Clergy sign Brit Tzedek peace petition

The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California

October 31, 2008

A group of 35 rabbis and three cantors from the Bay Area has joined nearly 700 others from across the country in promising community support for U.S. leadership to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They are part of an effort sponsored by Chicago-based Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace.

In an open letter to Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain titled “Time to Choose Peace,” the signers pledged to mobilize support within the American Jewish community for “an American president who dedicates himself to the establishment of durable Israeli-Palestinian peace acts in the best interests of Israel and the United States.”

The San Francisco/Bay Area chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom has more than 1,300 members and supporters, including clergy members from congregations in Berkeley, Palo Alto, Santa Rosa and San Francisco.

For a list of participating rabbis and cantors, visit www.btvshalom.org and click on “Time to Choose Peace.” For more information, call Molly Freeman at (510) 524-1993.