Chief rabbinate of israel
High Court challenges law excluding women from Israel's Chief Rabbinate elections
The court issued an order requiring the respondents to explain why a 2024 law should not be interpreted to require the rabbis to also appoint women as representatives in the electoral assembly.
Who owns Judaism? Israel must take it back from the religious establishment - opinion
Chief Rabbinate Council sets new financial range for ketubahs
ITIM organization asks High Court to bar draft evaders from Rabbinate exam benefits
'Being a Nation State': Evolution of Israel's Jewish, democratic balance - review
Tensions have moved along two interrelated axes in Israeli society: between Jewishness as a national identity and democracy; and Judaism as a religion and democracy.
Editor's Notes: Love the convert
As Jews in Israel and around the world read the Book of Ruth during the holiday of Shavuot, it is worth asking how beloved converts truly are today.
Diaspora Rabbis: Change age limit for candidates for Chief Rabbi
Favored Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi candidate unable to compete due to being over the age limit, the government-proposed alternative is less popular.
Arrest of Chief Rabbinate official suspected of sexual assault extended
The report filed by the victim states that the suspect committed “dozens” of serious offenses over the span of many years.
Chief Rabbinate official arrested on sexual assault claims
The report filed by the victim states that the suspect committed "dozens" of serious offenses over the span of many years.
Who is a Jew? 70% of Jewish Israelis say patrilineal descent doesn't count
The poll is the IDI's biennial statistical report and serves as an in-depth look at the balance between religion and state that is so central to Israel and Israeli society.
Settlers alarmed as Ariel Rabbinical Court reduces operating hours
The court provides services on family law, property disputes, wills, inheritance and more to tens of thousands of settlers.
Conversion in Israel: The tug of war between the state, rabbinate
How did conversion to Judaism get caught in up the midst of an Israeli political controversy over the Law of Return and identifying who is a Jew?
Can remote civil marriage break the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly?
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: The decision could have wide-ranging implications, including opening an additional loophole for same-sex marriages and other legally disputed unions.
Grapevine: Protecting pedestrians
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
