N FEBRUARY 12th, the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus went to Ottawa to meet with Parliamentarians, government officials and diplomats. The day was facilitated by the Canada-Israel Committee.

CIC believes that rabbis are important leaders of the Jewish community. They approach advocacy from a spiritual and religious standpoint.

The Canadian Rabbinic Caucus focused on three main issues in their discussions:

• Thanking the different parties that supported the pull out from the Durban II Anti-Racism Conference.
• The necessity for the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish State as a pre-condition for negotiations.
• The Rabbis' desire to avoid military conflict with Iran, and the usefulness of comprehensive sanctions from Canada to achieve that objective.

To read the Canadian Jewish News coverage of this event, click here »

From left to right: Rabbi Daniel Elkin, Rabbi Ely Braun, Rabbi Ira Ebbin, Rabbi Reuven Poupko, Rabbi Adam Scheier, The Hon. Jason Kenney, MP, Secretary of State, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Rabbi Howard Joseph, Rabbi Lionel Moses, Rabbi Menachem Blum, Rabbi Jonathan Infeld, Rabbi Michal Shekel, Rabbi Sharon Sobel