Representatives of Canadian Jewish Congress and the United Church of Canada met this morning February 1st to discuss issues pertaining to the relationship between the two groups and to seek ways of promoting ongoing dialogue, to hear each other’s concerns.
We put our feelings on the table and held the tensions creatively. Both groups made a commitment to ongoing dialogue to deal with difficult issues and to look for ways to work in common cause.
More specifically the United Church acknowledged its long standing and historical relationship with Canadian Jewish Congress as the place for dialogue and consultation with the Jewish community of Canada. The UCC reiterated its position that Independent Jewish Voices has not been and is not a partner of the United Church of Canada. For its part Canadian Jewish Congress acknowledged that the UCC by its very nature listens to many voices and many perspectives in Canada and beyond on all issues including its reflections on peace in the Middle East.
We put our feelings on the table and held the tensions creatively. Both groups made a commitment to ongoing dialogue to deal with difficult issues and to look for ways to work in common cause.
More specifically the United Church acknowledged its long standing and historical relationship with Canadian Jewish Congress as the place for dialogue and consultation with the Jewish community of Canada. The UCC reiterated its position that Independent Jewish Voices has not been and is not a partner of the United Church of Canada. For its part Canadian Jewish Congress acknowledged that the UCC by its very nature listens to many voices and many perspectives in Canada and beyond on all issues including its reflections on peace in the Middle East.
