Tzohar

Chief Rabbinate Council disputes Tzohar kashrut approval hours after authorization

“The approval was granted unlawfully and did not go through the Chief Rabbinate Council as required,” Director General of the Ministry of Religious Services Yehuda Avidan said.

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window
A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

Tzohar returns to High Court, seeks order compelling Rabbinate to license it as kosher certifier

People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, on December 14, 2025.

One in four Israeli Jews celebrate or consider celebrating Christmas - poll

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

High Court orders Chief Rabbinate to decide on Tzohar’s kashrut license after year-long delay


Tzohar election initiative calls on politicians to honor their rivals

Tzohar released a document calling for "elections held in pure spirit" in which signers pledge not to involve family members of other politicians when they confront them.

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid signs Tzohar document calling for elections in pure spirit

Party leaders vow integrity and honesty in campaign

The resolution states that "this period should be defined by ideals of moral behavior."

Yes Atid Party Leader Yair Lapid signs a vow of integrity and honesty ahead of the coming campaign with Rabbi David Stav, 2019.

This Normal Life: Judaism’s honesty problem

When clients can’t take their business elsewhere, there’s no impetus to improve.

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

Tzohar: Extradite Australian sexual abuse fugitive Malka Leifer

There was no final ruling and it appears that the proceedings will reconvene in January.

Malka Leifer, a former Australian school principal who is wanted in Australia on suspicion of sexually abusing students, walks in the corridor of the Jerusalem District Court accompanied by Israeli Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Alternative Orthodox kashrut authority certifies Sinai hotel

This upcoming Hanukkah, a Tzohar-trained and certified kashrut supervisor will provide full kosher supervision at the La Playa Beach Resort Taba Hotel.

Beduin ride camels in the Sinai Peninsula in 2006

Tzohar rabbis ready to challenge Mandelblit in kashrut certification fight

Rabbinical organization says AG ruling is “kashrut stamp” for its kashrut supervision service. Mandelblit's decision seems to say otherwise.

Avichai Mandelblit

Tzohar might not be able to issue kosher certificates

Tzohar currently has almost 100 restaurants and other establishments which have signed up to its kashrut supervision.

The national-religious rabbinical association Tzohar 370

Tzohar and Ohr Torah Stone holding 400 Purim readings around country

"The lack of opportunities for young women to be involved in religious services has become a big educational problem for girls."

A packed house for the Purim megila reading in 2016 at the Tel Aviv International Synagogue

Caucus calls for privatization of religious services

The new caucus is designed to keep such issues in the public eye, despite the conservative inclinations of coalition parties United Torah Judaism, Shas and Bayit Yehudi.

Yesh Atid MK Aliza Lavie

The latest manifestation of the debate regarding state-religion relationship in Israel

The Jerusalem Post