Rabbinical court
Shas-backed Zevadia Cohen elected Tel Aviv chief rabbi after High Court delays, political battle
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
Rabbinical court tells Israeli woman 'no divorce' if she files rape complaint
Jewish law requires that a husband willingly agree to give a divorce and a wife willingly accept it for a divorce to be valid.
Divorce refusal to be considered when applying to be rabbinical judge
Having refused to give a divorce will not, however, automatically disqualify a candidate
Editorial: Freedom to love
Tying religion to the state invites the intervention of secular institutions, such as the Supreme Court or Knesset, to intervene in inherently religious matters.
A historic decision on female inclusion in rabbinical courts?
While a recent ruling by the High Court now permits women to head Israel's rabbinical court system, it doesn't actually mean a woman will get the job.
Compel the rabbinical courts to include women
It is inconceivable that, in a court that adjudicates for both men and women, only men are allowed to judge.
Women now have more rights in Rabbinical Courts, but more must be done
In an historic decision, the High Court ruled that a woman could be chosen for a high administrative post in the Rabbinical Courts.
Israel High Court: Women can be Rabbinical Court administrator
Will we soon see a woman in the highest administrative position in the Rabbinical Courts system?
Divorce sous pression
Jusqu’où peut-on aller pour convaincre un mari récalcitrant de donner le guett ?
Rabbinical court calls for investigation of father of man dodging divorce
A haredi husband has been reluctant to grant his wife a divorce, and the courts believe his father is financially supporting his recalcitrance.
Rabbinical court infringes on US civil jurisdiction in 8-year agunah case
The Rabbinical Court of Jerusalem has tried to broker a financial settlement between an estranged husband and wife to secure her a bill of divorce, despite legal proceedings in US civil courts.