Tzohar

Almost half of surveyed Israelis want entertainment venues closed on Tisha B'av, Tzohar poll finds

A Tzohar poll found that 49.6% of Israelis support nationwide closures of entertainment venues on Tisha B'Av, while 35.6% favor local decisions.

Jewish worshippers and visitors gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem a day before the eve of Tisha B’Av, July 21, 2026.
KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?

Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification

 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


Signez, mariez-vous et soyez heureux

Pour éviter le problème du chantage au get, une association milite pour un contrat prénuptial halachique

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Tzohar and Rabbinate in historic agreement

National-religious Tzohar rabbis say they have agreement with rabbinate to end restrictions on its rabbis conducting weddings.

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MKs, rabbis to discuss conversion difficulties

In Tzohar Shavuot program, politicians and rabbis will discuss difficulties Ruth would face today in conversion.

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Breakthrough seen likely in Tzohar-Rabbinate impasse

Tzohar has protested restrictions Religious Services Ministry, Chief Rabbinate imposed on its rabbis performing weddings.

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Tzohar, Zaka unite for Purim coexistence project

One of the obligations of the day is to send small packages of food to friends, neighbors, work colleagues.

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Rabbis invoke decapitated calf commandment

Modernized version of one of the more obscure ceremonies of the Torah conducted by Tzohar rabbis to protest hit-and-run death.

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Should Israeli law permit civil marriage?

The answer is yes: It is the most likely to help this country become a more Jewish and a more democratic state.

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Tzohar head against bill promoted by own group

Rabbi Ya’akov Ariel says he's uncomfortable with Knesset involvement in dealings of the Chief Rabbinate.

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Metzger calls on MKs to oppose marriage reform

Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi calls on MKs to oppose “Tzohar” marriage reform bill; rabbinate supportive of other efforts

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‘Tzohar Bill’ approved by ministerial panel

Initiative would allow couples to register for marriage in any municipality, choose between stricter or more flexible rabbinates.

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