Rabbi, Doctor, Political & Social Commentator, Interfaith & Ecumenical Leader. Senior Rabbi, Jewish Council of the Emirates, and Assn.of Gulf Jewish Communities
It is my great pleasure to announce the launch of the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities. I could not be more honored to serve as its rabbi.
@gulfjewish
🇦🇪 🇧🇭 🇴🇲 🇰🇼 🇸🇦 🇶🇦
Shame on you
@SenSchumer
for violating not only all rules of decency but also for threatening two justices from the Supreme Court. Time for Schumer to resign!!
The Chief Justice calls out Schumer for threatening two Justices. If you doubt it was a threat, read the Schumer quote, which included the words “you will not know what hit you.”
The UAE 🇦🇪 unites 2 Yemeni
#Jewish
families after 21 years...God bless the UAE...God bless Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ❤️
#HumanityWins
The Jewish Community of the
#UAE
is very saddened by the passing of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,الله يرحمه President of the UAE. He led this nation with respect, dignity and vision. Our sincerest and heartfelt condolences to this nation and the entire Al Nahyan family
باسمي وجالية اليهودية نتقدم بخالص التعازي إلى حكام الإمارات، وأسرة آل مكتوم الكرام، وشعب الإمارات في وفاة المغفور له بإذن الله تعالى سمو الشيخ حمدان بن راشد آل مكتوم نائب حاكم دبي وزير المالية رحمه الله وأسكنه فسيح جناته، وألهم أهله وذويه الصبر والسلوان.
وإنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
The names of the houses of worship have been revealed:
🕌 Imam Al-Tayeb
#Mosque
⛪️ St. Francis
#Church
🕍 Moses ben Maimon
#Synagogue
.
The project, which also includes a cultural centre, will welcome visitors to worship, learn and engage in dialogue.
#AbuDhabi
🚨 BREAKING: Exciting news! We're delighted to share that
@RabbiElieAbadie
recently facilitated a Bat Mitzvah in
#Oman
. Please join us in wishing the young woman & her family a
#MazalTov
&
#Mabrouk
! We're proud to have the Jewish community in Oman be part of the AGJC
It was such and honor and pleasure to meet
@samialqamzi
H.E. Sami Al Qamzi
Director General - Department of Economic Development - to discuss the Arabian Kosher Certification Agency (AKCA)
@gulfjewish
@GroupAmeera
An honor and pleasure to visit my dear friends Hakham Bashi Chief Rabbi of Turkey Isak Haleva and his son Rabbi Naftali Haleva, in Istambul. Reminiscing about good memories and discussing important issues for the Jewish communities in Turkey and the
#UAE
@tyahuditoplumu
The Global Imams Council's letter to The Honorable
@RabbiElieAbadie
on his appointment as President of The American Sephardi Federation's Council of Sephardic Sages. We ask the Almighty to bless his footsteps and remove all obstacles in his path of establishing peace.
Sec Gen of 🇱🇧's Arab Islamic Council
@sayidelhusseini
praises "my dear brother & great reformer, the 🇦🇪's Senior Rabbi,
@RabbiElieAbadie
, who works day & night with all his energy to revive, strengthen, & unite the Jewish people."
Mazal tov & Mabrouk to
@RabbiElieAbadie
who was included in the
@Algemeiner
's list of the top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life! Rabbi Abadie has made a tremendous impact on Jewish life in the GCC
#J100
من قلب دبي 🇦🇪
نعم لعلاقات أفضل بين المسلمين واليهود لمستقبل أفضل لأبنائنا، الحاخام وصديقي ايلي عبادي يؤمن بهذه الرسالة وبإذن الله سنسعى للسلام العظيم بين الشعوب.
