
119. Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, Philadelphia, PA
120. Rabbi Daniel Epstein, Fair Lawn, NJ
121. Rabbi Lewis John Eron, Cherry Hill, NJ
122. Rabbi Andrew Vogel Ettin, Pfafftown, NC
123. Rabbi Ted Falcon, Seattle, WA
124. Rabbi Milton Feierstein, Stoughton, MA
125. Rabbi Josh Feigelson, Evanston, IL
126. Rabbi Michael Edward Feinberg, New York, NY
127. Rabbi Sam E. Feinsmith, New York, NY
128. Rabbi Meir Feldman, Memphis, TN
129. Rabbi Theodore Feldman, Petaluma, CA
130. Rabbi Michael Fessler, Turnersville, NJ
131. Rabbi Brian D. Field, Denver, CO
132. Rabbinical Student Brian Fink, Philadelphia, PA
133. Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, Boulder, CO
134. Rabbi Frank Fischer, Chapel Hill, NC
135. Rabbi Alan Flam, Providence, RI
136. Rabbi Nancy Flam, Northampton, MA
137. Rabbi Randy Craig Fleisher, St. Louis, MO
138. Rabbi Jeff Foust, Newton, MA
139. Rabbinical Student Joshua Frankel, New York, NY
140. Rabbi John Franken, St. Louis, MO
141. Rabbi Wayne M. Franklin, Providence, RI
142. Rabbi Carla Freedman, South Salem, NY
143. Rabbi Barry Friedman, Hopatcong, NJ
144. Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, Philadelphia, PA
145. Rabbi John Friedman, Durham, NC
146. Rabbi Natan Fuchs, Lathrup Village, MI
147. Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, West Hartford, CT
148. Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, Philadelphia, PA
149. Rabbi Ruth Gais, Summit, NJ
150. Rabbi Hillel Gamoran, Seattle, WA
151. Rabbi Laura Geller, Beverly Hills, CA
152. Rabbi Everett E. Gendler, Great Barrington, MA
153. Rabbi Gary S. Gerson, Oak Park, IL
154. Rabbinical Student Jordana Gerson, New York, NY
155. Cantorial Student Mark Getman, Lawrence, NY
156. Rabbi George Gittleman, Santa Rosa, CA
157. Rabbi Aubrey L. Glazer Harrison, NY
158. Rabbi Gail Glicksman, Haverford, PA
159. Rabbi Robert J. Gluck, Albany, NY
160. Rabbi Andrew T. Gold, Las Vegas, NV
161. Rabbi Neal Gold, Wayland, MA
162. Rabbi Rosalind A. Gold, Reston, VA
163. Rabbi Shefa Gold, Jemez Springs, NM
164. Rabbi Dan Goldblatt, Danville, CA
165. Cantor Dorothy Goldberg, Madison, CT
166. Rabbi Irwin N. Goldenberg, York, PA
167. Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg, Chester, CT
168. Rabbi Eva Goldfinger, Farmington Hills, MI
169. Rabbi Michael M. Goldman, Durham, NC
170. Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, St. Louis, MO
171. Rabbi Debra E. Goldstein, Larchmont, NY
172. Rabbi Seth Goldstein, Olympia, WA
173. Rabbi Jeffrey W. Goldwasser, North Adams, MA
174. Rabbi Paul Golomb, Poughkeepsie, NY
175. Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman, Brooklyn, NY
176. Rabbi Marc Gopin, Silver Spring, MD
177. Rabbi David M. Gordis, Newton, MA
178. Rabbinical Student Andy Gordon, New York, NY
179. Rabbi Debora S. Gordon, Troy, NY
180. Cantor Jonathan Ben Gordon, White Plains, NY
181. Rabbi Leonard David Gordon Philadelphia, PA
182. Rabbi Maralee Gordon, Woodstock, IL
183. Rabbi William Joseph Gordon, Chatsworth, CA
184. Rabbi Seth Goren, Pitttsburgh, PA
185. Rabbinical Student Emma Gottlieb, New York, NY
186. Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Ojai, CA
187. Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, Los Angeles, CA
