Chief rabbi

Inheriting moral instincts: How choices become a legacy – opinion

Our descendants absorb what we choose to do in times of crisis: they act based on what they watched us forgive, defend, and risk for others.

A rabbi blows a shoat ahead of Yom Kippur at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2026.
REUVEN WABASHAT, Israel’s chief rabbi of the Ethiopian community, is seen in Jerusalem in 2018.

Could an Ethiopian Israeli become prime minister, president, or chief rabbi? - opinion

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod, Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Moldova.

Moldova hires first chief rabbi in 12 years, new chapter for revived Jewish community - interview

KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?

Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification


Israeli government officials slam chief rabbi's threat of haredi exodus

Yair Lapid lambasted the chief rabbi’s remarks on Sunday, stating, “Rabbi Yosef's words are an insult and disgrace to the IDF soldiers who risk their lives to defend the country."

 Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaks during the funeral procession of Rabbi Elimelech Wasserman, a senior judge in the Rabbinical Court, in Jerusalem. Rabbi Wasserman was killed in a terror attack earlier today. November 30, 2023.

Sperm from 91 fallen soldiers retrieved, bill to allow use awaiting Knesset approval

The Knesset's health committee discussed the law on using the sperm of a deceased person, with Wednesday being the 12th session on this topic.

 A doctor extracts semen specimen, at the embryologic laboratory of the assisted reproductive centre, at the Beijing Perfect Family Hospital, which specialises in fertility treatments, in Beijing, China April 6, 2023

Rabbi Sacks’s daughter in an emotional video: 'Despair is not a Jewish emotion'

In a heartfelt address, Sacks reflected on the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and pondered what her father would have said about the ongoing challenges.

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: 'His output was astonishing and we were the beneficiaries.'

Russian Chief Rabbi Lazar addresses Putin: 'No peace with terrorists'

Recalling the 80th anniversary of the Sobibor Nazi extermination camp uprising, Rabbi Lazar stressed the importance of resisting evil without compromise.

Russian Chief Rabbi Lazar addresses Putin: "No peace with terrorists"

Israel's chief rabbi: Secular Jews have lower intelligence, are jealous of haredim

"They do not find satisfaction in life; everything is driven by the desires of this world," Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef said.

 Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaks during a ceremony of the Israeli police for the Jewish new year at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem on September 22, 2022.

Court demands answers on chief rabbi's hate speech against LGBTQ, Reform Jews

The Jerusalem chief rabbi has blamed earthquakes on LGBTQ people and called Reform Jews "evil people."

 Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Shlomo Amar visits at a Yeshiva in Hispin, northern Israel, October 21, 2021.

50 Influential Jews: Sir Ephraim Mirvis - No. 31

The successor to the late Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, South Africa-born UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has been the leader of British Jewry for 10 years.

 UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' avatar is teaching Israeli students in Hebrew

In the coming months, students will engage with the core teachings of Sacks, encompassing topics like Jewish identity, gratitude in prayer, and the broader purpose of life.

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: 'His output was astonishing and we were the beneficiaries.'

Letters to the Editor August 14, 2023: Concrete jungle

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is a 'truly perfect, gentle knight' - opinion

Sir Ephraim Mirvis is a chief rabbi with whom Britain and the Commonwealth can be well content. No one could be more worthy of elevation to knighthood.

 Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis after receiving his knighthood for services to the Jewish community, interfaith relations and education during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 11.