At the start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, our bishops have sent their greetings to Jewish communities in the region:-
To Jewish friends and colleagues on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah 5778/2017
On behalf of the Anglican Diocese of Leeds, we wish you Shana Tova! We celebrate this past year local work and friendships in our parishes and neighbourhoods, not least strengthened by the Near Neighbours programme.
We are also grateful to have met and shared concerns as bishops with rabbis and community leaders.
At a time when intolerance generally and anti Semitism specifically are all too common in our world and in our nation, we commit ourselves, with you, to sustaining a common life in which we are not driven by fear, but rather drawn by hope.
Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds (Diocesan Bishop)
Rt Revd Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford
Rt Revd Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield
Rt Revd Jonathan Gibbs, Bishop of Huddersfield
Rt Revd Paul Slater, Bishop of Richmond