The Chief Israeli Rabbi, Yitzhak Youssef, inaugurated the first nursery for the children of the Jewish community in the Emirates, and led a special Jewish prayer for the safety of the ruling family there, according to Hebrew media.

Today, Sunday, the Foreign Ministry’s "Israel in Arabic" account published photos from the visit of "Yusef", the chief rabbi of the Sephardic (Eastern religious Jews), to the first Arab country, and his opening of the first nursery for the children of the Jewish community, in Dubai.

Pictures .. In his first visit to an

Arab country, the

rabbi of

Israel , the

largest Yitzhak Yusuf is

visiting the

UAE and inaugurates the

first nursery for the

children of the

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photograph: Sonia Sellem pic.twitter.com/3NkMvcfMGA

- Israel in Arabic (@IsraelArabic) December 20, 2020

In a related context, the delegate of the Hebrew site "Kikar Hashabat" (Saturday Square), which is close to the settlers, mentioned the details of the visit of the Chief Rabbi of the Emirates.

Youssef arrived in Dubai last Thursday at the invitation of the Jewish community there, according to the same source.

On Friday, a new building for "Torah study" was inaugurated in Dubai, after the current place became narrow and did not accommodate all children, according to the Hebrew site.

The visit of the Chief Rabbi of Israel to the Emirates (Israel account in Arabic)

The "Kikar Hashabat" website indicated that the rabbi also inspected the site specified for the establishment of the "Purity Bath" or "Mikva Tahara", which is a water reservoir, according to Judaism, indulging in it leads to devotional purity, in addition to using it to disinfect utensils and tools purchased from non-Jews, as well as using it. The woman has purity from her "menstrual cycle".

The mentioned bathroom will be the first in the Gulf countries.

Yesterday evening, Saturday, the rabbi began writing the first Torah manuscript in the UAE, and led a special prayer for the safety of the Emirati ruling family and all UAE citizens, according to the Israeli website.

Formal meetings

On Sunday, Rabbi "Youssef" will hold a series of meetings in the capital, Abu Dhabi, with the Emirati ministers of tolerance, culture and health.

The talks focus on organizing religious activities for the Jewish community in the Emirates, including the establishment of a "Bath of Purity" and a cemetery for Jews.

It is scheduled to open the rabbi in Abu Dhabi, according to a previous report by the newspaper "Israel Today", published Friday, a new synagogue.

According to Israeli estimates, there are about 3 thousand Jews living in the UAE, most of them concentrated in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

In mid-September, Israel and the UAE signed an agreement to normalize relations between them, under the auspices of US President Donald Trump.