The Jewish Community of the UAE welcomed two new Sifrei Torah, generously donated by that Jaffa Family Foundation. The event commenced with the morning prayers and a lavish breakfast, followed by writing of the final letters. Singing and dancing uplifted the crowd in welcoming the new Torahs • Photos, Video

Israel’s new Foreign  Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated its embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and offered an olive branch to other former adversaries, saying: “We’re here to stay.” At the ceremony, the minister, on his first visit outside of Israel since the formation of the new government, hung the mezuzah on the door of the facility. Present were several representatives of the local Jewish community, namely Shliach Rabbi Levi Duchman • Full Story, Photos

For the first time, members of the United Arab Emirates Jewish community participated in a joint virtual Chamisha Asar B’shvat celebration organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel for families from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Israel, and Chicago • Full Story

The Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar met with recently rescued Jewish families from war torn Yemen that were brought to the United Arab Emirates • Photos

Rabbi Levi and Nechami Levitin were welcomed to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates today as Shluchim to work alongside the existing Shliach there, Rabbi Levi Duchman • Full Story

For the first time, a Minyan for Mincha took place in the world’s tallest building, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This comes after the peace and normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates • Photos

Following the peace deal between Israel and the UAE, the Shliach to Dubai, Rabbi Levi Duchman  launched a local Kashrus and Shechita agency. One of our viewers sent in a picture of the Kosher chicken from Dubai in local supermarkets there • Full Picture

A new Shiur was started in the United Arab Emirates for the Jewish community there by Rabbi Levi Duchman. Among the participants at the Shiur was Yehudah Meshi-Zahav, the head of the ZAKA organization who was visiting from Israel.

History was made when an Etihad Airways commercial flight landed at Ben Gurion at 7 a.m. on Monday morning, the first Gulf State commercial airline to land in Israel • Full Story

The Israeli government unanimously approved the country’s recently signed normalization agreement with the United Arab Emirates on Monday ahead of a ratification vote by the Knesset • Full Story

Following the new peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi Jewish community, together with Rabbi Levi Duchman brought down the Shliach to Turkey, Rabbi Mendy Chitrik to Shecht over 2,500 chickens for the Yomim Tovim • Photos

The first kosher restaurant in the United Arab Emirates opened on the ground floor of the luxury Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in Dubai • Full Story

Rabbi Levi Duchman, the Shliach to Dubai, United Arab Emirates sent Rosh Hashana greetings to the people and rulership of the UAE for the first time following the historic peace deal between Israel and the country • Watch

United Arab Emirates Shliach, Rabbi Levi Duchman came with the president of the Jewish community in the UAE for the historic peace deal in Washington between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, but before heading to Washington, they stopped in Crown Heights for a tour of 770.

President Trump on Tuesday declared the “dawn of a new Middle East” as he presided over the signing of two historic Middle East diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf nations • Full Story

President Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for helping broker a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, according to a report • Full Story

The Abraham Accords, the peace agreement to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, will be signed in a special ceremony at the White House next Tuesday, on September 15, the Trump Administration announced Tuesday • Full Story

In response to a request from the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, OU Kosher will now be the leading kosher certification agency within the Emirates and will do so in partnership with the local Jewish community • Full Story

Hotels in the United Arab Emirates will start accommodating Jewish guests by offering kosher food at their luxury facilities • Full Story

The Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, sent a letter of thanks to Prince Abu Dhabi for the help he provided him in saving the lives of Jews in Yemen • Full Letters

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Jared Kushner will visit Israel on Monday. From Israel, he will continue on to the United Arab Emirates • Full Story

Today, following a normalization of ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu had a Zoom call with the leaders of the Jewish community is the UAE • Watch