British Jewish leaders pay tribute to the Queen on her Jubilee
Monday, June 4, 2012
Židovski lideri u Britaniji su odali počast kraljici prilikom njenog jubileja.
Govor glavnog rabina :
Nije lako ni jednom društvu da prolazi kroz promjene, osobito ako se te promjene odnose na tako fundamentalne značajke identiteta kao što su religija, etniciitet i kultura. To je tim teže u zemlji u kojoj je ustanovljena njena crkva, da učini da se i druge vjere osjećaju dobrodošlima, cijenjenima i kod kuće. I upravo je to njeno veličanstvo učinilo, rekao je rabin, govoreći o tranziciji Britanije
u multikulturalno društvo
, kroz vrijeme od šest desetljeća njene vladavine. ....
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..Lord Sacks also introduced a special “prayer of thanksgiving” for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to take the place of the customary Prayer for the Royal Family recited in British synagogues as part of the Shabbat service, this weekend. The prayer pays tribute to Great Britain as a “tolerant” and “stable” country which enjoys “good relations between Christians and Jews, and between members of all faiths” :
“In this year of joyful remembrance and celebration, we express our deepest sentiments of loyalty, esteem and gratitude. We pray for the peace and prosperity of Britain, for the well being of the House of Israel and for the redemption of all mankind under the sovereignty of God”, the prayer concludes...
Each faith community leader invited to the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury was asked to bring an item of spiritual and cultural importance and the Jewish community gifted a Hebrew Pentateuch from England, known as the Codex Valmadonna..
Speaking on behalf of the Jewish delegation present, Vivian Wineman said : “We were very privileged to have this opportunity to present our heartfelt good wishes to Her Majesty on her Diamond Jubilee...
Other Jewish leaders from around the globe paying their respects to the Queen, included Israeli President Shimon Peres who said she represented “the great spirit of Great Britain, a spirit of respect and freedom recognised all over the world”....
Meanwhile sources close to the Royal Family have claimed that Prince Charles is planning to pay an official state visit to Israel which is likely to take place within the next three years. Although various members of the Royal Family have made private trips to the country since its creation in 1948, the Queen has not been one of them and there has never been an official state visit to date....