Pope Benedict sends Rosh Hashanah greetings to Chief Rabbi of Rome

Pope Benedict has sent a telegram to the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Dr. Riccardo di Segni, for the Jewish festivities of Rosh Hashanah (New Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).

Here is a translation in English of the full text of his telegram:

"On these feast days of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot , it is my pleasure to express the most cordial and sincere greetings to you, Doctor Riccardo Di Segno, and to the entire Jewish community of Rome, with the hope that these feast days will bring many blessings from the Eternal One and be a source of infinite grace. May we all feel an increasing desire to promote justice and peace in a world that has such need of authentic witnesses of the truth. May God, in his goodness, protect the Jewish community and allow us to deepen the friendship between us, both in Rome and throughout the world."