Association in Gulf states to boost regional Jewish life from ‘beit din’ to kosher agency
Association in Gulf states to boost regional Jewish life from ‘beit din’ to kosher agency
“Having moved to Dubai in 2014, it’s incredibly inspiring to see how Jewish life here in the Gulf is growing,” said co-founder and cantor of the Jewish Council of the Emirates Alex Peterfreund.
Helping affix a mezuzah at the Israel Diamond Exchange in Dubai’s Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) are (from left): Alex Peterfreund, co-founder and cantor of the Jewish Council of the Emirates (JCE); Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie, senior rabbi of the JCE; and Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman of the DMCC, Jan. 28, 2021.
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The Israeli cabinet on Monday approved the reopening of stores, gyms, hotels, and other venues starting on Sunday, February 21. The decision constitutes a major easing of the sweeping lockdown measures imposed six weeks ago to slow the spread of COVID-19. Many of the institutions set to open Sunday have been shuttered for the better part of the past year due to the pandemic.
While street-front shops, malls, markets, museums, and libraries will be open to all Israelis, only people who have been vaccinated or have recovered from the contagion will be able to use gyms, enter sporting and cultural events, hotels, and swimming pools.
First Jewish network launches in the Gulf Plans include setting up Jewish courts to handle marriages, civil disputes and inheritance as well as creating a body to regulate Kosher food February 16, 2021 at 2:35 pm
Jewish communities in six Gulf States yesterday announced the launch of their first transnational organization which will serve about 1,000 Jews in the region, news agencies reported.
the Times of Israel said.
According to the paper, this gathering will bring together Jews in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It will run under the leadership of Rabbi Dr Elie Abadie in Dubai and Ebrahim Dawood Nonoo, a native Bahraini Jew, will be its president.
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel s diplomatic reporter
Rabbi Elie Abadie (yellow tie) joins the Jewish community in the UAE for a Hanukkah celebration (photo credit: Courtesy)
The Jewish communities in six Persian Gulf countries announced on Monday the establishment of the region’s first communal organization, complete with a rabbi and Jewish court, the Beth Din of Arabia.
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), which brings together Jews in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, will be headed by Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie and president Ebrahim Dawood Nonoo.
The AGJC is creating a Jewish court, called the Beth Din of Arabia, to preside over issues of civil disputes, personal status, inheritance, and Jewish ritual. It will also run the Arabian Kosher Certification Agency throughout the six Gulf countries.
Jewish communities across the Gulf unite to form new association in UAE
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities aims to create a religious court and coherent kosher certification
Levi Duchman, Rabbi of the UAE, leads the celebration of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, for the first time in Dubai on December 10, 2020. EPA
A Sukkah, a temporary hut constructed to be used during the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot, the feast of the Tabernacles is pictured in front at Kaf Armani hotel next to Burj Khalifa in Dubai weeks after the UAE normalised ties with Israel. AFP
People attend the ignition a menorah during the celebration of Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Dubai. EPA