Earlier this week, I had another productive and meaningful discussion with leaders from Canada’s Muslim community, in which we shared a sense of compassion, understanding, and a commitment to work together through peaceful dialogue to heal the growing divide in this country and in our respective communities.

Some continue to criticize such conversations between Jews and Muslims as problematic at a time when encampments are set up on Canadian university campuses, debates linger around how the conflict in the Middle East should be solved, and hostilities flare between communities online and in the streets.