More than a thousand people gathered in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on April 15 to celebrate the Passover seder, the largest one to ever take place in the UAE.
“Our community continues to grow and prosper here in the UAE, coupled with the renewed flow of Israelis and Jews from all over the world to Dubai and Abu Dhabi,” said rabbi to the UAE Levi Duchman.
The seder, which was attended by ambassadors, government officials and community members, was conducted in several languages, including Hebrew, English, French and Russian.
The chief rabbis of Israel sent filmed greetings to Duchman and the Emirati Jewish community.
Since the signing of the Abraham Accords in the fall of 2020, Jewish UAE has received thousands of requests asking for assistance and information on matters regarding Jewish life in the Emirates, according to a press statement announcing the seder.
So why was it necessary for the Cantor of Stanmore Synagogue, London UK to leave his congregation to go to the UAE to participate in the Passover there?
Does he not have any obligations to his community, or is it that the pot of gold at the end of the tunnel was more important?
So much for honest prayer leaders!!!