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
Local rabbi among 3 people arrested in altercation at Manhattan pro-Palestinian protest
Reuven Kahane, 57, was charged with assault in the 2nd degree, an NYPD spokesperson told the New York Jewish Week.
Shelving contentious law on local rabbis signals unity discourse is not all talk - analysis
The reason Likud MKs gave for opposing the bill: not wanting to raise issues now that would split the country.
Javier Milei's rabbi to 'Post': How the Argentinian president fell in love with Judaism - exclusive
Milei's visit to the Western Wall was one of the first things he did when he arrived in the Holy Land, bringing the leader to tears.
Cultivated meat and kashrut: What will the Kosher status be? - opinion
The question of the kosher status of cultivated meat products carries great significance for the future of kashrut and may lay the groundwork for entirely new precedents in this area.
High Court rules: Women can be on committee to select Chief Rabbi
The impact of the decision is yet to be seen: it does not mandate, but merely permits, the inclusion of women to be considered for the committee that selects Chief Rabbis and Chief Rabbinate Council.
Over 15 IDF soldiers pronounced dead in Gaza without bodies
Pronouncing a person’s death is one of the most sensitive, religiously complex issues faced by the Military Rabbinate.
Chief Rabbi David Lau establishes special rabbinical court to support agunot affected by war
An agunah is a woman unable to be divorced by her husband. During the Israel-Hamas war such cases have become noticeable enough to warrant rabbinical intervention.
Senior judge in rabbinic court system named as victim in Jerusalem attack
Wasserman was considered one of the more senior and experienced judges in the rabbinical court system.
Rabbinate releases instructions for keeping Shabbat during wartime
Some laws can be altered or followed differently due to the principle of "pikuach nefesh," asving a person's life.
New to Israel? Rabbis here aren't the same as they are elsewhere - opinion
Many immigrants assume that the rabbinic model they knew in their country of origin applies in Israel. This is not the case.