(يا أيها الناس إنا خلقناكم من ذكر وأنثى وجعلناكم شعوبًا وقبائل لتعارفوا، إن أكرمكم عند الله أتقاكم) 🕌 🤝 🕍
ככה נראה הסכם שלום
והיחס המדהים של האמירויות ליהודים
ספר התורה הזה שנמצא אצלינו (במלון) בחגים נתרם לעילוי נשמת השייך זאיד בן סולטן אל נהיאן ע״ה מייסד מדינת האמיריות. גמר כתיבתו בנוכחות נשיא האמיריות מעלת השייך מוחמד בן זאיד על ידי רב הקהילה היהודית
@RabbiElieAbadie
@uaeinhebrew
Mazal Tov and Mabrook to AGJC board member
@hnonoo75
on the marriage of her son yesterday in
#Bahrain
. This was the first Jewish wedding in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 52 years. AGJC's
@RabbiElieAbadie
officiated the ceremony
I Had the pleasure of participating in Sharaka’s first joint celebration of Ramadn Suhoor and LagB’omer in The UAE
As an Israeli Arab i feel the importance of the strength and connection between the nations in our region
special thanks to
@RabbiElieAbadie
for honoring us 🇦🇪🇮🇱
'A momentous and exciting occasion' as Jewish communities in the Gulf are readying for
#Passover
'Deeply touching to celebrate Passover in a country like the
#UAE
, that welcomed us, that wants us to be successful as Jewish community,' says
@RabbiElieAbadie
,
@gulfjewish
Honored to host our friends
@sharakango
for a tour of the National Sephardic Library & Archives
@cjewishhistory
& to sign their 1st MOU! The
#ASF
& Sharaka are advancing research, scholarship, education, interfaith efforts, young leadership, & entrepreneurship!
#GreaterSephardi
Jewish Community of the Emirates Senior Rabbi
@RabbiElieAbadie
admires the seven Founding Fathers at Etihad Museum in Dubai. Every
#UAE
visit should start here👇
First delegation of Israeli mayors headed by Haim Bibas join the Jewish Council of the Emirates in Dubai for a pre-Hanukah kosher celebration with Senior Rabbi
@RabbiElieAbadie
🇦🇪🇮🇱
The King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence & the ASF are partners advancing the Declaration of the Kingdom of 🇧🇭Bahrain's pluralist principles & realizing the programmatic goals of the
@GlobalHamad
&
@USEAntiSemitism
's MOU.
#ASF
@RabbiElieAbadie
I join His Highness in wishing our country and the Moslem Nation a Happy New Hijri year, with good health, happiness and success. May God bless you with long life in peace and tranquillity 🇦🇪
@HHShkMohd
@HSajwanization
@kh_lorena
Congratulations to the UAE people and Muslims around the world on the occasion of Hijri New Year. May God bless all of us this year with peace, prosperity and good health.
"As keepers of our ancient tradition... a way of life that is vital to the flourishing of the Jewish people, the time has come for the Sephardim to participate fully & forcefully in" Jewish affairs ~
@RabbiElieAbadie
, Chair of the ASF's Council of Sephardic Sages!
#AllJewsTogether
My warmest congratulations to Leaders and people on the
#UAENationalDay50
.
God bless our country under our noble rulers and protect it from all evil.
وأقدم أحر تهانئي إلى زعماء وشعب الإمارات بمناسبة #اليوم_الوطني_الخمسين
أدعو الله يحافظ على أمن بلادنا ورخائها تحت حكمنا النبلاء
Dr.
@RabbiElieAbadie
, who left Lebanon as a child, returned to the Middle East this month to assume the role of senior rabbi in residence of the Jewish Council of the Emirates.
Read more here:
We are honored to be hosting
@RabbiElieAbadie
in partnership with
@gulfjewish
and
@JewishUae
for a special conversation on the Beth Din of Arabia - the work of forming a new Jewish community in the Gulf, on March 11 at 12pm ET / 9pm GT! Register at
I extend my warmest congratulations to the people of the Emirates and all residents of this land on the occasion of the National Day. We ask God the Almighty to maintain our country's security and prosperity in the shadow of our noble rulers and to keep our country from all evil.
*Personal announcement*
Excited to join
@khaleejtimes
, the UAE’s longest running English publication. As an Israeli it’s a dream come true to be working in Dubai and covering this new chapter of peace and friendship. Thank you for the warm welcome! 🇦🇪🇮🇱
Wishing the Jewish People of the
@gulfjewish
and throughout the world and those who celebrate with them a Shana Toba, a blessed year. תזכו לשנים רבות נעימות וטובות
شكرا جزيلا لك صديقي العزيز الشيخ محمد الحسيني على الترحيب السخي بمنزلك بمناسبة عيد الفطر. معا يمكننا بناء جسور التفاهم والتسامح والتعايش بين شعبنا أهل الكتاب. Thank you very much my dear friend sheikh Mohammed on the generous welcome to your home in the occasion of
#EidUlFitr
It was a pleasure and an honor to place the Mezuzah at the Israel-Dubai Diamond Exchange at the
@DMCCAuthority
in the presence of Chairman
@ahmedbinsulayem
and
@alexpeterfreund
. May the Divine Presence bring much success, prosperity and harmony to the two nations
#israel
#UAE
Today, Rabbi Elie Abadie, senior rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates (JCE), and myself installed a mezuzah on the new representative office of the Israel Diamond Exchange in Dubai’s Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC).
