We truly feel that now, more than ever, there is a deep need and importance in coming together in solidarity and friendship. For that reason, we have decided to go ahead with our Rabbi Clergy Conference on November 23rd albeit with a slightly adjusted schedule to allow space for reflection on these difficult days.

We invite faith leaders to enter a space dedicated to deepening mutual care and understanding between Christians and Jews in the UK as well as nurturing spiritual leadership. This is an opportunity to take comfort and learn from and with one another, to establish professional and personal relationships rooted in respect, reaching beyond and across our communities.

The focus of our conference will remain on the role of prophetic piety and that of faith leadership in the public sphere with workshops focused on the impact we can make locally within our communities and space to think more broadly beyond our own immediate spheres of influence to the world at large.

We will be welcoming a scholar from Israel for this conference: Dr Dror Bondi, Israel's leading expert on the thinking of the Polish-American rabbi and civil rights leader Abraham Joshua Heschel. Dror has been a featured speaker in the US and the UK -- most recently earlier this year at the JW3 cultural centre in London and New North London Synagogue. Revd Helen Cameron, Moderator of the Free Churches Group, will be responding.

We are also delighted to announce that Cardinal Vincent Nichols will welcome us on the day. The conference will be held at a prominent central London location, with opportunities for tours and visits to areas of this unique venue not open to the public.

Alongside our keynote speaker we will be welcoming workshops on the following topics:

Lessons on challenging prejudice working with young people- Tim Robertson, Anne Frank Trust and Nathan Servi, Stand Up!
Faith in society- what we can learn from the Census? Chine McDonald, Theos and Jon Boyd, Institute of Jewish Policy Research
Faith responsibilities to refugees- Rabbi David Mason, HIAS+JCore and Emily Shepherd, Welcome Churches
Cost of living crisis- what are, and can faith leaders and communities do?- Practical reflections on what works and what doesn’t. Sarah Franks and Bill Miller, Food Cycle and Louise Froggett New North London Synagogue, Night Shelter.

The stress and strain of recent events calls us all to ensure we carve out space and time to come together and that despite our ongoing concern for the middle east we also remain focussed on local challenges and how we can address them as people of faith. We do hope that you will join us.

To register your attendance please complete this online registration form and don't hesitate to be in touch should you have any questions or concerns.

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