The archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, sent a message of good wishes to the Jewish leader and the Jewish communities for the Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year’s Eve. This feast, that commemorates the creation of the world, is celebrated according to the Jewish liturgical calendar on the first and second day of the month of Tishrì (September October). In the message addressed "to our dear Jewish friends in the family of faith" , the archbishop recalls: "we have been able to share so much together last year which was significant, joyful and fruitful for the future, and I hope we can build more in the year to come". In the message, the archbishop mentions Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ speech at the Lambeth Conference and the participation of the English Jewish communities in the rally against poverty that took place in London this summer, before the English Prime Minister Gordon Brown. These initiatives writes Williams – "have been unprecedented evidence of our friendship and esteem as well as a sign of the way all religions and their leaders can join forces for the common good of mankind". "I hope and pray that in the next few years our relations may grow even stronger" and "may the new year be a good year for each one of our communities, for religions in the world and for mankind".
