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.
Tzohar asks High Court to reject state's bid to void kashrut license
Tzohar's kashrut license was improperly granted, but Rabbinate must act, state tells High Court
High Court sets Tuesday deadline in Tzohar kashrut-license dispute
Chief rabbi skeptical about marriage bill
Bill seeks to prevent rabbis from taking money for performing weddings, except for travel expenses.
Bill to end wedding fees for rabbis
Rabbis have been receiving double income- state-funded salaries and private payments for marriage ceremonies.
Rabbis and the state
In the interests of freedom of religious expression, the state should stop paying local rabbis’ salaries.
Tzohar rabbis and the right to get married in Israel
Israel’s marriage laws are a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Yes to separation between synagogue and state
Recent proposals to liberalize marriage laws to include non-Orthodox streams of Judaism are insufficient.
Chief rabbis deny bias against Tzohar, begin probe
“Very severe slander was spoken against all rabbis in Israel, things that have no connection to reality,” Amar says.
Free-market Judaism
We must foster religious expression and provide a positive alternative to the Chief Rabbinate’s counterproductive monopoly.
Bill to ensure all rabbis can perform weddings
Move comes following furor last week when religious-Zionist Tzohar rabbinical organization shut down free wedding service.
Margi backs down over Tzohar wedding program
Religious Services Minister agrees to amend law that would have severely restricted Tzohar's ability to provide wedding services.
Rabbis urge religious public to volunteer as organ donors
40 rabbis from Tzohar religious organization vote to approve new organ donor card, assuring donors that procedures are in accordance with Jewish law.
