From fab57a6dd6f24242b17059e3da66fdb1fe3722b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Esteban Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:41:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] added news in en --- src/content/news/en/2026-02-13.md | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++ src/content/news/en/2026-02-15.md | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 93 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/content/news/en/2026-02-13.md create mode 100644 src/content/news/en/2026-02-15.md diff --git a/src/content/news/en/2026-02-13.md b/src/content/news/en/2026-02-13.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b4ad217 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/news/en/2026-02-13.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +locale: en +title: '3rd International Congress of Rabbis in Puerto Rico' +date: 2026-02-13 +slug: 2026-02-13-3rd-international-congress-of-rabbis-in-puerto-rico +city: San Juan +country: PR +thumbnail: ' https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-900/Viernes-3.webp' +gallery: [ + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/Viernes-1.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/Viernes-3.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/Viernes.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/Viernes-2.webp', + }, +] +--- +**Religious leaders from four continents gathered to discuss intercultural dialogue, community development, and international cooperation.** + +On Friday, February 13, 2026, the 3rd International Congress of Rabbis began in Puerto Rico, a meeting that brought together religious leaders and community representatives from Israel, the Philippines, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Guatemala, El Salvador, India, and Kenya. + +The central focus of the conference was to strengthen intercultural dialogue, community leadership development, and the partnership of international social impact networks. + +The onset coincided with bringing in Shabat, in an initial meeting led by Dr. José Benjamín Pérez Matos, President of the Kingdom of Peace and Justice Center, along with Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum, Director of the Straus-Amiel and Beren-Amiel Institute, which belong to the Ohr Torah Stone network. + +The opening day was spent highlighting the importance of creating opportunities for partnership between Jewish communities from diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds. The participants agreed on the need to promote educational initiatives, strengthen community identity in the diaspora, and strengthen institutional ties that transcend borders. + +The congress was structured around study panels, experience-sharing sessions, and working groups aimed at analyzing contemporary challenges that religious communities face in different countries, including cultivating new generations, preserving traditions, and engaging with pluralistic social environments. + +With the presence of delegates from Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and Africa, the meeting took on a global character, demonstrating the diverse realities in which Jewish community life unfolds today. + +The organizers emphasized that the main objective of the congress was to establish a platform for on-going collaboration that enables the exchange of best practices, alignment of educational initiatives, and strengthening of institutional representation in different international spheres. + +The 3rd International Congress of Rabbis concluded its first day with liturgical observances and informal exchanges, laying the groundwork for an agenda with an academic, community, and social approach that would continue to develop over the coming days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/src/content/news/en/2026-02-15.md b/src/content/news/en/2026-02-15.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8b788e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/news/en/2026-02-15.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +locale: en +title: 'Official opening of the 3rd International Congress of Rabbis in Puerto Rico' +date: 2026-02-15 +slug: 2026-02-15-apertura-oficial-del-iii-congreso-internacional-rabinos-en-puerto-rico +city: San Juan +country: PR +thumbnail: https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-900/2026_02_15_congreso8.webp +gallery: [ + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/2026_02_15_congreso8.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/2026_02_15_congreso9.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/2026_02_15_congreso7.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/2026_02_15_congreso6.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/2026_02_15_congreso5.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/2026_02_15_congreso4.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/2026_02_15_congreso3.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280,h-720,cm-pad_resize,bg-blurred/2026_02_15_congreso2.webp', + }, + { + image: 'https://ik.imagekit.io/crpy/tr:w-1280/2026_02_15_congreso1.webp', + }, +] +--- +**El encuentro reunió a referentes educativos y comunitarios de distintos países para fortalecer redes institucionales y promover el intercambio académico** + +El domingo 15 de febrero de 2026 se realizó la apertura oficial del III Congreso Internacional de Rabinos en Puerto Rico, consolidando el inicio formal de una agenda académica y de trabajo que convoca a líderes religiosos y educativos de diferentes regiones del mundo. + +Durante la sesión inaugural se destacó que el congreso busca trascender el formato tradicional de conferencias para constituirse en un espacio de articulación institucional, intercambio de experiencias y fortalecimiento de vínculos entre comunidades. En ese marco, el Dr. José Benjamín Pérez Matos —presidente del Centro del Reino de Paz y Justicia— subrayó la importancia de que el encuentro funcione como instancia de reencuentro y cooperación sostenida, más allá de los paneles y exposiciones programadas. + +En su intervención, hizo referencia al valor formativo de la tradición bíblica y a la dimensión universal de ciertos principios espirituales vinculados a la responsabilidad ética y la proyección internacional de las comunidades. Asimismo, invitó a los participantes a orientar el trabajo del congreso hacia el fortalecimiento del aprendizaje profundo, el diálogo respetuoso y la construcción de redes colaborativas. + +También dirigieron palabras a los presentes el rabino Eliahu Birnbaum, director de los institutos Straus-Amiel y Beren-Amiel, y Yinon Ahiman, director general de la red Ohr Torah Stone, quienes resaltaron el papel de la formación rabínica contemporánea frente a los desafíos sociales y culturales actuales. + +La primera jornada incluyó paneles académicos con la participación del Dr. Roi Abecassis, jefe del Departamento de Educación de la Organización Sionista Mundial; del rabino Dorón Pérez, presidente de dicha organización —quien intervino mediante mensaje en video—; y del rabino Dr. Katriel Kenneth Brander, presidente y director de las instituciones Ohr Torah Stone. + +El evento contó además con la presencia institucional del rabino Moshé Bakshi-Dorón, director general de la Yeshivat Yesod HaTorah. + +Con una agenda centrada en educación, liderazgo comunitario y cooperación internacional, el III Congreso Internacional de Rabinos se proyecta como una plataforma de articulación global orientada a consolidar vínculos entre instituciones y promover iniciativas conjuntas en el ámbito formativo y social. \ No newline at end of file