(JTA) — Berel Lazar, a chief rabbi of Russia, criticized Ukrainian Jewish leaders for condemning Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. “The Jewish community should not be the one sending messages to ...

Berel Lazar, who is widely viewed as close to President Vladimir Putin, called Sergei Lavrov’s remarks “ill worded” and “shocking.” (JTA) — Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar has ...

Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar met with Russian-Israeli freed hostage Alexander Sasha Troufanov to pray and put on tefillin on Sunday, according to the Jewish leader, who also shared that ...

The Jewish community in Tyumen, Siberia, dedicated a new synagogue in a ceremony attended by Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar. Tyumen is a large industrial city and home to a growing Jewish ...

"The interethnic atmosphere is very good today, and the interreligious one is unique," Berel Lazar said KALININGRAD, November 8. /TASS/. Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar has described the ...

emphasizing Moscow’s role in Middle East diplomacy during a meeting with Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar. Speaking at the Kremlin on Thursday, Putin said the release of Russian national ...

MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. Russia is still working to release three Russian nationals from Hamas captivity, but so far to no avail, Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar said. "The latest meeting (with ...

MOSCOW, January 26. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out at a meeting on Thursday with Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and President of the Russian Federation of Jewish ...