Rabbinate
Rabbinic diplomacy between Israel and US explored in new exhibition
A new exhibition celebrates 100 years of rabbinic diplomacy between Israel and the US, showcasing key meetings, letters, and diplomatic exchanges between Chief Rabbis and US Presidents.
Shas-backed Zevadia Cohen elected Tel Aviv chief rabbi after High Court delays, political battle
Third complaint filed against man suspected of causing infant's death after circumcision
Law widening religious courts’ role in civil disputes sparks debate over choice, rights - analysis
The 9th of Av, 1920, the promise of return and our responsibility
We, exactly 100 years later, who are undergoing our own extended tumultuous period of the Three Weeks of mourning, must remember how far historically the Jewish people have come
It's time for Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to step up or step down
The government needs to present Yosef with a choice – either help or get out of the way.
Chief rabbi patronizes women studying halacha, says Reform Judaism is fake
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef casts aspersions on ability of women to learn advanced Jewish law, accuses women seeking state accreditation for Torah studies of ‘imitating Reform Judaism’
‘Aguna’ – a midcourse Jewish history correction
Anecdotes are not scientific research. But these and 100 others like them define the widely held communal paradigm regarding iggun. Let us extrapolate some views:
Rabbis with knives between their teeth are needed
How is it possible the religious parties have failed to inspire the majority of Israelis to feel closer to Judaism and to foster a greater appreciation for the Jewish way of living?
Court rules against Liberman, in favor of Jewishness DNA testing
In the majority decision, penned by Justice Neal Hendel, it was determined that the petition didn't present sufficient evidence proving that the rabbinate's actions were discriminatory.
Man who refused wife divorce demands embryo in return for annulment
Women’s rights group says the rabbinical court pressured the man's wife to accept a deal in order to obtain her divorce.
The rabbinate’s own wake-up call
Israel’s Rabbinical Court is indeed more powerful that any of its counterparts in the Diaspora. Empowered by civil law, it holds sole jurisdiction over the personal status of Jews in Israel.
Living with a collar around my neck
As a young ultra-Orthodox woman of marriageable age, nothing really prepared me for what ensued.
Amb. Dermer forms group of rabbis to bypass established organizations
"The convening rabbis will conduct a dialogue and cooperate with the Jews of Israel on issues pertaining to the entire Jewish people.
