BREAKING NEWS

IDF Chief Chaplain to have seat on Chief Rabbinic Council

By REBECCA ANNA STOIL

MARCH 29, 2011 20:28

The IDF’s Chief Chaplain will now serve as an active member of the Chief Rabbinate Council, MKs ruled Tuesday by approving into law a bill sponsored by a coalition of religious and secular MKs. In a vote of 10-1, the Knesset easily approved the law, which had met obstacles in earlier committee hearings after MKs discovered that technically, the IDF’s top religious officer did not have to undergo any kind of official ordination.

In response to concerns voiced by MKs that the bill would allow a non-Jewish or non-Orthodox clergy member to gain a permanent seat on the Chief Rabbinate Council, the bill’s sponsors agreed that in order to take the council seat, the Chief Chaplain must first be granted the authority to serve as a municipal rabbi.

Saudi Arabia, BlackRock join forces to launch Riyadh investment platform

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

05/02/2024 05:07 AM

Palestinian Authority security forces shoot Hamas terrorist in Tulkarm

By WALLA!

05/02/2024 03:53 AM

Missile strikes postal depot in Ukraine's Odesa, 14 injured

By REUTERS

05/02/2024 02:34 AM

Gaza humanitarian aid port will be up and running by the weekend

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

05/02/2024 12:27 AM