Ex-chief rabbi of Moscow: Jews in Russia should leave, move to Israel - opinion

Now, more than ever, Russia’s Jews should heed the call to leave. Israel offers not just refuge but a homeland where Jewish life is sovereign, not contingent on geopolitical whims.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chats with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar during a ceremony unveiling a monument to heroes of resistance in concentration camps and ghettos during World War II.

(photo credit: SERGEI ILNITSKY / REUTERS)

ByPINCHAS GOLDSCHMIDT

DECEMBER 18, 2025 07:34

Ex-chief rabbi of Moscow: Jews in Russia should leave, move to Israel - opinion

Now, more than ever, Russia’s Jews should heed the call to leave. Israel offers not just refuge but a homeland where Jewish life is sovereign, not contingent on geopolitical whims.

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Ex-chief rabbi of Moscow: Jews in Russia should leave, move to Israel - opinion

Now, more than ever, Russia’s Jews should heed the call to leave. Israel offers not just refuge but a homeland where Jewish life is sovereign, not contingent on geopolitical whims.

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