RCE News

Dozens of Dayanim, heads of Batei Din, and community rabbis from across Europe participated in the Fifth European Dayanim Conference organized by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) in Paris. *Central highlight of the conference was the special participation of the Rishon LeZion and President of Israel’s Supreme Rabbinical Court, Rabbi David Yosef, who traveled especially from Israel to attend the gathering.

An exceptional gesture of solidarity with Jewish communities across Europe was witnessed in Berlin, as the leadership of the German Parliament extended an official invitation to a broad delegation of European rabbis for a visit to the Bundestag building.

An emotional and deeply inspiring evening ended the Bar and Bat Mitzvah journey of 200 Jewish teenagers from across Europe, held this year under the initiative of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe in partnership with the Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

As part of a pre-Chanukkah mission, the Chief Rabbi visited Jewish communities across Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Munich, and Berlin, meeting with local rabbis and government officials. The visit culminated in the central menorah-lighting ceremony at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, attended by the President of Germany.

Members of the Shechita Committee of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe conduct a professional inspection visit at the “Euro Glatt” kosher meat slaughterhouse in Poland.

As every year before the High Holidays, a special delegation from The Rabbinical Centre of Europe set out to strengthen Jewish communities.

Community rabbis benefited from rich and professional content that provided them with practical tools to continue their sacred mission. The rabbis praised the RCE for its year-round dedication to the needs of Jewish communities across Europe

In a series of emotional gatherings and ceremonies, the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe was commemorated

In a special session attended by Israel’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Kalman Bar, the rabbis discussed ways to strengthen Jewish education, prevent assimilation, supervise marriage registration, and expand the activities of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe to preserve the walls of religion and Halacha across Europe

Two hundred boys who had not celebrated their bar mitzvah participated in a special ceremony organized by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe during this unique trip. Rabbi Arie Goldberg, CEO of the RCE, stated: “This is the most decisive response to rising antisemitism”

The Rabbinical Centre of Europe organized an intensive three-day educational seminar in London last week, bringing together dozens of rabbis from across Europe. The program centered on two crucial aspects of Jewish communal infrastructure: the construction and maintenance of mikvaot and the halachot relating to the chevrah kadisha.

The course was led by Rabbi Eliyahu Bar Shalom, Chief Rabbi of Bat Yam and author of the Mishpat HaKetubah series. Community rabbis from France and other European countries participated in several days of intensive study, concluding with a comprehensive examination.