RCE Activities

Members of the RCE leadership and presidium council met with the Rishon LeZion Rabbi David Yosef and Chief Rabbi Kalman Bar • The Chief Rabbis assessed the extensive activities across the continent and promised to support the central organization in Europe and assist in its sacred work

The directors and rabbis of the RCE took their annual tour to strengthen Jewish communities • The communities warmly thanked them for the uplifting visits in preparation for the High Holidays

The shechita, carried out by a team of experienced and seasoned ritual shochtim, was closely supervised by the Vaad Hashechita, led by senior rabbis specializing in kashrut • This initiative follows the decision of the Rabbinical Council of Europe to work towards lowering the prices of kosher meat in Europe

Just before Yom Kippur, RCE leaders together with Rabbi Avraham Yosef set out on a chizuk mission in remote Spanish communities * Community heads warmly welcome the RCE leaders for their efforts despite the difficulties involved.

The Rabbinical Centre of Europe has informed hundreds of rabbis of the establishment of a Beit Din designated to ascertain the Jewish origin of those who wish to join the communities. The decision was the result of years of dealings with difficult issues relating to marriages, burials and more.

Over 100,000 Chanukiyot were distributed in Europe by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe • The kits contained candles, dreidel, and an instruction booklet with the Brachot for lighting in four languages: English, French, German and Russian • Rabbi Shmuel Brodman of the Munich community and Rabbi Yosef Amar from Area 77 in France enthusiastically talk about sparks lit in Jewish hearts

23 members of the Presidium and Council of the RCE came for a historic visit to Eretz Hakodesh * The Rebbes and Roshei Yeshivah they visited were impressed by the scope of their activities for Diaspora Jewry * The Rabbis called to amend the Law of Return.

The council meeting of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe discusses European governments’ decision to force students to attend general studies in the morning albeit privately owned educational institutions.

The rabbis answered a variety of issues concerning the youth of the Jewish communities during their 4-day journey

Reform conversion will cause a wave of invalid conversions in European communities and will increase assimilation

The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) sent a letter signed by 20 members of the Rabbinical Council of Europe to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, government ministers, Chief Rabbis of Israel and members of the Chief Rabbinate

For the third year in a row, the Rabbinical Centre of Europe has sent a huge shipment of menorahs to Europe. This year, an unprecedented 100,000 menorahs with candles were distributed to Jewish communities.