188. Cantorial Student Eileen Gottschalk, Rochester, NY
189. Rabbi Roberto Graetz, Lafayette, CA
190. Rabbi Arthur Green, Newton, MA
191. Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, New York, NY
192. Rabbi David Greenstein, Rego Park, NY
193. Rabbinical Student Adam Ron Greenwald, Los Angeles, CA
194. Rabbinical Student Nicole Greninger, New York, NY
195. Rabbi Suzanne Griffel, Chicago, IL
196. Rabbi Susan Grossman, Columbia, MD
197. Rabbi Joshua Gutoff, Brooklyn, NY
198. Rabbi Stanley D. Halpern, Gary, IN
199. Rabbi Jill Hammer, New York, NY
200. Rabbi Maurice Harris, Eugene, OR
201. Rabbi Abraham Havivi, Los Angeles, CA
202. Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, Philadelphia, PA
203. Rabbi Garson Herzfeld, Brooklyn, NY
204. Rabbi Jay B. Heyman, San Francisco, CA
205. Rabbinical Student Neil Elliot Hirsch, New York, NY
206. Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, Portland, OR
207. Cantor Linda Hirschhorn, San Leandro, CA
208. Rabbinical Student Jo Hirschmann, Bronx, NY
209. Rabbinical Student Janie Hodgetts, Chestnet Hill, MA
210. Rabbinical Student Heidi Hoover, Brooklyn, NY
211. Rabbi Mark Hurvitz, New York, NY
212. Rabbi Yitzhak Hisbands-Hankin, Eugene, OR
213. Cantor Bradley Hyman, Plainview NY
214. Rabbi Naomi Mara Hyman, Easton, MD
215. Rabbi David Ingber, New York, NY
216. Rabbi Daniel Isaacson, Berkeley, CA
217. Rabbi Daniel J. Isaak, Portland, OR
218. Rabbi Sheldon Isenberg, Gainesville, FL
219. Rabbi Brett R. Isserow, Alexandria, VA
220. Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs, Woodland Hills, CA
221. Rabbi Burt Jacobson, Piedmont, CA
222. Rabbi Devorah L. Jacobson, Amherst, MA
223. Rabbinical Student Daria Jacobs-Velde, Philadelphia, PA
224. Rabbinical Student Joshua G. Jacobs-Velde, Philadelphia, PA
225. Rabbi Jennifer Jaech, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
226. Cantorial Student Marisa Elana James, Orange, CT
227. Rabbi  Norman Janis, Cambridge, MA
228. Rabbi Beth Anne Janus, Santa Cruz, CA
229. Rabbi Amita Jarmon, Rockland, ME
230. Rabbi Daniel Judson, Roslindale,MA
231. Rabbi Eitan Julius, Northwest Galilee
232. Rabbi Yoel Kahn, Berkeley, CA
233. Rabbinical Student Daniel Kaiman, Los Angeles, CA
234. Rabbi David Kaiman, Gainesville, FL
235. Rabbi Raphael Joshua Kanter, New Bedford, MA
236. Rabbi Peter Edward Kasdan, Longboat Key, FL
237. Rabbi Joanna Katz, New Paltz, NY
238. Rabbi Hillel Katzir, Auburn, ME
239. Cantor Aviva Katzman, Chicago, IL
240. Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer, Providence, RI
241. Cantor Jack Kessler, Philadelphia, PA
242. Rabbi Stanley Kessler, West Hartford, CT
243. Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Calabasas, CA
244. Rabbinical Student Emma Kippley-Ogman, Jerusalem, Israel
245. Rabbinical Student Donna Kirshbaum, Swarthmore, PA
246. Rabbinical Student Dainel Klein, Boston, MA
247. Rabbi Lori D. Klein, Santa Cruz, CA
248. Rabbinical Student Margaret Frisch Klein, North Chelmsford, MA
249. Rabbinical Student Margie Klein, Brooklin, MA
250. Rabbi Stephen A. Klein, Scarsdale, NY
251. Cantor Jeff Klepper, West Roxbury, MA
252. Rabbi Jonathan Kligler, Woodstock, NY
