There was a 235% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2023 compared to the previous year.
While past years have celebrated freedom from captivity, this year the festival falls as some 133 hostages remain captive in Gaza after having been kidnapped by Hamas over six months ago.
Today, more than ever, we must busy ourselves with positive expressions of Jewishness, peppering our lives with learning, understanding, observance, connections, and community.
We’re Writing a New Chapter, Not a New Book
Dr. Markus Söder has "demonstrated a deep commitment to preserving Jewish life in Germany and Europe."
The rabbinical group had been based in London since it was founded in 1956 and has around 1,000 member rabbis from across Europe, from Dublin to Vladivostok.
Goldschmidt is the president of the Conference of European Rabbis, the primary Orthodox rabbinical alliance in Europe, uniting more than 700 religious leaders of mainstream synagogue communities.
Muzicant created an emergency program for European Jewry, with consultation of the local Jewish communities across the continent.
The organizations call "for all sides to push back from the brink and to seek solutions based on non-violence, justice and collective responsibility towards all the citizens of Israel."
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