was founded in 1941 to support Jews who affirm conscientious objection to war. It is the only American Jewish organization dedicated to the principle of resolving conflicts through nonviolence. “The Law does not command you to run after or pursue the other commandments but only to fulfill them on the appropriate occasion. But peace you must seek in your own place and pursue it to another place as well.” (Leviticus Rabbah Tzav IX,9)