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
Can remote civil marriage break the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly?
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: The decision could have wide-ranging implications, including opening an additional loophole for same-sex marriages and other legally disputed unions.
Israeli court decision recognizes marriages performed in Utah by video
Hundreds of couples got married in Utah through Zoom about a year and a half ago and waited for a legal decision on the issue.
There are more than 50 Orthodox egalitarian minyanim in Israel - Hadar
“There are currently about 50 halachicly committed communities in Israel, and are on the continuum of gender equality,” Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein, President of Hadar in Israel, said.
Are Israel's kashrut, conversion reforms moving forward?
While the State of Israel in 2022 may not yet be fully redeemed, these words do provide a certain sense of optimism and renewal.
Why isn’t this Orthodox Jewish-Ukranian family considered Jewish in Israel?
Yael and Aaron Agpov look like your average Orthodox family but had to face off against Israeli bureaucracy because they weren't recognized as Jewish and could immigrate to Israel.
Women's fates should not be held by men - opinion
When a Jewish woman wants to get divorced, she has to face a panel of three men who hold her future in their hands.
Save the rabbinate from Israel and Israelis from the rabbinate - opinion
There has never been a central, monopolist authority over conversions (or any other religious function) in Jewish history, nor does it exist in the present outside of Israel.
Chief Rabbi Lau threatens to stop approving conversions if reform passes
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman threatened to remove the chief rabbi if he stopped approving conversions.
Mahanayim rosh yeshiva expresses support for Kahana's conversion reform
The rosh yeshiva of Mahanayim expressed support for Matan Kahana's plan to reform the conversion system in Israel.
Jerusalem Rabbinate chairman dismissed by Matan Kahana
The professional head of the Jerusalem Rabbinate has been accused of improper behavior in a series of incidents, highlighted by municipal comptroller reports.
