Conference of European Rabbis

July 25, 2025, 10:19 am

Netflix dating expert coaches Jewish singles in new matchmaking week

Conference of European Rabbis' romantic initiative from 4-10 August is supported by streaming giant's love guru Aleeza Ben-Shalom

By Michelle Rosenberg

July 18, 2025, 10:34 am

OPINION: The problem isn’t just antisemitism, it’s how we respond to it

Shimon Cohen urges Anglo-Jewry to respond to antisemitism with pride, not just protest, in wake of BoD report

By Shimon Cohen

June 25, 2025, 5:12 pm

Bosnian government apologises for cancellation of Jewish delegation

Chief Rabbi Goldschmidt demands accountability after Sarajevo hotel withdrew as venue for rabbinical conference

By Michelle Rosenberg

Conference of European Rabbis (CER), in Munich, Germany,

June 12, 2025, 11:02 am

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘appalling antisemitism’ in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Hotel in capital Sarajevo withdrew as a venue for Jewish event following an open letter by a Bosnian minister

By Michelle Rosenberg

Eli Itkin, Conference of European Rabbis

May 7, 2025, 2:17 pm

Every bissel helps: first-of-its-kind benefits card for European rabbis

Club-card offers deals on kosher food and accomodation to ease the burden on spiritual leaders

By Michelle Rosenberg

November 20, 2024, 11:33 am

OPINION: Why did dozens of rabbis flock to Munich?

European rabbis gather to strengthen communities, share wisdom and uphold Jewish life amid modern challenges

By Gavriel Cohn

CER Standing Committee I-2024 Lyon, France

September 2, 2024, 4:37 pm

Conference of European Rabbis launches initiative to support smaller Jewish communities

Community Package costing £63 a month over three years offers halachic advice including checking mikvaot and inspecting Torah scrolls

By Michelle Rosenberg

The new official headquarters of the Conference of European Rabbis.
Photo Credits: Rober Gongoll, CER

October 31, 2023, 1:07 pm

‘The current situation in Israel means we need to be with our communities’: Conference of European Rabbis postpones annual convention

Meeting of CER, one of Europe’s most prominent associations of Orthodox rabbis, was to have taken place in Azerbaijan on 12th November

By Jenni Frazer

Memorial wall to Munich's 4,000 Jewish Holocaust victims, Ohel Jakob synagogue. Pic: Michelle Rosenberg, September 2023

September 22, 2023, 9:35 am

OPINION: Reluctant reflection: My journey into Germany’s Jewish future

Anxiously travelling to Germany for the first time, Michelle Rosenberg found a city still haunted by its past despite efforts to move into the future.

By Michelle Rosenberg

Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the president of the Conference of European Rabbis, affixes a mezuzah to the doorframe of the Centre for Jewish Life in Munich, Germany on September 19, 2023. Photo Credits: Rober Gongoll, CER

September 20, 2023, 9:08 pm

Conference of European Rabbis opens new HQ in Munich

This centre is a "symbol of hope and a message to all the dark forces that threaten the Jewish people," says CER President Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt

By Michelle Rosenberg

July 18, 2023, 6:12 pm

Jewish groups around the world pile pressure on Bertelsmann to drop Waters

A letter coordinated by Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), a non-profit entertainment industry organisation, has attracted the support of 14 of the highest-profile Jewish organisations across the developed world.

By Jewish News Reporter

Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder, center, receives an award from the Conference of European Rabbis in Munich, May 9, 2023. On right is CER President Pinchas Goldschmidt and on left is Charlotte Knobloch, head of the Jewish Community of Munich and upper Bavaria. (Marc Müller/CER)

May 12, 2023, 11:57 am

Brexit’s fault: European rabbinical group moves HQ from London to Munich

Conference of European Rabbis President Pinchas Goldschmidt confirms the UK's EU exit was a leading factor in the move.

By Toby Axelrod (JTA)

January 4, 2023, 12:36 pm

Moscow’s former Chief Rabbi: ‘The best option for Russian Jews is to leave’

Pinchas Goldshmidt urges Russian Jews to follow his example and leave before it’s too late.

By David I Klein (JTA)

November 16, 2022, 9:05 am

Romania passes ‘landmark law’ guaranteeing the right to kosher slaughter

Religious slaughter is illegal in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Slovenia and parts of Belgium.

By Marcel Gascón Barberá - JTA

Michael Schudrich (Wikipedia/Cezary Piwowarski)

June 15, 2022, 5:45 pm

Poland’s chief rabbi: Jews here have gone from receiving to giving

Rabbi Michael Schudrich says the country's community has changed in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine and the resulting refugee crisis

By Jenni Frazer

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