Moshe Aryeh Friedman (born 1972 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City) is a Haredi Jewish activist based in Antwerp, Belgium. He is known for his anti-Zionist views and for controversies involving Jewish communal authorities in Europe.
Friedman has publicly referred to himself as "Rabbi Moshe Friedman". His use of the title has been disputed by Jewish communal authorities, including the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yona Metzger. The Central Israelite Consistory of Belgium stated in 2014 that he is not authorised to use the title "rabbi" in Belgium.
Friedman has rejected these claims. In a 2026 interview with Humo, he stated that he had been recognised as a rabbi in Austria and had stepped down from a synagogue leadership role while retaining the title.
Friedman is an outspoken opponent of Zionism. His views have been described as broadly similar to those of the Satmar Hasidic movement, although he is not affiliated with it.
In 2006, he participated in the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust in Iran. At the conference, he stated that he did not deny the Holocaust but questioned commonly accepted figures. His participation drew international criticism.
Following his participation in the 2006 conference, Friedman was ostracised by the Jewish community in Austria in 2007.
After moving to Antwerp in 2011, Friedman became involved in a legal dispute over schooling. In 2012, a Belgian court ordered a Jewish girls' school to admit his sons due to a lack of alternatives, but the decision was overturned on appeal in 2013.
In 2023 and 2024, Friedman filed complaints in Antwerp and Brussels concerning circumcision practices performed outside recognised medical frameworks.
According to reporting by VRT NWS, his complaint contributed to a judicial investigation into controversial circumcision practices in Antwerp.
He has been particularly critical of metzitzah bâÂÂpeh, a traditional circumcision practice involving oral suction.