U.S.-born rabbi called ‘extremist,’ kicked out of Russia
Chabad of Russia, which enjoys friendly relations with President Vladimir Putin, strongly protested the US rabbi’s expulsion.
Chief Rabbi of Russia, Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Berl Lazar, addresses the crowd at the public menorah lighting in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, December 12, 2017(photo credit: CHABAD)ByJTA