Rabbinate
Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
Critics have warned of the bill's democratic implications, including those involving women's rights, which may deepen the rift between the haredi and secular communities.
Popular Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon marries partner Ella Lusa at age 86
Surging LGBTQ enrollment in Jewish seminaries signals ‘astounding’ shift in US rabbinate
First-ever empirical study of US rabbinate finds ‘shortage’ is more about fit than numbers
Following MK opposition to new 'Rabbis Law,' Netanyahu announces bill out of daily order
Coalition to oust two Likud MKs who oppose the bill from Knesset committee dealing with the bill, which is set to pass its first hurdle in Knesset.
Position for Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi reopens as Rabbinical Committee withdraws candidate
The Rabbinical Committee withdraws Rabbi Meir Kahane as the Religious Zionist candidate for Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi, reopening the race for the position.
Letters to the Editor, May 24 2024: Yes we do
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Two rabbis too many? A look at Israel's confusing chief rabbi system
Throughout the Jewish world, Israel stands out by having two chief rabbis. The ‘Magazine’ looks at why – and asks if this model should continue
Local rabbi among 3 people arrested in altercation at Manhattan pro-Palestinian protest
Reuven Kahane, 57, was charged with assault in the 2nd degree, an NYPD spokesperson told the New York Jewish Week.
Shelving contentious law on local rabbis signals unity discourse is not all talk - analysis
The reason Likud MKs gave for opposing the bill: not wanting to raise issues now that would split the country.
Javier Milei's rabbi to 'Post': How the Argentinian president fell in love with Judaism - exclusive
Milei's visit to the Western Wall was one of the first things he did when he arrived in the Holy Land, bringing the leader to tears.
Cultivated meat and kashrut: What will the Kosher status be? - opinion
The question of the kosher status of cultivated meat products carries great significance for the future of kashrut and may lay the groundwork for entirely new precedents in this area.
High Court rules: Women can be on committee to select Chief Rabbi
The impact of the decision is yet to be seen: it does not mandate, but merely permits, the inclusion of women to be considered for the committee that selects Chief Rabbis and Chief Rabbinate Council.
Over 15 IDF soldiers pronounced dead in Gaza without bodies
Pronouncing a person’s death is one of the most sensitive, religiously complex issues faced by the Military Rabbinate.
