Conference of European Rabbis

Azerbaijan President Aliyev extends Jewish community Rosh Hashanah greeting

“I sincerely congratulate you on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah and extend my best wishes,” the Azeri head of state wrote.

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev speaks during a signing event with U.S. President Donald Trump and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), at the White House, in Washington, DC, August 8, 2025.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina High Representative Christian Schmidt.

Bosnia High Representative: Politicians should know Hamas is Iranian terror branch - interview

 FROM LEFT: Dayan Menachem Gelley of the CER’s European Beth Din; Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, president of the CER; and Gady Gronich, CEO and chief of staff, attend the Munich Conference of European Rabbis.

A seat at the table: Discussing Jewish issues in Europe - opinion

 RABBI PINCHAS GOLDSCHMIDT and European rabbis outside the Tunis central synagogue

Bosnia refuses to host a gathering of Conference of European Rabbis it had invited


Felix Klein, Germany's anti-antisemitism strategist, receives Moshe Rosen Prize for his work

Felix Klein called for the creation of a structured system for reporting antisemitism that would allow Jews to feel safe in Germany and the world.

Dr. Felix Klein, Federal Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight Against Antisemitism.

The Standing Committee of the 'Conference of Rabbis of Europe' meets in Lyon

Rabbi Menachem Gelley, chairman of the committee of the Conference of European Rabbis: "The conference's role is essential, providing a place for the rabbinate to raise current issues."

 The meeting of the Standing Committee in France.

European conference on combating antisemitism: 'The fight must be international'

The conference featured various speeches and panels by European leaders, and focused on combating antisemitism and future actions that need to be taken to protect European Jewry.

 Participants of the Conference of European Rabbis carry candles and chant as they commemorate the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

World leaders tackle antisemitism at Global Forum in Azerbaijan

There was a 235% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2023 compared to the previous year.

The sixth World Forum for Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan. 2024

How are Jews celebrating Passover amid the hostage crisis and Iran's threat?

While past years have celebrated freedom from captivity, this year the festival falls as some 133 hostages remain captive in Gaza after having been kidnapped by Hamas over six months ago.

Increasing in security, increasing in prayer  In the shadow of war and the Iranian threat: Jewish communities prepare for Passover

Antisemitism shouldn't be our only focus - opinion

Today, more than ever, we must busy ourselves with positive expressions of Jewishness, peppering our lives with learning, understanding, observance, connections, and community.

 PRESENTING THE CER Prize to then-German chancellor Angela Merkel, together with Brussels’ Chief Rabbi Albert Guigui, 2013

CER’s New Headquarters in Munich - Opinion

We’re Writing a New Chapter, Not a New Book

 Building housing new CER Headquarters in Munich

Bavarian PM awarded Lord Jakobovits award for promotion of Judaism

Dr. Markus Söder has "demonstrated a deep commitment to preserving Jewish life in Germany and Europe."

The president of the Jewish community in Munich and Upper Bavaria Dr. Charlotte Knobloch, Dr Markus Söder and Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt.

Citing Brexit, European rabbinical group moves headquarters from London to Munich

The rabbinical group had been based in London since it was founded in 1956 and has around 1,000 member rabbis from across Europe, from Dublin to Vladivostok.

Chief Rabbi of Moscow Pinchas Goldschmidt (left) at the gala event of the annual conference of the Conference for European Rabbis in Munich, Germany

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt - guiding Europe’s Orthodox rabbinate

Goldschmidt is the president of the Conference of European Rabbis, the primary Orthodox rabbinical alliance in Europe, uniting more than 700 religious leaders of mainstream synagogue communities.

 PRESENTING THE CER Prize to then-German chancellor Angela Merkel, together with Brussels’ Chief Rabbi Albert Guigui, 2013

EJC head to ‘Post’: Without Israel’s help, many Diaspora communities will disappear

Muzicant created an emergency program for European Jewry, with consultation of the local Jewish communities across the continent.

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