@RabbiElieAbadie
@ahmedbinsulayem
@DMCCAuthority
**Please pay attention**; there is an impostor account impersonating me. The handle is very similar
@RabbiElieAbadi1
please report it and block it. Make sure is the right one you are reporting and blocking. Thank you!!
«#مجلس_محمد_بن_زايد_الرمضاني» يطلق سلسلة محاضراته الرمضانية السنوية هذا العام «عن بعد»، لتبدأ أولى المحاضرات الاثنين 19 أبريل بعنوان: «الأخوة الإنسانية والتسامح: رسالة الأديان»، والتي تُبث في تمام الـ5:45 مساء عبر قناة الإمارات
#الإمارات_رسالة_سلام
#رمضان_بركة_وأمان
@Bin_Bayyah
What a beautiful conclusion of
#Hanukkah
a truly miraculous eight days, בימים ההם in those days, in the Land of
#Israel
and בזמן הזה in our time, in
#Dubai
#UAE
The Holy Month of Ramadan is now upon us and we welcome it with great joy. This is a time for patience, contemplation and compassion and we pray for God’s mercy and kindness.
Hearing now on Israel radio news report that
@RabbiElieAbadie
has launched a dating service for Jewish singles in the Gulf states. We live in interesting times. Big Mitzva. Blessings to all involved.
وقد أعطى الله وأخذ الله يتبارك اسم الله من الآن إلى الأبد.
أتقدم مع خالص التعازي لأسرة كامل صادق محمد البحارنة. حفظه الله وحفظ روحه. الله يرحمه ويباركه
من أعماق قلبي
حاخام د. ايلي عبادي
رابطة المجتمعات اليهودية الخليجية
Enjoyed a delicious dinner at the newest Kosher restaurant, The Kosher Place, In Dubai, with Executive Chef Shimon Ben Shitrit
@treatkosher
. Wishing them much success!!
Join me as we commemorate Tish’a B’Av this Sunday, July 18. The date that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem 2601 years ago and 1953 years ago respectively. May this day turn from mourning to celebration, Amen
اليوم الوطني ...
أتقدم بأسمى آيات التهاني، والتبريكات إلى شعب الإمارات، وجميع المقيمين على هذه الأرض بمناسبة اليوم الوطني.
نسأل الله العلي القدير أن يديم على بلادنا الأمن والرخاء في ظل حكامنا الكرام، وأن يحفظ بلادنا من كل سوء ومكروه.
@MohamedBinZayed
@HHShkMohd
A year after relations were normalized between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain, religious tolerance takes center stage.
@RabbiElieAbadie
in
@AlArabiya_Eng
"the deal has led to huge strides towards religious tolerance between the Middle East nations."
As we prepare to celebrate
#Passover
as the collective Jewish communities in the Gulf, Bahrain's Ambassador to the United States
@AbdullaRAK
(
@BahrainEmbDC
) shares this important holiday greeting with us
CC:
@hnonoo75
This morning I had the honor of receiving the Order of Michael Archangel and the title of Knight Commander from HRH
@Prince_Gharios
El Chemor of the Sovereign Imperial Royal House of Ghassan. I will carry it with great honor and humility
New home, new beginnings! 🏡
Wonderful to host our friends and colleagues to affix the mezuzah, inaugurating the Israeli Consul-General's official residence in
#Dubai
! We also gathered to light the Menorah together on the 5th night of Hannuka.
Chag Sameach 🇮🇱🕎🇦🇪
WATCH: Iranian Jewish Americans participated in the "Our Voice" video to show the people of Iran that they are not alone and hope is not lost! Thank you to these brave individuals for speaking out!
#IranianAmericans
#IranianPeople
#Iran
#PersianJews
Join the AGJC
@gulfjewish
on Wednesday, March 24th for a Zoom as I will deliver a lecture on the topic of “Seder Essentials” where I will lead a 30 minute Seder focusing on the themes of
#Pesah
and a Q&A. Click here to register to join us:
Today our
@alexpeterfreund
Hazzan and Cantor of the Jewish Council of the Emirates was presented with the Silver Medal in honor of the Operation Unified Community. The Medal was given to him by Chief Chaplain, Lt Col Joshua Payne from the U.S. Air Force
#USAF
@gulfjewish
@POTUS
What a year it has been! It's hard to narrow down our favorite photos since we launched in February but here are our
#Top9of2021
, including our logo which was specially designed by
@ThoufeekZakriya
What are yours?