OHALAH Tikkun Olam Procedures
Tikkun Olam Statements
All Tikkun Olam Statements must comport with our Statement of Principles regardless of whether the statement is issued by our Board, our Tikkun Olam Committee or our President in conjunction with one other leader.
Board Statements – Must be unanimously approved by Board members participating in the vote.
Tikkun Olam Committee Statements – Must be unanimously approved by Tikkun Olam Committee members participating in the vote.
Presidential Statements – Must be issued by the President in conjunction with at least one other OHALAH leader, such as our Tikkun Olam Chair, Outreach Coordinator, Media Coordinator or Ethics Chair, etc.
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Tikkun Olam Resolutions and Opinions
Member Resolutions – Twenty percent of our members must participate in the voting. Seventy-five percent of voter must vote in favor.
Opinions Regarding the Middle East – To honor our diversity, beginning in February 2009, OHALAH’s predecessor which was a branch of ALEPH, defined these statements as follows:
•Minority Opinion Among OHALAH Members – If forty to fifty percent of those voting support a particular statement on the Middle East, it may be posted on the OHALAH website and publicized as a minority opinion.
•Majority Opinion Among OHALAH Members – If fifty-one percent to ninety-nine percent of those voting support a particular statement on the Middle East, it may be posted on the OHALAH website and publicized as a majority opinion.
•Unanimous Opinion – If everyone voting on the statement votes yes, the statement may be posted on the OHALAH website and publicized as OHALAH’s position on the subject.
All Tikkun Olam Statements must comport with our Statement of Principles regardless of whether the statement is issued by our Board, our Tikkun Olam Committee or our President in conjunction with one other leader.
Board Statements – Must be unanimously approved by Board members participating in the vote.
Tikkun Olam Committee Statements – Must be unanimously approved by Tikkun Olam Committee members participating in the vote.
Presidential Statements – Must be issued by the President in conjunction with at least one other OHALAH leader, such as our Tikkun Olam Chair, Outreach Coordinator, Media Coordinator or Ethics Chair, etc.
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Tikkun Olam Resolutions and Opinions
Member Resolutions – Twenty percent of our members must participate in the voting. Seventy-five percent of voter must vote in favor.
Opinions Regarding the Middle East – To honor our diversity, beginning in February 2009, OHALAH’s predecessor which was a branch of ALEPH, defined these statements as follows:
•Minority Opinion Among OHALAH Members – If forty to fifty percent of those voting support a particular statement on the Middle East, it may be posted on the OHALAH website and publicized as a minority opinion.
•Majority Opinion Among OHALAH Members – If fifty-one percent to ninety-nine percent of those voting support a particular statement on the Middle East, it may be posted on the OHALAH website and publicized as a majority opinion.
•Unanimous Opinion – If everyone voting on the statement votes yes, the statement may be posted on the OHALAH website and publicized as OHALAH’s position on the subject.