Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt served as Chief Rabbi of Moscow from 1993 to 2022 and is President of the Conference of European Rabbis
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt
By Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt
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Opinion Russia’s Jews are caught in the messy politics of Putin’s war
Many Russian Jews, caught in a war no one asked for, are seeking a new life elsewhere
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Opinion Mikhail Gorbachev dismantled the Iron Curtain — and allowed Russian Jews to live openly again
Gorbachev allowed Soviet Jews to study Hebrew, go to synagogue and be openly Jewish for the first time in decades
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Community Adin Steinsaltz was essential to the revival of the Russian Jewish community
In the wake of his passing on August 7, 2020, I remember Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz in conversation, as the ever youthful rebel, questioning the whole universe, with a biting sense of humour. In the Orthodox world, where clothing defines the person, he made sure to stand out as a unique creature, combining worn jeans with…
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Opinion How Knesset Push Will Actually Help Chained Women Worldwide
Israeli lawmakers are considering a law that would help Orthodox women across the world. Jewish law does not permit a woman to divorce her husband without his consent, and in Israel and abroad, a number of women who wish to leave their husbands are unable to do so. These women are known as agunoth –…
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