In November, the Durham Human Relations Commission (HRC) presented a draft proposal recommending that the Durham Ciaty Council removes the singling out of Israel from their divisive and discriminatory April 16 statement.
12 North Carolina Triangle-area rabbis wrote the seminal letter below to the Durham HRC in support of their draft report. This is likely the single most important letter sent to the HRC. Our Jewish spiritual leaders are speaking in unity and make us proud. Voice4Israel applauds and thanks our local rabbis. Be sure and also read the rabbi’s impressive “punch in the gut” letter sent to the Durham City Council. Read more letters to the Durham HRC here.
Letter to the Durham Human Relations Commission
December 2, 2018
To the Durham Human Relations Commission:
We, rabbis from Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh, are writing to express our support for the November 12, 2018 “Draft Report, Findings and Recommendations on April 16th Statement by Durham City Council on International Police Exchanges.” We appreciate the report’s thoroughness and thoughtfulness and we believe it charts a constructive way forward for our community to heal. We call upon the Human Relations Commission to adopt the report at its upcoming January meeting.
B’virkat Shalom (with blessings of peace),
Rabbi Lucy Dinner
Rabbi Jen Feldman
Rabbi Jerry Fox
Rabbi Elana Friedman
Rabbi John Franken
Rabbi Daniel Greyber
Rabbi Pinchas Herman
Rabbi Laura Lieber
Rabbi Steve Sager
Rabbi Melissa B. Simon
Rabbi Eric Solomon
Rabbi Jennifer Solomon