Circumcision Controversy Endangers Fight To Keep Rite Legal in Germany
10-05-2013
Lawsuits Cite Rabbi's Videotape of Metzitzah B'Peh
The practice of metzitzah b’peh, a controversial part of some Jewish circumcisions, is reigniting concern about religious circumcision in Germany, where the government only recently fended off an effort to outlaw the ritual altogether.
The chief representative of Chabad in Berlin, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, has been accused of making MBP, as metzitzah b’peh is often called, part of the religious circumcision of his own infant so
Jewish Religion under attack in Europe - Jerusalem Post
09-05-2013
Conference of European Rabbis president says anti-Semitism in Europe is rooted in delegitimization of Israel.
BUDAPEST – “The Jewish religion is under attack in Europe” today, Conference of European Rabbis president Pinchas Goldschmidt told The Jerusalem Post on Monday in Budapest, where he was attending the World Jewish Congress’ 14th plenary assembly.
The CER boasts that it represents more than 700 communal rabbis in Europe – around “80 percent&rdqu
'Jewish religion is under attack in Europe'
08-05-2013
BUDAPEST – “The Jewish religion is under attack in Europe” today, Conference of European Rabbis president Pinchas Goldschmidt told The Jerusalem Post on Monday in Budapest, where he was attending the World Jewish Congress’ 14th plenary assembly.
The CER boasts that it represents more than 700 communal rabbis in Europe – around “80 percent” of the continent’s synagogues.
The current attack, Goldschmidt argued, is a contemporary manifesta
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaking from Budapest comments on the speech of Prime Minister Orban yesterday in front of assembled Jewish leaders:
06-05-2013
" The conflicting messages given by the Hungarian Government on the issue of the rising anti-Semitism in Hungary is an issue of immense concern to Jews in Europe. Prime Minister Orban denounces anti-Semitism in front of the WJC General Assembly and the world's media, whilst off camera statues of Dictator Horty are being erected in cities throughout Hungary.
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Hulya organization – a joint venture of The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) and the Matanel Foundation – is intended to be an address and a social network for young European rabbis, assisting them in completing their training and providing resources enabling them to invigorate their communities and attract new audiences.
The European Beth Din was established over 15 years ago, as an initiative of the late Chief Rabbi Lord Jakobovits z”l, who was then president of the Conference of European Rabbis.