The Justice Building for New York State in Albany was renamed the Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice. “Each has a fundamental focus on family, each places a very high value on education, each has a strong commitment to charitable giving, each demonstrates humanitarian concern and response when there are international catastrophes such as earthquakes and hurricanes around the globe, each has a history of disproportionate success due to ability, hard work and determination and each has been subjected to fierce persecution and prejudice,” he said.Įlder Cook described Abrams’ life achievements as remarkable. He ticked off the shared values he has discovered between the two faiths, which are of similar sizes both in the United States and globally. “Once we began to march on that path together, that path widened, and I think there’s even more for us to do,” he said. you should respect me for who I am and I should respect you for who you are.” “We need bridge builders,” Abrams said in an interview. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, about “living peacefully with some persons whose values differ from our own.” Nelson about building bridges of understanding and President Dallin H. In his acceptance speech, Abrams quoted President Russell M. Abrams also helped the church join the Commission of Religious Leaders of New York City. Students have attended Friday night services.Īnother delegation of Jewish leaders visited Utah in 2018 and relationships have been built between the presidents of Yeshiva University and BYU and between other rabbis and Latter-day Saint leaders. The congregation now has a relationship with the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern studies. We met with the mayor of Jerusalem, we met with the prime minister, we went and laid a wreath at the eternal flame at the Yad Vashem, which is the (official) memorial for those who perished in the Holocaust.”Ībrams’ son-in-law, Rabbi Ian Pear, leads the congregation Shir Hadash in Jerusalem. “There’s this tremendous capacity for the two communities to share things,” Abrams said. In Jerusalem, Mormon apostles and Jewish leaders like Joe Lieberman remember Orson Hyde prayer.
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