Posts Tagged: conference of european rabbis
Bosnian Hotel Cancels European Rabbi Conference After Gov’t Minister Calls Israel a ‘Genocidal Entity’
A hotel in Sarajevo, the Swissotel, chose to cancel hosting the Conference of European Rabbis' (CER) biannual Standing Committee meeting next week after public pressure...
Jewish Groups Sound Alarm on Afghanistan, Warn of Taliban’s Misogyny, Disregard for Human Rights
Major Jewish organizations expressed "horror" at the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in recent days, pointing to the Islamist group’s long record of misogyny and human...
Anti-Jewish Discrimination ‘Totally Unacceptable,’ European Parliament President Tells Top Rabbinical Group
In remarks to the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) on Wednesday, European Parliament President David Sassoli urged unity in the fight against religious discrimination. “We need...
Jewish Groups Offer Condolences, Condemnations in Wake of Vienna Terror Attack
Condolences and condemnations poured in from Jewish organizations around the world following the deadly terrorist attack in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Monday night,...
Jewish Groups Express Horror Over ‘Barbaric’ Knife Attack at French Church
Jewish groups reacted with horror on Thursday to the knife attack at a Catholic church in the southern French city of Nice in which three...
Belgium Curbing Religious Freedom With Ban on Kosher Slaughter, Top European Rabbi Says
One of Europe's top rabbis has warned that Jews on the continent may no longer be able to consume kosher meat because of legislation targeting...
Top European Rabbis Hold Zoom Meeting to Discuss How to Handle Cornavirus Crisis
The Standing Committee of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) held a Zoom meeting on Sunday to discuss how Jews on the continent were handling...
Top Rabbis in Israel and Europe Urge Jews Not to Kiss Mezuzot Due to Coronavirus
Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi ruled on Wednesday that Jews should not touch or kiss mezuzot, so as to avoid infection by the coronavirus, and the...
Social Media Companies Must Do More to Combat Online Hate, Top European Rabbi Says
Social media companies must do more to combat online hate, a top European rabbi said on Friday. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt...
New European Parliament President Tells Rabbis He Will Protect Jewish Practices and Fight Antisemitism
The new president of the European Parliament told a delegation of European rabbis and community leaders on Monday that he would protect Jewish practices and...
European Rabbis Call on World Regulator of Emojis to Add Images Showing Judaism
JNS.org - The Conference of European Rabbis has called on the nonprofit global body that regulates emojis, Unicode Consortium, “to create a new emoji [to] symbolize...
European Jewish Leader Sounds Alarm Over Impending Shechita Bans in Belgium
A top European Jewish leader expressed alarm on Monday ahead of the impending implementation of prohibitions on the ritual slaughter of animals in two regions of...
Top Jewish Groups Welcome EU Council Declaration on Fight Against Antisemitism
Top Jewish groups in Europe and around the world have welcomed the European Council’s approval of a declaration on the fight against antisemitism. The declaration, promoted...
European Jews Need to Remain Alert to Legislative Threats Against Circumcision, Kosher Slaughter, Leading Rabbi Says
While the dismissal of proposed legislation in Iceland that would have banned circumcision was welcome, European Jews need to be on their guard against future...
