…[Today] marks the third anniversary of the most devastating attack on Jews in modern times. In its aftermath there were celebrations on the streets of London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since then, two Jewish worshippers have been killed in the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester, two Jewish men attacked in broad daylight in Golders Green and four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity burnt by arsonists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
British Jews are feeling unsafe and besieged. They have encountered a terrible increase in antisemitism, here, in the land of their birth. In some quarters hatred of Israel has become indistinguishable from hatred of Jews. Many are considering leaving Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As British Christians we cannot but feel a responsibility to respond. Without Judaism, there is no Christianity. The bonds are deep. For example, when a Church of England service begins with the words, \u201cO Lord, open thou our lips\u201d, and we respond, \u201cAnd our mouth shall show forth thy praise\u201d, we are hearing a Jewish prayer that was ancient even at the time of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a> (subscription).<\/p> The Bishop of Hereford has written today’s Thunderer column in The Times. https:\/\/t.co\/XyQKU2jo2o<\/p>— Richard Chapman (@SelsdonChapman) October 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\n