Chief rabbinate of israel
Manasseh’s children come home to Zion - and fulfill a 2,700-year promise - opinion
The aliyah of hundreds of members of the Bnei Menashe community from northeastern India, completes a long and meandering journey that began nearly 2,700 years ago.
Lost in translation, found in love: Ariana Phillips’s path to marriage in Israel
Rabbinate accused of defying court as Israeli women left waiting for exams
Tzohar returns to High Court, seeks order compelling Rabbinate to license it as kosher certifier
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.
Bill to reform Chief Rabbinate nixed in Knesset plenum
The bill aimed to introduce women and religious-Zionist representatives into the election committee and make the process more transparent.
Israel's Chief Rabbinate needs the courage to reform - opinion
Seventy years of religious repression, civil marriage and intermarriage have brought many people of Jewish descent to Israel who are not halachically Jewish.
Save the rabbinate from Israel and Israelis from the rabbinate - opinion
There has never been a central, monopolist authority over conversions (or any other religious function) in Jewish history, nor does it exist in the present outside of Israel.
Chief Rabbi Lau visits shiva of alleged rapist Chaim Walder
Lau was photographed in a tent that was set up outside the Walder home for the shiva.
The rabbinate must be reformed to be more welcoming - editorial
The rabbinate has become a restricted club of only one sector of Israeli society, and attempts to diversify it are met with strong opposition.
Religious Services Minister plans law to exempt rabbis from political comments restrictions
Minister Matan Kahana's comments were criticized since municipal chief rabbis are in effect never subject to disciplinary procedures despite gross violations of the regulations.
Religious Services Min. proposes new body to run women's halacha exams
Organizations advocating for state-recognized halacha qualifications for women insist that ministry immediately open examinations.
Kashrut ‘revolution’ legislation passes into law
The legislation abolishes the monopoly of the Chief Rabbinate over kashrut supervision.
