British chief rabbi affixes mezuzah during inauguration of Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue, which will host Shabbat prayers on Friday evening

Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi will host its first Shabbat services this weekend; Emirati president to donate Torah scroll

Beirut-born Elie Abadie, a prominent scholar of Sephardic Judaism, to relocate to Dubai by November 1, as Emirati community expects to expand following Abraham Accords

Minister of State Shamma Al Mazrui notes similarities between Islam and Judaism, calls herself a 'new student of the Jewish tradition and wisdom, your values, your ethics'

Yehuda Sarna's clip is a fitting gesture at the end of a historic week that saw Abu Dhabi formalize relations with Israel, bolster ties to its own Jewish community

Representatives of country's two rival Dubai congregations fete 'great momentum for peace in the world'; head of Bahrain's Jewish community hosted by senior adviser to King Hamad

Group's chief Isaac Herzog says aim is to bolster Jewish identity, run summer camps; will possibly send an emissary

New 'Jewish Community of the UAE' got much press, but upstart congregation's eye for publicity backfires as local authorities order immediate closure of its social media accounts

Abu Dhabi complex will include church and mosque; follows pope's visit to country earlier this year that resulted in religious tolerance pact

Yehuda Sarna says unpaid position requires traveling to Dubai 4 times a year to lead holiday services and officiate life-cycle ceremonies for hundreds of Jews in country