The Community and Public Affairs Council (CPAC) engages in public policy issues exclusively on the basis of Jewish values and:

• promotes and defends equal rights and social and economic justice for all;
  
  
• assures freedom of thought, opinion, expression and association;
  
  
• insists that all governmental actions neither endorse nor unduly inhibit religious practice and that they do not extensively entangle government and religion;
  
  
• fosters amicable relationships among ethnic, racial, national, religious and other groups in our community;
  
  
• promotes better understanding between the Jewish community and the community at large with respect to issues affecting the local, state, national and international Jewish community;
  
  
• enlists governmental and public support on behalf of Israel;
  
  
• enlists governmental and public support for oppressed communities throughout the world, with special vigilance against genocide;
  
  
• advocates positions on human services and social legislation affecting the Jewish community;
  
  
• builds coalitions with groups and organizations in the wider Pittsburgh community in the promotion of all of the above purposes;
  
  
• functions as a non-partisan body without any political affiliation or participation in party or electoral politics.

If you are interested in becoming involved in CPAC or one of its subcommittees, please contact Jeffrey Cohan at
412-992-5234 or jcohan@JewishFederationPittsburgh.org.