253. Rabbi David L. Kline, West Roxbury, MA
254. Rabbi Marc Aaron Kline, Lexington, KY
255. Rabbi Tracy Guren Klirs, Great Neck, NY
256. Rabbi Myriam Klotz, Bala Cynwyd, PA
257. Rabbinical Student Rachel Korbin, Los Angeles, CA
258. Rabbi Peter Knobel, Evanston, IL
259. Rabbi Norman D. Koch, New Milford, CT
260. Rabbinical Student Debra Ruth Kolodny, Silver Spring, MD
261. Rabbi David Kominsky, Portland, OR
262. Rabbi Neil Kominsky, Lowell, MA
263. Rabbi Ira L. Korinow, Haverhill, MA
264. Cantor Leigh Korn, Lafayette, CA
265. Rabbi Emily Faust Korzenik, Scarsdale, NY
266. Rabbi Chava Koster, New York, NY
267. Rabbi Michael Louis Kramer, Massapequa, NY
268. Rabbi Douglas E. Krantz, Armonk, NY
269. Rabbi Leonard Sanford Kravitz, Hackensack, NJ
270. Rabbi Judith Kummer, Roslindale, MA
271. Rabbi Jeffrey Kurtz-Lendner, Hollywood, FL
272. Rabbi Gail Labovitz, Los Angeles, CA
273. Rabbi Susan Laemmle, Los Angeles, CA
274. Rabbi Lynne Landsberg, Washington, DC
275. Rabbi Michael Adam Latz, Seattle, WA
276. Rabbi Allan Lehmann, Newton, MA
277. Rabbi Shoshana Leis, Bronx, NY
278. Rabbi Michele E. Lenke, Needham, MA
279. Rabbi Michael Lerner, Berkeley, CA
280. Rabbi Joshua Lesser, Atlanta, GA
281. Rabbi Sarra Lev, Philadelphia, PA
282. Rabbi Amy Levin, Cranston, RI
283. Rabbi Mark H. Levin, Overland Park, KS
284. Cantor Samuel E. Levine, Brooklyn, NY
285. Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater, Pasadena, CA
286. Rabbi David Louis Levinsky, Palo Alto, CA
287. Rabbinical Student Karen Levy, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
288. Cantor Mark A. Levy, Felton, CA
289. Rabbi Richard N. Levy, Los Angeles, CA
290. Rabbi Robert Douglas Levy, Ann Arbor, MI
291. Rabbi Stan Levy, Los Angeles, CA
292. Rabbi Sue E. Levy, Webster, TX
293. Rabbi Yael Levy, Philadelphia, PA
294. Rabbi Sheldon Joel Lewis, Palo Alto, CA
295. Rabbi Michael J. Lezak, San Rafael, CA
296. Rabbi Elias Lieberman, East Faimouth, MA
297. Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, Philadelphia, PA
298. Rabbi Yossi J. Liebowitz, Spartanburg, SC
299. Rabbi Howard V. Lifshitz, Long Grove, IL
300. Rabbi Rebecca Lillian, Miami, FL
301. Rabbi John A. Linder, Glenview, IL
302. Rabbi Ellen Lippmann, Brooklyn, NY
303. Rabbi Richard M. Litvak, Aptos, CA
304. Rabbi Neal J. Loevinger, Poughkeepsie, NY
305. Rabbi Andrea C. London, Evanston, IL
306. Rabbi Alan David Londy, New York, NY
307. Rabbi Michael Lotker, Camarillo, CA
308. Rabbi Alan Lovins, New Haven, CT
309. Cantor Jonathan Lovins, West Hartford, CT
310. Rabbi Steven Lowenstein, Glencoe, IL
311. Cantorial Student Abbe Lyons, Ithaca, NY
312. Rabbi Sarah E. Mack, Providence, RI
313. Rabbi Shaul Magid, Bloomington, IN
314. Rabbi Jonathan Malino, Greensboro, NC
315. Rabbi Tamar Malino, Poway, CA
316. Rabbi Nina H. Mandel, Sunbury, PA
317. Rabbi Harry A. Manhoff San Leandro, CA
318. Rabbi Paula Marcus, Aptos, CA
319. Rabbi Natan Margalit, Newton Centre, MA
320. Rabbi Miriam Margles, Glenford, NY
321. Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Madison, WI
322. Rabbi Jeffrey M. Marker, Brooklyn, NY
323. Rabbi Richard Marker, New York, NY
324. Rabbi Nathan Martin, Ann Arbor, MI
325. Rabbi Robert Marx, Saugatuck, MI
326. Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon, New York, NY
327. Rabbi Dennis N. Math, New York City, NY
328. Rabbinical Student Jaron Matlow, Philadelphia, PA
329. Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Fort Worth, TX
330. Rabbi Bernard Mehlman, Boston, MA
331. Rabbi Rim Meirowitz, Winchester, MA
332. Rabbi Paul J. Menitoff, Palm Beach, FL
333. Rabbi Joseph Meszler, Sharon, MA
334. Rabbinical Student Abby Michaleski, Hammonton, NJ
335. Rabbinical Student Diana Miller, Philadelphia, PA
336. Rabbi Mark J. Miller, Houston, TX
337. Rabbi Joshua Minkin, Brooklyn, NY
338. Rabbi Yocheved Mintz, Las Vegas, NV
339. Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh, Los Angeles, CA
340. Rabbi David Mivasair, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
341. Rabbi Stephen Fisher Moch, Holiday, FL
342. Rabbi Jack Moline, Alexandria, VA
343. Rabbi Ben Morrow, Santa Fe, NM
344. Rabbi Linda Motzkin, Gansevoort, NY
345. Rabbi Ben Newman, Bronx, NY
346. Rabbi Richard Newman, Sea Point, South Africa
347. Rabbi Leah Novick, Carmel, CA
348. Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man, Berkeley, CA
349. Rabbinical Student Hannah Orden, Milton, MA
350. Rabbinical Student Saul F. Oresky, Wyncote, PA
351. Rabbi Barbara Ostfeld, Buffalo, NY
352. Rabbi Andrew M. Paley, Dallas TX
353. Rabbi Lee S. Paskind, Lakewood, NJ
354. Rabbi Alexis Pearce, San Diego, CA
355. Rabbi Barbara Rosman Penzner, West Roxbury, MA
356. Rabbinical Student Jill Perlman, New York, NY
357. Cantor Mark J. Perman, Marietta, GA
358. Rabbinical Student Karen R. Perolman, New York, NY
359. Rabbi Shoshana Perry, Chelmsford, MA
360. Rabbi Jonah D. Pesner, Needham, MA
361. Rabbi Aaron Petuchowski, Chicago, IL
362. Rabbi William Plevan, New York, NY
363. Rabbi Philip M. Poanwe, San Antonio, TX
364. Rabbi Allen Howard Podet, Jamestown, NY
365. Rabbinical Student Rena Polonsky, Los Angeles, CA
366. Rabbi Philip M. Posner, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
367. Rabbi Amber Powers, Philadelphia, PA
368. Rabbi Marcia Prager, Philadelphia, PA
369. Rabbi Allan Press, Danville, NH
370. Cantor Ari Priven, New York, NY
371. Cantor Steven Puzarne, Los Angeles CA
372. Rabbi Sanford Ragins, Los Angeles, CA
373. Rabbi Lawrence Raphael, San Francisco, CA
374. Rabbi Rayzel R. Raphael, Melrose Park, PA
375. Rabbi Paula Reimers, Lebanon, PA
376. Rabbi Victor H. Reinstein, Jamaica Plain, MA
377. Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben, Pacific Palisades, CA
378. Rabbi Yael Ridberg, New York, NY
379. Rabbi Seth Daniel Riemer, Middletown, CT
380. Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts, University Hts., OH
381. Rabbi Rochelle Robins, San Diego, CA
382. Rabbi Yael Romer, Kingston, NY
383. Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks, Louisville, KY
384. Rabbi Brant Rosen, Evanston, IL
385. Rabbi Aaron Paul Rosenberg, Waterford, CT
386. Rabbi James B. Rosenberg, Barrington, RI
387. Rabbinical Student Matthew Todd Rosenberg, Bel Air, CA
388. Cantor Aviva Rosenbloom, Los Angeles, CA
389. Rabbi Anna S. Rosenfield, Pittsburgh, PA
390. Rabbi John Leon Rosove, Los Angeles, CA
391. Rabbi Donald Rossoff, Morristown, NJ
392. Rabbi Jeffrey M. Roth, New Paltz, NY
