Conference of European Rabbis

When Jewish leaders argue, antisemites win - opinion

Jewish leaders are debating the “real” source of antisemitism while antisemites continue attacking us from every direction.

Donald Trump and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun light a candle during an October 7 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club, in Doral, Florida, October 7, 2024.
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Iran threatens Azerbaijan into cancelling European rabbi conference

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.

Azerbaijan President Aliyev extends Jewish community Rosh Hashanah greeting

 Bosnia and Herzegovina High Representative Christian Schmidt.

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


Fighting for equality - Rabbis demand the addition of kippah-wearing emoji

"We request the creation of a new emoji that will symbolize the Jewish religion, either a woman wearing a hat, a person wearing a kippah, or even an emoji of Torah books."

The new hijab emoji.

European rabbis conclude meetings at Riga’s only surviving synagogue

The rabbis also prayed at the memorial of the destroyed Grand Synagogue.

European rabbis pray at the memorial of destroyed Grand Synagogue in Riga

Prominent European rabbi demands meeting with Swedish PM over antisemitism

Conference of European Rabbis calls out Sweden for neglecting its Jewish citizens.

 Police seen at the site of an attack near a synagogue in Gothenburg, Sweden December 9, 2017

Jewish leadership, Vatican discuss collaboration on common interests

The Vatican and European Jewish leadership discussed their mutual interests in combating racism and what they perceive as a disappearing freedom of religion.

Pope Francis and Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, September 2017

European Jews, Muslims team up to face ritual slaughter, circumcision bans

The event included work sessions that featured case studies and exchange of information on the status of religious freedoms in European countries and initiatives to limit them.

A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.

Top European rabbi: Centrist parties joining extremists in war on religious freedom

The Conference of European Rabbis is the primary rabbinical alliance in Europe, bringing together for more than 700 religious leaders of the mainstream synagogue communities in Europe.

Conference of European Rabbis panel on the first day of the organization’s three-day biennial convention in the Dutch capital, which drew over 250 chief rabbis and rabbis from across the continent.

Norwegian left-wing party split on proposal to ban circumcision

The debate within the party, which has seven of 169 seats in parliament, is part of a larger dilemma facing left-wing parties in Europe.

A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.

What do European Jews think of the EU headscarf ruling?

Some Jewish organizations see the ruling as an affront to religious freedom, while others see it as a victory for secularism over radical Islamists.

Women wearing headscarves stand next to a supermarket in Berlin, Germany.

WATCH: European rabbis get self-defense training after anti-Semitic attacks

Jewish leaders taught basic defense moves, first aid to enable them to better protect community members in case of emergency.

European rabbis get self-defense training at Prague conference‏.

European committee of ministers backs circumcision

Decision elicits praise for repudiating PACE resolution equating the Jewish practice to mutilation.

Baby undergoes circumcision R 370