Rabbinate
Law widening religious courts’ role in civil disputes sparks debate over choice, rights - analysis
Critics also challenge one of the law’s intended benefits of easing pressure on the civil courts, arguing that the state is instead giving an existing judicial body additional authority.
Shas fills local rabbi posts with loyalists, sidelining community choice - opinion
From tragedy to protection: The fight against agunah status - opinion
Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
Rabbi from the South allegedly committed sexual offenses against women seeking his guidance
The accused rabbi's lawyer denies all accusations against his client.
Utah’s online weddings doesn't solve the Israel Rabbinate problem - opinion
Israel has become a world leader in Zoom weddings performed by the State of Utah. Out of all applicants, 5,316 are Israeli, comprising one-third of applications from outside the United States.
An installation in Pennsylvania marks a milestone in the journey of Orthodox women rabbinic leaders
Orthodox women break the glass ceiling by leading their own congregations.
Breaking the mold: A historic opportunity for the chief rabbis to revitalize Judaism - opinion
The continued erosion of trust in the rabbinate risks polarizing and marginalizing Judaism within Israeli society even further. The new chief rabbis have a historic opportunity to reverse this trend.
Rabbi Kalman Bar appointed new Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
The elections for Chief Rabbi are conducted by a 150-member statutory electoral body. The final tally was 77-58 in favor of Bar.
Israelis seek alternatives to Chief Rabbinate as elections approach - opinion
The Rabbinate’s establishment's reputation is at a historic low, as elections for the leadership of the Chief Rabbinate in Israel approach.
Israelis want civil marriage, to break rabbinic monopoly in new Tu B'Av poll
When asked which way they would like their children to marry, assuming all options were available, only 50% of Israeli Jews chose an Orthodox marriage.
Navigating rabbinical ordination and leadership in Israel’s modern context - opinion
After completing the rigorous process for rabbinical ordination, I faced an unexpected hurdle due to the lack of a chief rabbi in Israel. Here's my journey.
This Jerusalem beit midrash ordains women as Orthodox rabbis
Rabbi Herzl Hefter, dean of Beit Midrash Har’el, ordains both men and women as Orthodox rabbis – and says that the Torah ‘has to be real.’
Arye Deri and his party threaten Israeli democracy - comment
The Broad Perspective: It is a good thing that this rabbis bill was shot down. I don’t typically give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu much credit, so this is a special occasion.