393. Rabbi Michael Rothbaum, Bronxville, NY
394. Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein, Gansevoort, NY
395. Rabbinical Student Sandra M. Rubenstein, Wyncote, PA
396. Rabbi Sarah Rubin, Keene, NH
397. Rabbi Robert Saks, University Park MD
398. Rabbi Regina L. Sandler-Phillips, Brooklyn, NY
399. Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, Chicago, IL
400. Rabbi Dennis Sasso, Indianapolis, IN
401. Rabbi Sandy Sasso, Indianapolis, IN
402. Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller, Berkeley, CA
403. Cantor Hollis Suzanne Schachner, Wayland, MA
404. Rabbi Jeffrey L. Schein, Cleveland, OH
405. Cantor Robert S. Scherr, Williamstown, MA
406. Rabbi Chaim Leib Schneider, Aptos, CA
407. Cantor Neil Schnitzer, Philadelphia, PA
408. Rabbi Rachel Schoenfeld, Allston, MA
409. Rabbi Marvin S. Schwab, Santa FE, NM
410. Rabbi J. Frederic Schwalb, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
411. Rabbi Arthur L. Schwartz, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
412. Rabbi Barry Schwartz, Cherry Hill, NJ
413. Cantor Richard Schwartz, Culver City, CA
414. Rabbi Amy M. Schwartzman, Falls Church, VA
415. Rabbi Adrienne P. Scott, Houston, TX
416. Rabbi Allen Secher, Whitefish, MT
417. Rabbi Steve Segar, University Heights, OH
418. Rabbi Judith Seid, Pleasanton, CA
419. Rabbi David Seidenberg, Florence, MA
420. Rabbi Jerry Seidler, Amherst, NY
421. Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, Los Angeles, CA
422. Rabbi Bruce B. Seltzer, Northampton, MA
423. Cantor David Serkin-Poole, Bellevue, WA
424. Rabbi Gerald Serotta, Chevy Chase, MD
425. Rabbi Isaac Serotta, Highland Park, IL
426. Rabbi Drorah Setel, Buffalo, NY
427. Rabbi Judy Shanks, Lafayette, CA
428. Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro, Springfield, MA
429. Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman, Scottsdale, AZ
430. Rabbi Dan Shevitz, Venice, CA
431. Rabbi Paul Shleffar, Emeralds Hills, CA
432. Cantor Linda Shivers, Portland, OR
433. Rabbi David Shneyer, Rockville, MD
434. Rabbi Linda Shriner-Cahn, Bronx, NY
435. Rabbinical Student Andy Shugerman, New York, NY
436. Rabbi Jodie Siff, Plandome, NY
437. Rabbinical Student Deborah Silver, Jerusalem
438. Rabbinical Student Jack Silver, Temple, AZ
439. Rabbi Susan Silverman, West Stockbridge, MA
440. Rabbinical Student David Singer, Brooklyn, NY
441. Rabbi Jonathan Singer, Seattle, WA
442. Rabbi Scott A. Slarskey, Newton, MA
443. Rabbi Jonathan P Slater, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
444. Rabbi Amy Joy Small, Summit, NJ
445. Rabbinical Student Josh Snyder, Philadelphia, PA
446. Rabbinical Student Matthew Soffer, Brooklyn, NY
447. Rabbi Ruth H. Sohn, Los Angeles, CA
448. Rabbi Myra Soifer, Reno, NV
449. Rabbi Felicia Sol, New York, NY
450. Rabbi Eric Solomon, Raleigh, NC
451. Rabbi Hesch Sommer, Madison, CT
452. Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro, Leonia, NJ
453. Rabbi David S. Sperling, New York NY
454. Rabbi Scott Sperling, Takoma Park, MD
455. Rabbi Aaron Spiegel, Indianapolis, IN
456. Rabbi Adam S. Spilker, St. Paul, MN
457. Rabbinical Student Patrice Spitz, Boulder, CO
458. Rabbi Toba Spitzer, Lexington, MA
459. Rabbi Brent C. Spodek, New York, NY
460. Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, Portland, OR
461. Rabbi Sonya Starr, Columbia, MD
462. Rabbi Jacob Staub, Philadelphia, PA
463. Rabbi Linda K. Steigman, Wilkes-Barre, PA
464. Rabbinical Student Adam Stein, Los Angeles, CA
465. Rabbi Margot Stein, Bala Cynwyd, PA
466. Rabbi Gershon Steinberg-Caudill, El Cerrito, CA
467. Rabbi George M. Stern, Philadelphia, PA
468. Rabbi Ronald Stern, Los Angeles, CA
469. Rabbi Shira Stern, Morganville, NJ
470. Rabbinical Student Kaya J. Stern-Kaufman, Housatonic, MA
471. Rabbi Ariel Stone, Portland, OR
472. Rabbi Andrew Straus, Tempe, AZ
473. Rabbi Shira Stutman, Philadelphia, PA
474. Rabbi Alvin Marx Sugarman, Atlanta, GA
475. Rabbi Yaffa-Shira Sultan, San Diego, CA
476. Rabbi Jeff Sultar, Philadelphia, PA
477. Rabbi Daniel J. Swartz, Scranton, PA
478. Rabbi Robert P. Tabak, Melrose Park, PA
479. Rabbi Joshua Samuel Taub, St. Louis, MO
480. Cantor Elliot Taubman, Block Island, RI
481. Rabbi Michael Z. P. Tayvah, Great Neck, NY
482. Rabbi David A. Teutsch, Wyncote, PA
483. Rabbi David L. Teva, Middletown, CT
484. Rabbi David Thomas, Sudbury, MA 
485. Cantor William R. Tiep, New Orleans, LA
486. Rabbi Lawrence Troster, Teaneck, NJ
487. Rabbi Theodore Tsuruoka, Great Neck, NY
488. Rabbi Jason van Leeuwen, Encino, CA
489. Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, New York, NY
490. Rabbi Andrew D. Vogel, Brookline, MA
491. Rabbi Heidi F. Waldmann, Plattsburgh, NY
492. Rabbi Moshe Waldoks, Brookline, MA
493. Rabbi Brian Walt, West Tisbury, MA
494. Rabbi Bruce S. Warshal, Hillsboro Beach, FL
495. Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Philadelphia, PA
496. Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg, Amherst, MA
497. Cantor Alan Weiner, Valley Village, CA
498. Rabbi Cheryl J. Weiner, Los Angeles, CA
499. Rabbi Daniel Alan Weiner, Seattle, WA
500. Rabbi Scott Weiner, New York, NY
501. Rabbinical Student Jay H. Weinstein, Syosset, NY
502. Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, Brooklyn, NY
503. Rabbi Melissa Weintraub, Brooklyn, NY
504. Rabbi Zari M. Weiss, Seattle, WA
505. Rabbi Lewis J. Weiss, Indianapolis, IN
506. Rabbi Max W. Weiss, Hoffman Estates, IL
507. Rabbi Margaret M. Wenig, New York, NY
508. Rabbi Harry Scott White, Prairie Village, KS
509. Rabbi Nancy Wiener, New York, NY
510. Rabbi Shohama Wiener, New Rochelle, NY
511. Rabbi Avi Winokur, Philadelphia, PA
512. Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf, Chicago, IL
513. Rabbi Joseph A. Wolf, Portland, OR
514. Cantor Ross Wolman, Evanston, IL
515. Rabbi Bridget Wynne, Albany, CA
516. Rabbi Elana Zaiman, Seattle, WA
517. Rabbi Mary Zamore, Morristown, NJ
518. Cantor Lorel Zar-Kessler, Sudbury, MA
519. Rabbi Adam Zeff, Philadelphia, PA
520. Rabbinical Student Ziona Zelazo, Franklin Lakes, NJ
521. Rabbi Lina N. Zerbarini, New Haven, CT
522. Rabbi Shawn Zevit, Jenkintown, PA
523. Rabbinical Student Jonathan D. Zimet, New York, NY
524. Rabbinical Student Chanah Zimmermann, Klamath Falls, OR
525. Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, Madison, WI
526. Rabbinical Student Rain Zohav, Rockville, MD
527. Rabbi Henry A. Zoob, Westwood, MA
528. Rabbi David J. Zucker, Aurora, CO
     

