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Pinchas Goldschmidt

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt is the chief rabbi of Moscow and the chairman of the Conference of European Rabbis.
VISITING A grave at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem this week: The sign above the headstone reads, ‘In our hearts, you will live forever.’ On Remembrance Day, Israel stood silent, mourning its young people who died defending its population. Europe, too, would do well to pause, says th

What Europe can learn from Israel on the meaning of Remembrance Day - opinion

The horrifying scenes from Ukraine to Sudan are on our screens and headlines, and the current damage from bullets and bombs.

MAY 3, 2025
US presidential candidate Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at Trump Tower in New York City, in September.

Trump's presidency will wake Europe up to the threat Iran poses to global order - opinion

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a direct and urgent threat to Europe, Iran’s growing influence cannot be overlooked.

NOVEMBER 23, 2024
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow, in December. Iran and Russia have both offered statements of support for the US campus protests and public demonstrations in Europe, the writer notes.

West's protests benefit authoritarian regimes; Is that what you want? - opinion

It cannot be that 79 years after the end of World War II and the Holocaust that the United States and Europe are tolerating protest movements that benefit today’s threats to freedom, says writer.

MAY 9, 2024

Religion vs. state: Israel must pay attention to the Hanukkah story - opinion

A healthy tension between the spiritual leadership and the political one is essential not only for a functioning democracy, but for survival itself.

DECEMBER 30, 2022
RABBI PINCHAS Goldschmidt: The sages teach that kings should not be anointed from among the priests – that is, there must be a separation of spiritual and political power.

Convenient adversaries

Reform Jewish leaders, Want a prayer space at the Western Wall? Why not start with recognizing it in your prayerbook?

JULY 3, 2017
Prayer at Western Wall

Convenient adversaries

Reform Jewish Leaders: Want a prayer space at the Western Wall? Why not start with recognizing it in your prayerbook?

JULY 2, 2017
The Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem

The Jewish community is at its strongest when we work together

The only time the Jewish world condenses more than when it’s under attack is when we are the ones perpetrating the attacks.

AUGUST 12, 2015
American Jews who are members of the Union for Reform Judaism, formerly the Union Of American Hebrew Congregations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem‏.