(ACNS)
The first meeting of the Anglican Jewish Commission of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel took place at the seat of the Chief Rabbis in Jerusalem on Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd July 2007. The Commission had been put in place under the provisions of the joint declaration of the Archbishop and the Chief Rabbis at Lambeth Palace on 6th September 2006. The discussions took place within the framework of the joint declaration made on that occasion which said that: “Our relationship is unique, not only historically and culturally, but also scripturally and for both religions is rooted in the one overarching covenant of God with Abraham to which God remains faithful through all time”¦”¦.This will be a dialogue of mutual respect in which we seek only to understand each other better and to strengthen our own communities and their affection and respect for each other”.
Update: There is more here as well.
Important work now being done by the Church to engage through this process with the Chief Rabbinate and which compliments the work Canon Andrew White and the Foundation for Reconciliation in the Middle East has quietly been doing with other parties.
It is good to see this engagement, it may take time but may it bear fruit. Prayers for the peace of Jerusalem.