Israeli chief rabbi gives his blessing to Jewish institutions in UAE
Before the accords with the UAE and other Arab countries that followed suit, including Sudan and Morocco, Israel had formal relations in the region only with Egypt and Jordan.
Israeli Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, center, writes part of a Torah scroll at the Jewish community center in Dubai, Dec. 19, 2020. At left is the center's leader, Rabbi Levi Duchman.(photo credit: COURTESY OF THE DUBAI JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER)ByASMA ALI ZAIN/JTAUpdated: