Tzohar

Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification

Under the law, official kashrut certificates may be issued by the Chief Rabbinate Council, authorized local rabbis, and, within the IDF, the Military Rabbinate.

KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?
 A WOMAN walks past a Jerusalem eatery with a Tzohar kashrut certificate.

Tzohar asks High Court to reject state's bid to void kashrut license

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Tzohar's kashrut license was improperly granted, but Rabbinate must act, state tells High Court

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

High Court sets Tuesday deadline in Tzohar kashrut-license dispute


Tzohar: Stav’s loss in run for chief rabbi has silver lining

Organization rejects criticism that campaign wasted money, says larger objective of restoring positive Jewish atmosphere attained.

Rabbi David Stav speaking at Knesset 370

Tzohar to Ovadia Yosef: 'Repent' for defaming Stav

National-religious rabbinical group, Education Minister Piron take offense after Shas spiritual leader calls Rabbi Stav "an evil man."

Ovadia Yosef Shas campaign launch 370

Bayit Yehudi in disarray as Amar-Ariel deal dies

Stern bill to enlarge Chief Rabbinate selection committee meets opposition; MK Orbach supports Stav.

Naftali Bennett at a Bayit Yehudi faction meeting 370

Ariel won’t run for post of Ashkenazi chief rabbi

79-year-old president of the national-religious rabbinical association Tzohar concedes that his age rules him out for the post.

Rabbi Ya'acov Ariel 370

‘Ariel unlikely to stand for chief rabbi’

Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu and Hatnua have all publicly endorsed Rabbi David Stav who is loathed by the haredim.

Rabbi Yaakov Ariel 370

A DOSE OF NUANCE: There actually is a middle way

Israelis, sadly, are infinitely more likely to do their share.

Palestinian detainee protest, Gaza 370

A Dose of Nuance: Much more than just nicer

We have an opportunity to renew that which had always made Israel great – a sense of shared purpose, a belief in shared destiny and a commitment to mutual responsibility.

Rabbi David Stav 370

Yesh Atid backs Rabbi Stav for chief rabbi

Tzohar chairman gets important political endorsement after Yisrael Beytenu announced support for his candidacy last week.

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Yisrael Beytenu backs Tzohar’s Stav for chief rabbi

Leader of national-religious group gets important political endorsement ahead of secret ballot election to replace Ashkenazi chief rabbi Metzger.

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Rabbinate refutes high civil marriage statistics

Religious Services Ministry says Jewish couples marrying abroad marry in Jewish, rather than civil, ceremonies.

Haredi Wedding