The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elie-abadie/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:08:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Elie Abadie | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elie-abadie/ 32 32 Despite normalization with Israel, plans for Dubai synagogue at a standstill https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-normalization-with-israel-plans-for-dubai-synagogue-at-a-standstill/ Wed, 11 May 2022 14:16:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2760737 Fast-growing Jewish community is running up against series of hurdles in the Gulf, where non-Muslim practice is tightly controlled and permits for religious buildings are limited

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]]> Beth Din of Arabia: Jews in Gulf countries announce first communal organizations https://www.timesofisrael.com/beth-din-of-arabia-jews-in-gulf-countries-announce-first-communal-organizations/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:42:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2488275 Spurred by new accords with Israel, communities in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia create new body under Beirut-born Rabbi Elie Abadie to oversee Jewish life

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]]> Small but growing, UAE’s Jewish community to get second full-time rabbi from NY https://www.timesofisrael.com/uaes-small-but-growing-jewish-community-to-get-second-full-time-rabbi/ Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:26:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2407662 Beirut-born Elie Abadie, a prominent scholar of Sephardic Judaism, to relocate to Dubai by November 1, as Emirati community expects to expand following Abraham Accords

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]]> Jewish refugees from Arab lands seek justice at United Nations https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands-seek-justice-at-united-nations/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:10:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1295219 Descendants of the 850,000 Jews expelled from Middle East countries from 1948 to 1970 look to set the historical record straight

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]]> Gross biopsy results ‘hopeful’ but not determinative, lawyer says https://www.timesofisrael.com/gross-biopsy-results-hopeful-but-not-determinative-lawyer-says/ Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:34:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=299510 Cuba asked to allow imprisoned US Jewish contractor to be examined by his own doctor

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]]> Cuba denies imprisoned US Jew has cancer https://www.timesofisrael.com/cuba-denies-imprisoned-us-jew-has-cancer/ Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:03:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=297426 New York rabbi who also works as a gastroenterologist backs Havana's claim about Alan Gross' health

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