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Israel’s Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits Monaco Jewish community
Rabbi Kalman Ber’s historic Monaco visit strengthened Israel ties and uplifted the Jewish community amid rising antisemitism.
Baku Sephardic rabbi visits Knesset, highlights Azerbaijan commitment to Jewish community security
Argentina's Sephardi chief rabbi reaffirms 100-year-old ruling on conversions, sparks controversy
Grapevine, January 16, 2026: Christian ‘Who’s Who’ in Israel
Ex-Moscow Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt honored at JPost Conference
Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt accepted a special award on behalf of his father, who was forced out after 30 years for not supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
UAE chief Chabad rabbi married in the Gulf's largest Jewish wedding
The UAE's Chief Rabbi Levi Duchman opened the doors of his wedding to Lea Hadad, to turn the event into a mutual celebration of the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords.
Netanyahu meets with Ukraine Chief Rabbi, promises to help end war if reelected
Netanyahu filmed a short statement along with Rabbi Reuven Asman, speaking about how he intends to act regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war if he wins the upcoming elections.
Meet Jacob Herzog, Saudi Arabia's self-proclaimed chief rabbi
Rabbi Herzog, a 46-year-old American-Israeli rabbi who made aliyah from the US as a child, thought of traveling to Saudi Arabia only four years ago.
Moscow's chief rabbi of 29 years loses post amid exile from Russia
“I am leaving a community in distress. But from the outside, I will do my utmost to help my beloved community,” Pinchas Goldschmidt said.
Sephardi chief rabbi on Ben-Gvir: Stay away from him
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef spoke out against MK Itamar Ben-Gvir's visits to the Temple Mount, claiming that he desecrates God's name by going there.
Turkey's chief rabbi to Israelis: Keep visiting despite security risk
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) Ishak Haleva said Israelis should feel at home in Turkey, contradicting repeated warnings by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
UK chief rabbi: Prayer services don’t need to last for three hours
UK chief rabbi outlines the way synagogues need to function in a post-COVID world.
Israeli chief rabbis: Don’t overrule Moscow’s chief rabbi
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt is currently in Israel but is overseeing his community from afar. Israel's chief rabbis wrote to Russian Jewish authorities to keep it that way.
UK chief rabbi wrote unique prayer for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
In February, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.