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The office of the Diocese of Jerusalem of the Anglican Church said that during Williams' visit he emphasized "the importance of constructive dialogue and co-existence between all religions," and the need to "consolidate
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The office of the Diocese of Jerusalem of the Anglican Church said that during Williams’ visit he emphasized “the importance of constructive dialogue and co-existence between all religions,” and the need to “consolidate the peace process between the...
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Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar (bottom L) speaks to Rabbi Baruch Abuhatzeira (bottom C), the son of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, a Moroccan-born sage and kabbalist also known as the Baba Sali, during an annual pilgrimage held in memory of the Baba... View Photo »
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Sephardic religious leaders, including Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, have published a harsh letter against the Internet, stating that every person must save his relatives and others from the "spiritual dangers" of the...
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's son-in-law was reportedly appointed Modiin-Maccabim-Reut rabbi with the help of Minister Margi. It is also claimed that Shas tried to appoint Rabbi Moshe Yosef's brother as Jerusalem chief rabbi with the backing of Israel Chief...
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Whenever some orthodox Jews meet Christian priests in the Holy Land, they spit on them. Abe Foxman of the ADL is fighting this custom. Good for him...
The New AdventJewish institution has done more to fight the totally unacceptable phenomenon referred to than the Chief Rabbinate.” He asserted, “What the ADL calls on the Chief Rabbinate to denounce has been condemned by the Chief Rabbis publicly on more than one...
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TUBA ZANGARIA, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 3: Israeli President Shimon Peres (C), speaks while Rabbi Shlomo Amar (L), Sheikh Mohamad Quiwan (2nd L) Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger (2nd R) listen, at a mosque which was set on fire October 3, 2011 in the Bedouin... View Photo »
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The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Shlomo Amar said: "From today, Jerusalem will look different"
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Women may deliver eulogies at funerals, the Religious Services Ministry told Israeli burial societies. The directive released Tuesday comes after the ministry adopted a halachic ruling issued more than a year ago by Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger. ...
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After a Religious Services Ministry representative said Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar would rule on whether it is permitted to eulogize women, Science and Technology Minister Daniel Hershkowitz said "the manner in which families choose to express their grief...
About Shlomo Amar
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Rabbi Shlomo Amar (Hebrew: שלמה עמאר; born in 1948 in Casablanca) has been the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel since his appointment in 2003. His colleague is Rabbi Yona Metzger, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. Full Article
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TUBA ZANGARIA, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 3: Israeli President Shimon Peres (C), speaks while Rabbi Shlomo Amar (L), Sheikh Mohamad Quiwan (2nd L) Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger (2nd R) listen, at a mosque which was set on fire October 3, 2011 in the Bedouin village of Tuba Zangaria, located...
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Israel's President Shimon Peres (3rd R) stands with Israel's Chief Rabbis Yona Metzger (L) and Shlomo Amar (2nd L) and local Sheikhs during his visit to a burnt mosque in the Bedouin village of Tuba Zangaria in northern Israel October 3, 2011. The mosque was set on fire and graffiti...
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Israel's President Shimon Peres (C) stands with Israel's Chief Rabbis Yona Metzger (R) and Shlomo Amar (L) and Sheikh Mohammad Quiwan (2nd L) as he speaks to the media from a burnt mosque in the Bedouin village of Tuba Zangaria in northern Israel October 3, 2011. The mosque was set on...
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Israeli President Shimon Peres (C), accompanied by Chief Rabbis Yona Metzger (R), Shlomo Amar (L) and Sheikh Mohammed Quwan (2nd L), inspects a mosque in which was torched overnight in the Bedouin village of Tuba Zangaria, in the northern Galilee, on October 3, 2011. Vandals torched the...
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Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar (front) stands as he tours La Alhambra Palace in the Spanish southern town of Granada May 31, 2011.
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Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar (L) listens to explications from a guide as he tours La Alhambra Palace in the Spanish southern town of Granada May 31, 2011.
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Spain's Crown Prince Felipe (2nd L), his wife Princess Letizia (L) and Israel's President Shimon Peres (3rd L) greet Israel's Sephardi chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar (R) during a welcoming reception before dinner in Jerusalem April 11, 2011.
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TUBA ZANGARIA, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 3: Israeli President Shimon Peres (C), speaks while Rabbi Shlomo Amar (L), Sheikh Mohamad Quiwan (2nd L) Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger (2nd R) listen, at a mosque which was set on fire October 3, 2011 in the Bedouin village of Tuba Zangaria, located...
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