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Russian rabbi Goldschmidt in 1998 Goldschmidt at the 2011 inauguration of the Beith Schalom Synagogue in Speyer , Germany Pinchas Goldschmidt (born 21 July 1963) is a Swiss-born rabbi also known as a religious scholar and Jewish community leader. He was the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Russia from 1993 until 2022, serving at the Moscow Choral Synagogue . He also founded and has headed the Moscow Rabbinical Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since 1989. From 2011, Goldschmidt has served as president of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), which unites over seven hundred communal rabbis from Dublin , Ireland , to Khabarovsk , in the Russian Far East . In the aftermath of increased socio-political repression within Russia in 2022 within the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war , Goldschmidt gained international media attention for his recommendation that all Jews living in Russia leave the country for their own safety and security. He would later become the first rabbi to be listed as a foreign agent by Russia as a result of his opposition to war. Given his role in speaking for the benefit of the Jewish community , Goldschmidt has stated that he has been a magnet for personal threats of violence by antisemitic extremists . "Russia lists former Moscow chief rabbi as foreign agent" . ynet .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt Pinchas Goldschmidt (born 21 of July 1963, Zurich ) is the Chief Rabbi of Moscow , Russia since 1993 Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt is the spiritual leader of the Moscow Choral Synagogue , the head of the rabbinnical court of the CIS , and is an officer of the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC).
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Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, 2011 in Speyer , Inauguration of the Speyer-Synagogue Beith-Schalom Pinchas Goldschmidt (born 21 July 1963, Zurich ) is the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Russia since 1993 Rabbi Goldschmidt is the spiritual leader of the Moscow Choral Synagogue , the head of the rabbinical court of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), president of the Conference of European Rabbis and is an officer of the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC).Goldschmidt represents the Russian Jewish community politically as well.
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He also founded and heads the Moscow Rabbinical court of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since 1989, and since 2011 serves as President of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) which unites over seven hundred communal rabbis from Dublin to Khabarovsk.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Russian rabbi Goldschmidt in 1998 Goldschmidt at the 2011 inauguration of the Beith Schalom Synagogue in Speyer , Germany Pinchas Goldschmidt (born 21 July 1963) is a Swiss-born rabbi, scholar, and Jewish community leader.He was the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Russia from 1993 until 2022, serving at the Moscow Choral Synagogue .He also founded and has headed the Moscow Rabbinical Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since 1989.From 2011, Goldschmidt has served as president of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), which unites over seven hundred communal rabbis from Dublin , Ireland to Khabarovsk , in the Russian Far East .In the aftermath of increased socio-political repression within Russia in 2022 within the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war , Goldschmidt gained international media attention for his recommendation that all Jews living in Russia leave the country for their own safety and security.He would later become the first rabbi to be listed as a foreign agent by Russia as a result of his opposition to war.Given his role in speaking for the benefit of the Jewish community , Goldschmidt has stated that he has been a magnet for personal threats of violence by antisemitic extremists ."Russia lists former Moscow chief rabbi as foreign agent" . ynet .
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chief rabbi of moscow
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swiss-born rabbi also known as a religious scholar and jewish community leader
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