Council of Christians and Jews - CCJ

14/06/2026

The Council of Christians and Jews are delighted to congratulate CCJ Vice President Henry Grunwald KC on his CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

His award is in recognition of his work as Chair of the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, and we commend him for his service not only to the NHMC but many communal organisations including CCJ.

The Trustees and all at CCJ thank him for his wisdom, support and friendship.

11/06/2026

Come work with us! CCJ are hiring a Campus Leadership Programme Manager (part-time 2.5 FTE) See more information and the full Job Description here: https://ccj.org.uk/recruitment/CLP-manager

21/05/2026

For all our Jewish members and friends who are celebrating Shavuot we hope there is ample cheesecake at your tables. For Christian members and friends marking Pentecost on Sunday we hope you have a blessed day. It's so important that we find moments for joy and celebration, to join with family and friends and community.

06/05/2026

Stand with CCJ against antisemitism

Join the upcoming rally to stand strong together and extinguish antisemitism.

On Sunday 10 May at 1 pm in Central London,
join us and thousands of others as we walk together.

The appalling attack in Golders Green one week ago, and a series of attacks on synagogues and Jewish charities, makes it vital that people of all faiths and none stand together against antisemitism.

To join the CCJ group please email [email protected], giving your name and church or synagogue if appropriate or CCJ branch.

30/04/2026

CCJ is sad to learn of the passing of our former Chair and longtime champion, the Rt Revd Lord Harries of Pentregarth. Lord Harries was chair of CCJ from 1992 to 2001 and was later a Vice-President. He was a consistent and outspoken advocate for Jewish-Christian and wider interfaith relations and was a key proponent for the Lambeth Conference in 1988 where the Bishops of the Anglican Communion agreed a document called Jews, Christians and Muslims: The Way of Dialogue.

It was under Lord Harries' chairmanship that CCJ began the process of expanding CCJ’s Presidents to include the heads of all Jewish denominations and CCJ, in particular, remembers his courageous advocacy for the Jewish community and his passion for Jewish-Christian dialogue.

All of us at CCJ including staff, trustees, former Chairs including Lord Bishop Michael Ipgrave, and the wider community that Lord Harries so impacted, wish to join his family and friends in mourning this tremendous leader. His prophetic voice will be sorely missed.

29/04/2026

We are devastated by the news today of another horrific attack and stabbing of two Jewish people in Golders Green. We're relieved to hear that the victims are stable and we pray for a speedy and full recovery.

19/04/2026

We stand in solidarity with Kenton United Synagogue and with the Jewish community against acts of intimidation in Hendon, Golders Green and Finchley.

17/04/2026

We are here for you, . Hate has no place in our communities.

Following an arson attack against our sister organisation in North London .uk we are coming together to support each other.

We have previously worked with FRS to show how our faiths compel us to work together for justice, and we put the into action today as we support each other against prejudice and violence.

17/04/2026

Thank you to the The United Reformed Church for this statement.

Following an attempted arson attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue in North London on 15 April, the United Reformed Church (URC) has joined with the Council of Christians and Jews to condemn this latest example of antisemitic hatred.

16/04/2026

CCJ statement on the attempted attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue