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Havura Ktana announced today that it will sponsor a conversational exchange on the Israeli Peace Process to be held at the Rappahannock County Library at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 21.
The Havura discovered recently, after Rabin’s assassination, that its own members have passionately divergent views, some believing — albeit not without fear and anxiety — that Israel is pursuing the only possible path to peace, and others believing that the peace process can only lead to disaster for Israel and to continuing conflict in the Middle East.
Given how hard it is to hear each other on this knotty issue, the Havura decided to explore a different kind of discussion — not the usual heated exchange, not a debate — but the kind of thoughtful interchange associated with the Indian lodge, or with the Quaker or communal meeting that earnestly seeks to achieve consensus.
.Rabbi Carla Theodore described the process like this, “We come with the idea that listening is more important than speaking. We come ready to acknowledge that our own views may not be entirely correct. We come willing to think together. We try to leave our egos at home.
“I will bring some object, perhaps a flower, which will be held by
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