Rabbi mends fences.(ENI)--Israel's Ashkenazi chief rabbi "Chief Rabbinate" redirects here. See also Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. has paid an unprecedented official visit to the headquarters of the Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem in what is seen as a drive by Israeli officials to improve Jewish-Christian relations in the Holy Land. Rabbi Yona Metzger Yona Metzger (Hebrew: יונה מצגר; born 1953) has been the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel since his appointment in 2003. His counterpart is Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. , one of two chief rabbis, made the visit as part of a series of meetings with Christian leaders to mend relations after a Jewish seminary student attacked an Armenian archbishop last year. It was the first time an Israeli chief rabbi had visited the Armenian patriarchate pa·tri·ar·chate n. 1. The territory, rule, or rank of a patriarch. 2. See patriarchy. patriarchate Noun the office, jurisdiction or residence of a patriarch Noun . A Jewish seminary student last year pushed and spat on an Armenian archbishop as he led a religious procession to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre This article is about the church building in Jerusalem. For other uses, see The Holy Sepulchre (disambiguation). The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection ( (Arabic, , a site in Jerusalem commemorating Jesus' crucifixion and burial. The student, who later apologized to the cleric, said he attacked the archbishop because he was offended by his holding of a crucifix, which for some Jews has come to symbolize centuries of Christian persecution Christian persection could refer to:
The incident raised an outcry in Israel and officials and religious leaders warned of the need to instil greater tolerance among the country's youth. |
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