The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) has issued an official statement defending a Berlin Rabbi who was criticised for inflicting “bodily harm” on his newborn son by commissioning a religious circumcision. The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) has issued an official statement defending a Berlin Rabbi who was criticised for inflicting “bodily harm” on his newborn son by commissioning a religious circumcision.
The Chief Rabbi of France Gilles Bernheim announced his resignation from office Thursday before a specially-convened meeting of the Central Consistoire of France.
Jewish life has returned to a place infamous for its decimation - Oswiecim, Poland, also commonly known as Auschwitz - when dozens of young people from across Poland who recently discovered their Jewish roots came together last weekend for an educational seminar.
The remains of the historical Synagogue in the famous Jewish city of Zhitomir, Ukraine – were torn down this week as part of the Jewish community’s efforts to restore the building and return it to its days of glory.
