Sharon Interfaith Clergy Association Anti-Racism Covenant
01/22/2021 09:19:31 AM
Love your neighbor as yourself. (Leviticus 19:18)
Justice, justice shall you pursue. (Deuteronomy 16:20)
Be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or
parents and relatives... follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. (Quran 4:135)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all
your mind... And love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:37-39)
We, the members of the Sharon Interfaith Clergy Association, commit ourselves publicly to the ongoing work of anti-racism, both individually and as a peer group.
We commit to deep listening to one another and to members of the community on issues of racism, prejudice, and implicit bias.
We commit to taking risks both individually and as a group in speaking up and speaking out for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
We commit to supporting concrete efforts in pursuit of racial justice in our congregations, in the town of Sharon, and in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
We commit to striving together to fulfill Martin Luther King’s vision of beloved community.
We agree to revisit this covenant annually each January, to reaffirm our commitments and invite new clergy to join us in this work.
Signed,
Imam AbdurRachman Ahmed, Islamic Center of New England, Sharon
Rabbi Amy Goodman
Cantor Becky Khitrik, Temple Sinai of Sharon
Rabbi David Jaffe
Rev. Francis Balla, Hope Church Sharon
Rev. Francis Daly, Pastor, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Sharon
Rev. Heike Werder, First Congregational Church, UCC of Sharon
Rev. Jolie Olivetti, Minister, Unitarian Church of Sharon
Rabbi Jordan David Soffer, Striar Hebrew Academy
Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler, Temple Sinai of Sharon
Rev. Lois K. Adams, First Baptist Church Sharon
Rabbi Noah Cheses, Young Israel of Sharon
The Rev. Fr. Phillip Elibariki Kutta; St. John Episcopal Church, Sharon
Rabbi Rachel Silverman, Temple Israel of Sharon
Rabbi Randy Kafka, Temple Kol Tikvah of Sharon
Rabbi Ron Fish, Senior Rabbi Temple Israel of Sharon
The Rev. Dr. William Kondrath January 2021
Fri, April 19 2024
11 Nisan 5784
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