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
Jerusalem Rabbinate requires beards in job application for inspectors
In addition, the tenders did not state that the positions were open to women and neither were they written using both male and female language.
Cafe Kadosh moves to Tzohar kashrut after ‘illogical’ demands of rabbinate
Cafe Kadosh, located in downtown Jerusalem, decided to leave their Jerusalem rabbinate supervision earlier this year following demands that the establishment put dairy labels on all display items.
Israeli state rabbi spreads racism in the name of Judaism - opinion
The rejection of Ethiopian-Israelis’ Jewish identities is antithetical to Israeli thinking of the past 40 years, including that of Israel’s leading rabbis.
Why is the rabbinate making words non-kosher?
Since when is the Rabbinate in the business of certifying words as kosher or not? Since when does the Rabbinate employ mashgiachei milim (word supervisors)?
Chief Rabbi Lau to conversion judges: Ignore lies about you
"Do not heed to lies and false accusations that are being levied against you, ignore them. Your judgment is from above."
Convicted sex-offender Moti Elon relinquishes his rabbi title
"Elon was convicted of child sexual abuse, yet the Rabbinate steadfastly refused to remove his Rabbinic authority."
Agunas are 'strangled' in abusive marriages - so they protested
"The pain in my heart is deep as I remain in a state of perpetual waiting," said Rivka, 41, one of the women featured on the posters in the protest.
Supermarket chain sued after chef’s Jewish status called into doubt
The Jewish status of a chef born in Ukraine and working in the ready food department of the Yochananof supermarket chain was challenged by the store’s kashrut supervisor due to his origin.
The Israeli government's ploy to prevent marriages through consulates
This is not just an issue that concerns Israelis, for it also concerns Diaspora Jewry.
High Court gives rabbinate 90 days for solution to women’s Halacha exams
The interim ruling comes following a petition by three NGOs to the court, which argued that women are discriminated against by the state since they cannot obtain the same qualifications as men.