2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Logistical FAQs

1. Who is organizing this call?
2. What does signing this call entail?
3. When is the deadline to sign the call?
4. When will you publish the call?
5. I'm a congregant: How can I ask my rabbi and cantor to sign?

Content FAQs

1. Why is this rabbinic letter addressed to the American Jewish community?
2. What is the Annapolis summit and why is it so significant for American Jews to support it?
3. How can Israel enter a peace agreement with Mahmoud Abbas, when he only holds power over the West Bank, and Hamas is in control of Gaza? If an agreement is achieved, how can Israel ensure that Hamas doesn't derail it?
4. What is the relationship between the U.S. presidential election and Israeli-Palestinian peace?
5. What concrete steps can U.S. Jews take to support the conference and encourage?

Logistical FAQs

1. Who is organizing this call?

This call is being organized by Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace. Brit Tzedek v'Shalom is a national grassroots organization of American Jews deeply committed to Israel's well-being through the achievement of a negotiated settlement to the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For more information on Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, please visit www.btvshalom.org.

PLEASE NOTE: Signing this call DOES NOT presume support for any other Brit Tzedek v'Shalom campaign or position.

2. What does signing this call entail?

By signing this letter, Jewish religious clergy and clerical students from across the denominational spectrum agree to the use of their names in the following contexts: public ads, letters sent to the presidential candidates and Jewish community leaders, press statements regarding the letter, and on the call webpage.

The deadline to sign this letter is Sunday, November 18. The call will close for signatures at 11:59pm PT that night. This may be changed depending upon the actual date of the Annapolis conference.

4. When will you publish the call?

We will publish the call during the conference. The publication date will be decided once firm dates are set for the conference and the Israelis and Palestinians have confirmed their participation. We may make very minor changes in the call, depending on the timing of the conference.         

5. I'm a congregant: How can I ask my rabbi and cantor to sign the call?

You can make a request by phone or send an email invitation to sign the call here.

Content FAQs

1. Why is this rabbinic call addressed to the American Jewish community?

The overwhelming majority of the American Jewish community (87%, according to a recent poll) believes that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in the long-term interest of Israel’s peace and security. In this spirit, Jewish clergy from across the nation are coming together to express their support for two tangible opportunities to promote peace: the Annapolis peace conference and the U.S. presidential campaign.

2. What is the Annapolis conference and why is it so significant for American Jews to support it?

The conference, being organized by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for late fall 2007, will be held at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The meeting is aimed at reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, as well as strengthening Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his West Bank government. Rice has made it clear that “the United States sees the establishment of a Palestinian state and a two-state solution as absolutely essential for the future, not just of Palestinians and Israelis but also for the future of the Middle East and American interests there.” She has also said that the ultimate goal goes beyond an Israeli-Palestinian settlement to include broader Arab-Israeli peace.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has made clear his support for the conference: “Annapolis is a landmark, it is an international seal of approval, on the path to negotiations and of the genuine effort to achieve the realization of the vision of two nations: the State of Israel – the nation of the Jewish people; and the Palestinian state – the nation of the Palestinian people?”  (Saban Forum, November 4, 2007)

The last final-status peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority were held at Taba in the Sinai Peninsula from January 21-27, 2001. At the closing press conference, the negotiators issued this joint statement: “The sides declare that they have never been closer to reaching an agreement and it is thus our shared belief that the remaining gaps could be bridged with the resumption of negotiations following the Israeli election.” Against the backdrop of the early days of the Second (Al-Aksa) Intifada, and under the administrations of President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon negotiations were not resumed.

For the first time since then, there is a convergence of leaders on the Israeli and Palestinian sides of the conflict who are willing to negotiate, as well as a U.S. administration that appears to be invested in moving the peace process forward.

The likelihood of the Annapolis meeting serving as the starting point for serious negotiations is, to a large extent, dependent on the seriousness with which the Bush Administration displays bold leadership during this time of preparation, and on follow-up diplomacy, and by support given to it by the Jewish community. Given the lukewarm (and occasionally negative) response the conference is presently receiving from many Jewish organizations, grassroots Jewish support for the present administration’s efforts is critical.

Whatever steps you take, it is tremendously important that we take the opportunity presented by this presidential campaign to let all the candidates know that simplistic statements of “support” for Israel, or of a desire for “peace” are not enough. The American Jewish community must join together to demand real action, and a commitment to finding a just resolution of the conflict.