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Conference of European Rabbis

Vienna Jews celebrating the renovation of the Stadttempel synagogue walk a new Torah scroll through the streets, Vienna, Sept. 9, 2026. (IKG/Rosa via JTA)
October 1, 2026, 11:19 am
Amid uncertain times, European Jews renovate old synagogues, dedicate new Torahs
In Vienna, Leipzig, Budapest and cities across the continent, local Jews are working to restore houses of worship to former glory despite rising antisemitism, say it’s a ‘sign of resilience’
By Toby Axelrod
A panel discussion at the Conference of European Rabbis, January 27, 2026 (D.V.A. Productions)
February 13, 2026, 9:46 am
European rabbis bemoan antisemitism, brainstorm sustainability at Jerusalem confab
Shifted from Baku due to security concerns, conference hosts 300 Orthodox leaders who see mounting challenges amid communal survival on the Continent after Oct. 7
By Zev Stub
The Crescent Development Project in Baku, Azerbaijan (iStock by Getty Images)
October 29, 2025, 7:41 am
Rabbis convention in Azerbaijan canceled over security concerns
Conference of European Rabbis event, the first of its kind in a Muslim country, was expected to attract hundreds of participants
By Zev Stub
The Swissotel in Sarajevo, Bosnia. (Google Maps)
June 13, 2025, 2:26 pm
Meeting of European rabbis in Sarajevo canceled after anti-Israel pressure
Bosnian minister says conference ‘a message of legitimization of the occupation and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people’; Swissotel cites security concerns
By Shira Li Bartov
Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt poses for media while rabbis from across Europe attend the 32nd General Convention in Munich, Germany, May 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
January 20, 2024, 3:51 am
German city awards European unity prize to leading rabbi and continent’s Jewry
Aachen gives 2024 Charlemagne award to Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt and European Jewish communities to ‘send a signal that… there must be no place for antisemitism in Europe’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Red paint is seen smeared on the facade of the Mordechay Navi Jewish Religious Center in Yerevan, Armenia, following a suspected antisemitic incident on October 3, 2023. (CER)
October 4, 2023, 5:30 pm
Synagogue vandalized in Armenia, apparently over Israeli-Azeri ties
‘The Jews are the sworn enemies of the Armenian state,’ reads text that circulates after red paint poured on Yerevan’s only Jewish center
By Canaan Lidor
Pinchas Goldschmidt, the president of the Conference of European Rabbis, affixes a mezuzah to the doorframe of the Centre for Jewish Life in Munich, Germany on September 19, 2023. (CER)
September 20, 2023, 11:44 am
Orthodox European rabbinical group finds a home in Munich, with new funding
After decamping post-Brexit UK, the Conference of European Rabbis becomes first major international Jewish group to open its headquarters in Germany since the Holocaust
By Canaan Lidor
Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder (center) receives an award from the Conference of European Rabbis, while standing alongside CER president Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt (right) and Charlotte Knobloch, head of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, in Munich, May 9, 2023. (Marc Müller/CER)
May 12, 2023, 12:19 pm
Brexit forces European rabbinical group to decamp for Munich
Conference of European Rabbis has planned move from London for years, viewing need for its offices to be in heart of Europe; organization’s head says Germany is ideal location
By Toby Axelrod
Pop star Justin Bieber raising his hand in what has been interpreted as a Nazi salute at a concern in Helsinki, Finland, August 9, 2022. (Screen capture/Twitter)
August 10, 2022, 8:05 pm
Israeli promoters reject rabbi’s claim Justin Bieber performed Nazi salute on stage
Canadian singer filmed raising hand and marching at concert in Finland, though moves appear to be part of ‘stomp’ dance regularly performed as joke between Bielebers
By Ash Obel and ToI Staff
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt delivers a speech in Paris, France on Oct. 10, 2018. (Conference of European Rabbis via JTA)
June 8, 2022, 4:11 am
Moscow’s chief rabbi in exile after refusing to back Ukraine invasion, relative says
Pinchas Goldschmidt, who was just reelected to his position, has no plans to return to Russia after coming under pressure from authorities to back ‘special operation’
By JTA and ToI Staff
A rabbi speaks about the weekly Torah portion at the Ohel Jakob Synagogue in Munich, November 23, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
November 25, 2021, 4:14 am
Munich rabbinical confab on post-pandemic Jewish life hit by fresh COVID wave
Conference of European Rabbis forced to cancel three-day event, putting a damper on plans to reinvigorate hard-hit communities across Europe
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Kais Saied, the president of Tunisia, arrives at the Palace of Carthage, October 23, 2019. (Houcem Mzoughi/Wikimedia Commons)
January 21, 2021, 10:17 pm
Tunisian president denies claims he made anti-Semitic remarks
Kais Saied’s office denounces ‘propagation of false information’ after Conference of European Rabbis accuses him of blaming Jews for country’s instability
By Agencies
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaks at a synagogue in Monaco on November 23, 2017. (Courtesy of the Conference of European Rabbis via JTA)
November 3, 2020, 10:44 pm
European rabbis urge ‘much more’ government control of mosques
After shooting attack in Vienna, head of Conference of European Rabbis says religious leaders ‘must show their loyalty to the laws that apply here’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, chief of the Conference of European Rabbis, at a news conference in Berlin, Germany, July 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, file)
October 13, 2020, 10:15 pm
Top European rabbi to address Saudi Arabia interfaith forum
Kingdom hosting five-day event aimed at enhancing relationships among Jews, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus
By Aya Batrawy
Illustrative: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man kisses the mezuzah as he exits a synagogue in Jerusalem, August 5 2008. (Olivier Fitoussi /FLASH90)
March 4, 2020, 5:15 pm
Coronavirus takes toll on religious life as rabbis advise against ritual kissing
Chief rabbi urges keeping lips off hands touching mezuzahs; European rabbinical group bans those feeling unwell from synagogue, even to recite the Kaddish prayer for the dead
By Stuart Winer
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