Rabbinical court
Tel Aviv to choose new chief rabbi after High Court delays, political fight over representation
The position has been vacant for nearly nine years, since former chief rabbi Israel Meir Lau left office in 2017, but the race is not only about filling an empty seat.
Petition to High Court seeks to strike down new rabbinical courts arbitration law
Law widening religious courts’ role in civil disputes sparks debate over choice, rights - analysis
Knesset passes law expanding powers of Israel’s rabbinic courts to arbitrate civil matters
Rabbinic court judge criticizes Judaism inquisitors - ITIM
More than 30,000 immigrants have had their Jewishness questioned by the rabbinical courts.
'He just hates women': Smotrich-backed chief rabbi nom. faces controversy over child support policy
Smotrich’s support for Halevi is in contrast to the committee he himself established with rabbis from the religious Zionist community.
Divorce refusal will only be solved if everyone does their part - opinion
The bill dictates “divorce refusal” as the situation in which a court has issued a ruling requiring the husband to give a divorce that the husband subsequently ignores.
Bnei Brak Yeshiva announce death of Rabbi Baruch Weisbecker z"l
Rabbi Baruch Weisbecker was known to be dedicated to the spiritual development of his students and was a leading figure in the Haredi community.
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.
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.
Protesters gather outside Tel Aviv's Rabbinical Court on 'Day of Resistance'
A protester sprayed an inscription on the wall of the Rabbinical Court, writing "shame." Police detained her for questioning, on suspicion of vandalizing real estate.
In Israel, a crumb of bread is valued more than a woman's life - opinion
They simply do not view the people they judge as equal before the law, in fact, the opposite: they actively discriminate against women and frequently the non-religious.
Haredi woman from NY released from marriage to Lebanese Muslim husband
The woman discovered that her husband was Muslim and not Orthodox-Jewish only after she married him.
Gender discrimination in child support: Who decides, Supreme Court or Rabbinical Court?
Back in 2015, I wrote a paper arguing that Jewish Law is not discriminatory as the courts claim, at least from when the children are 6 years old.
