IRGC officials met with known drug trafficker Agil Aslanov last fall, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The officials gave Aslanov a photo of the rabbi and instructions on the killing.
The former Venice Beach rabbi was remembered as "kind, brave, decent, and good"—a pioneer whose early advocacy fostered today's more inclusive communities.
The attacker was a minor, according to a social media statement by French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.
Rabbi Arié Engelberg was on his way back from synagogue when he was reportedly kicked, punched, and bitten on the shoulder.
Kesselman was born in Riga, Latvia and raised in the Israeli-Arab city of Ramle in Israel from the age of six.
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The Weisbergs offer Shabbat-like meals during the week for anyone interested in an immersive Jewish culinary spiritual experience.
The committee would also examine the issue of people emigrating away from Israel, which Kariv claimed the government was not concerned about.
Israel Police interrogated ex-Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, previously jailed for bribery, over suspicions of indecent act against minor under 16.