Brussels - 13-Mar-12
The Conference of European Rabbis is deeply shocked by the attack against the Rida Mosque in the Anderlecht district of Brussels.
In a statement issued in Brussels, CER President Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt said that “any attack on a religious community and particularly one directed at a house of worship is an ultimate desecration of religion and an act we wholeheartedly condemn.”
The CER sends its condolences to the family and community of the Mosque’s Imam, Abdallah Badou, who was killed while attempting to extinguish a fire at the mosque which had been started by the throwing of a petrol bomb by ... more
| Brussels - 7-Feb-12
The Dutch Jewish community has thanked the CER for assisting in the defeat of a bill seeking to enforce pre-stunning on all slaughtered meat which would effectively have banned Shechita in the country.
| BRUSSELS - 19-Jan-12
In recent weeks we have seen two disappointing extremes at different ends of the Jewish spectrum. In Israel, an insular and self absorbed community showed no respect for anyone falling outside of their bubble and in Amsterdam, a community that is too concerned with what their secular peers believe, has penalised their Chief Rabbi for re stating the Torah’s opposition to same sex unions. As contemporary traditional Jews we have an obligation to uphold Torah values whilst living as responsible citizens.
The Conference of European Rabbis is already in talks with the Community and will be sending a representative to meet ... more
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