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By Mariam Fam, Associated Press November 29, 2022 Eli Chitrik from Turkey shows bagel sandwiches at his hotel room in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Stored into bright orange cases in Rabbi Eli Chitrik’s hotel room are bagels stuffed with vegetables. The labels declare the sandwiches kosher, or in compliance with Judaism’s set of dietary regulations. Freshly baked, they are made in Qatar at a designated kitchen, set up to feed Jewish World Cup visitors who want to keep kosher during the tournament....

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By David Isaac November 23, 2022 Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), and Iris Ambor, head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry delegation to Doha, enjoy a kosher bagel sandwich at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Courtesy: FFEU. While Qatar can hardly be considered a friend of Israel, harboring as it does Hamas and other Islamic extremists and pouring millions into the Gaza Strip, when it comes to Jews visiting the country for the FIFA World Cup it has been very...

By David Klein November 22, 2022 The bagels are being baked in a space provided by Qatar Airways. (Courtesy of Rabbi Marc Schneier) (JTA) — Qatar may have caused an uproar by banning alcohol at the World Cup soccer tournament in Doha this month, but for religious Jewish fans, some kosher offerings will be available, thanks to two rabbis. Rabbi Marc Schneier, from New York, and Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, the Hasidic Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s emissary to Istanbul, worked with Qatari officials to create...

By Johanna Afriat November 21, 2022 The team of kosher cooks and supervisors assigned to the Doha Kosher Kitchen in Qatar, November 20, 2022. The kosher kitchen is under the supervision of Rabbi Mendy Chitrik of Istanbul Practicing Jewish supporters who come to watch the World Cup matches in Qatar benefit from kosher food on site, according to the spokesperson for the Israeli delegation present in the Arab state. “Several rabbis from other Gulf countries and the United States have taken initiatives...

By Zvika Klein November 21, 2022 The bagels are being baked in a space provided by Qatar Airways. (Courtesy of Rabbi Marc Schneier) Rabbi Marc Schneier of New York denied the claims published by The Jerusalem Post that Qatar banned hot kosher food and Jewish prayer. Schneier, an influential Jewish figure in the Muslim world and president of the New York-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a global center for Muslim-Jewish relations, said on Monday that “I’ve been in touch with...

November 18, 2022·3 min read Rabbi Marc Schneier of New York Facilitates First Kosher Kitchen in Qatar Jewish Fans Can Rejoice as Kosher Food Available for FIFA World Cup Opening on Nov. 20 Collective Effort with Qatari and US Congressional Officials DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Rabbi Marc Schneier of New York, widely considered one of the most influential Jewish figures in the Muslim world, announced the opening of the first Kosher kitchen ever in Qatar in time for the opening...

By Nicole Winfield November 4, 2022 Pope Francis talks with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as they attend the closing session of the Bahrain Dialogue Forum: “East and West for Human Coexistence”, November 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — With Russia’s war in Ukraine raging, Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on Friday in calling for the great religions to work together for peace, telling an interfaith summit that religion...

ABC News By Nicole Winfield (Associated Press) November 4, 2022 Pope Francis has joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders in Bahrain in calling for the world’s great religions to work for peace From left: Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Pope Francis and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attending the Bahrain Dialogue Forum “East and West for Human Coexistence” (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) SAKHIR, Bahrain — With Russia’s war in Ukraine raging, Pope...

November 3, 2022 First session of Bahrain Dialogue Forum Manama, Nov. 3 (BNA): The opening session of the “Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence” highlighted the importance of interreligious dialogue regionally and internationally. The session on “Promoting Global Coexistence and Human Fraternity” was moderated by Aladdin Project President, Dr. Leah Pisar. Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) President, Member of the Muslim Council of Elders Shaikh...