Earlier this year Adelaide celebrated 10 years of the Council of Christians and Jews.
In February of 2005, Dr. Zuesse stepped down as Jewish
Co-Chair, having served in that capacity since the
first beginnings of the SA CCJ in 1994.
The new Jewish co-chair is Ron Hoenig. The other Executive
Officers were re-elected to serve another year.
The first meeting of 2005 heard Rabbi Patti Kopstein speak and lead a deeply involving workshop
on the topic of pastoral care of the dying.
A major issue that has absorbed a good deal of
discussion in the SA CCJ in 2005 is the current World
Council of Churches resolution to disinvest in Israel,
to punish it for its presence in the “”Occupied
Territories”(of course Israel holds that it does not
””illegally occupy”those territories; one cannot
occupy a country, the supposed Arab state of
””Palestine,”that has never existed until now and that
can only come about for the first time as the result
of serious peace negotiations). It has become clear
that this WCC campaign is not supported by Australian
church bodies, nor even the National Council of
Churches, but it remains a problematic issue.
Council addresses have also dealt with issues relating
to the Lord's Prayer, Pauline thought, and Martin
Buber's philosophy.
Among the fascinating and involving sessions planned for 2005 is one to be called BYO Chagall.
The evening is designed to enable members and participants to share their favourite image and
explore the artist?s vibrant visual meditations.
In one of the meetings Dr Zuesse explored the history of Jewish views of other
religions, Rabbinic, medieval and modern.
Celebrating a decade of activity
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