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Conference of European Rabbis (CER)
November 8, 2022, 6:04 am
British MPs and peers urge Finland not to ban religious non-stun slaughter
Parliamentarians at Westminster ask Helsinki for an amendment to the proposed Animal Welfare Bill that would allow religious practice
By Jewish News Reporter
May 14, 2020, 4:12 pm
European rabbis discuss steps to help congregations return from lockdown
Zoom meeting with Conference of European Rabbis urged to 'support communities back into synagogues'
By Jewish News Reporter
Example of a Zoom meeting with representatives of the Conference of European Rabbis
April 6, 2020, 11:27 am
Top European rabbis meet remotely to agree common seder guidelines
Standing Committee of the Conference of European Rabbis, including Chief Rabbi Mirvis, convene on video conference call to discuss impact of virus on Pesach
By Jewish News Reporter
Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, president of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), issued the warning at the Munich Security Conference, during a CER-sponsored debate about social media companies and radicalisation.
February 17, 2020, 3:36 pm
European rabbis warn social media ‘causing chaos’ in hate crime battle
Leading faith figures say recent antisemitic attacks have been 'digitally inspired' with sites like Facebook and Twitter giving assailants 'strength and power'
By Jewish News Reporter
CER president Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaking at an event in Geneva. (picture credit: Eli Itkin)
November 29, 2019, 11:30 am
Top European rabbis say religious practice under ‘severe threat’
Warning sounded by Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt in Geneva this week, over the 'increasingly worrying and problematic' attempts to restrict Jewish customs and freedoms
By Jewish News Reporter
Boris Mints, chair of CER Board of Patrons; Yael Zamir, chief executive of Embryonics; Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, CER president ((C) Blake Ezra Photography 2019)
November 7, 2019, 4:45 pm
Start-up which improves IVF success rates wins tech prize from European Rabbis
Yael Zamir of Embryonics receives prestigious gong from the Conference of European Rabbis held at Bevis Marks shul in London
By Jewish News Reporter
Example of a circumcision ceremony
October 3, 2019, 11:53 am
Jewish leaders condemn Swedish party’s bid to ban non-medical circumcision
Proposal put forward by members of the Center Party as International and European Jewish leaders criticise the move
By Jewish News Reporter
Speaking in Antwerp at the general convention for the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), Elan Carr warned of the triple antisemitism threat.
May 14, 2019, 9:47 am
Trump envoy warns of triple antisemitism threat in address to European rabbis
Elan Carr told the general convention for the Conference of European Rabbis that the far-left, far-right and Islamism are united by 'the age-old sickness of humanity', Jew-hatred
By Joe Millis in Antwerp
Rabbi Goldschmidt (right) speaks during a conference in February
March 1, 2018, 1:44 pm
Rabbinic group: Deny entry to Israel for men who won’t grant wives divorce
Conference of European Rabbis suggests that 'get' refusers should be denied entry to the Jewish state
By Jewish News Reporter
Left to right at the conference: Sergey Kislyak , Mrs. Tzipi Livni, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, Mr. Steven Erlanger, Mr. Amos Gilead, and Mr. Ronen Bergman
February 19, 2018, 1:09 pm
Rabbis urge religious leaders ‘take the lead’ on tackling radicalisation
European and American Jewish leaders tell security chiefs in Munich, that extremism must be taken on by religious communities
By Jewish News Reporter
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi Goldschmidt, Prince Albert of Monaco, First Vice President Chief Rabbi Korsia of France and the Rabbi of Monaco, Rabbi Torgmant.
November 26, 2017, 10:58 am
Europe’s top Chief Rabbis meet Prince Albert of Monaco
Delegation pay trip to southern France, where they discuss issues affecting Jews across Europe
By Jewish News Reporter
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on the right alongside other European religious leaders
November 22, 2017, 3:48 pm
European rabbis to work with U.S. heritage group to preserve Holocaust graves
Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Monaco between the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) and the U.S Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
Example of a circumcision ceremony
May 10, 2017, 5:27 pm
Norway vote to ban circumcision an ‘attack’ of faith communities
European rabbis condemn the Scandinavian country's proposals to outlaw the religious practice
Rabbi Joseph Haim Sitruk
September 26, 2016, 12:33 pm
Ex French Chief Rabbi dies aged 71
Rabbi Joseph Haim Sitruk was credited with generating “a spiritual renaissance” whilst head of French Jewry for over two decades
Norbert Hofer
June 1, 2016, 2:07 pm
Jews voted for far-right in Austria admits European rabbi
Pichas Goldschmidt said a "not significant" part of the community voted for far right option Norbert Hofer
By Stephen Oryszczuk
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