RCE News

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

The Professional Rabbinical Forum in collaboration with the consistoire of Paris at the spacious Jewish Center • Major Halachic issues were discussed during the seminar together with Rabbis from Eretz Yisrael.

The European Chesed Center in Tbilisi, initiated by the RCE, added up to the 26th center inaugurated in the past two years • The RCE is vigorously aiming to reach 50 branches in the European Jewish communities.

Senior Dayanim from participated in The European Dayanim Conference held by The Rabbinical Centre of Europe • The conference included a full 2-day schedule and the theme was ‘The Ukraine Challenge: Changes and Consequences Faced by Batei Din’

The conference in Budapest, Hungary, was organized by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe and presented many practical halachic issues that concern Rabbis and Kashrut organizations throughout Europe.

Climatic tearful moments during the Bar/Bat Mitzvah trip to Israel for a Jewish experience led by the Morasha division of the RCE • The highlight was a Bar Mitzvah celebration at the Western Wall as pairs of tefillin were distributed to the boys.

The RCE inaugurated another “European Chesed Centre” in Zagreb, Croatia. The new branch will loan an array of medical equipment and baby equipment to residents, worth tens of thousands of Euros.

At the inauguration ceremony of the new chesed center in Bucharest, opened by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe, the head of the country’s emergency department surprised the participants by promising to promote cooperation on health issues.

The sad news from Antwerp announced the passing of great Gaon Rabbi David Moshe Lieberman, at the age of 96.

For many years he served as the Chief Rabbi and Gaavad of the’ Shomrei Hadat’ community in Antwerp, served as a shaliach to the Lubavitcher Rebbe and was one of the founders and a member of the presidency of the “Rabbinical Centre of Europe”.

For decades he served as the chief rabbi and head of the Beit Din “Machzikei Hadat” in Antwerp while battling for the sake of Torah there and throughout Europe.

During the children’s stay in Israel, they will visit many famous sites and sacred places. The highlight of the tour will be a Bar /Bat Mitzvah celebration and ceremony at the Kotel, with the participation of notable personalities government officials.

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