RCE News

18 Kislev 5775, 18 Kislev 5775, 10 December 2014

The Constitutional Tribunal of Poland Overturned the Parliament’s Ban on Kosher Shechitah in the Country

19 Heshvan 5775, 19 Heshvan 5775, 12 November 2014

Moslem Youths Attempt to Run Over Holland’s Chief Rabbi

8 Tishri 5775, 8 Tishri 5775, 2 October 2014

Halachah Hotline Established for European Community Rabbis

We are pleased to announce that an RCE Halachah Hotline has been established, enabling rabbis to forward queries on any area of halachah to the esteemed members of the RCE’s rabbinical council. These council members have volunteered to make themselves available for the sake of the European communities.

22 Tammuz 5774, 22 Tammuz 5774, 20 July 2014

Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands’ Home Pelted with Stones for the Second Time in a Week

17 Tammuz 5774, 17 Tammuz 5774, 15 July 2014

European Commissioner for Education calls for schools to study racism an hour per month to fight antisemitism

12 Tammuz 5774, 12 Tammuz 5774, 10 July 2014

RCE’s Presidium and Rabbinical Council Visit Crimea

On the last day of their stay in Russia, the member Rabbis of the RCE visited the city of Sevastopol in the Crimean peninsula, where a ceremony was held in memory of the thousands of Jews who were murdered in Crimea during the Holocaust. The Rabbanim flew directly from Moscow to Crimea on a special government flight. The ceremony was arranged under the auspices of the Russian government to honor the memory of 4,200 Jews, Hy”d, who were murdered in the Crimean peninsula.

11 Tammuz 5774, 11 Tammuz 5774, 9 July 2014

RCE Rabbinical Council Meets in Moscow

The annual council meeting of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe took place last week in Moscow, with the participation of twenty Rabbanim who are members of the presidium and the Rabbinical Council of the RCE, representing all the Rabbanim of Europe.

President Putin Speaks with the RCE’s Presidium and Rabbinical Council

“Esteemed Rabbis, I hereby commit myself to act firmly in response to any appearance of anti-Semitism here in Russia. Moreover, I am committed to strengthening the security of the Jewish communities here and to enable them to have complete freedom of activity. Russia will continue to say no to the neo-Nazi ideology, and no to any fascist ideologies.” So pledged Russian President Vladimir Putin last week at the conclusion of a meeting with a group of Rabbanim of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe.

28 Sivan 5774, 28 Sivan 5774, 26 June 2014

Senior European Politicians Participate in the “Shloshim” of the Attack on Brussels’ Jewish Museum

20 Sivan 5774, 20 Sivan 5774, 18 June 2014

Young Rabbis’ Forum in Amsterdam

For the third year, a conference was held in which dozens of young rabbis from all over Europe participated. The European Young Rabbis’ Forum was initiated and is sponsored by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe. The three-day conference, beginning on June 16 (18 Sivan) and held in Amsterdam, was graced by highly professional leading lecturers, speaking on topics related to Jewish education, marriage, counseling and fund-raising.

Dozens of Rabbanim Call for the Safe Return of Kidnapped Teenagers

12 Sivan 5774, 12 Sivan 5774, 10 June 2014

Harav Eliezer Gur Aryeh Named Rabbi of Krakow