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
Agunas are 'strangled' in abusive marriages - so they protested
"The pain in my heart is deep as I remain in a state of perpetual waiting," said Rivka, 41, one of the women featured on the posters in the protest.
Supermarket chain sued after chef’s Jewish status called into doubt
The Jewish status of a chef born in Ukraine and working in the ready food department of the Yochananof supermarket chain was challenged by the store’s kashrut supervisor due to his origin.
The Israeli government's ploy to prevent marriages through consulates
This is not just an issue that concerns Israelis, for it also concerns Diaspora Jewry.
High Court gives rabbinate 90 days for solution to women’s Halacha exams
The interim ruling comes following a petition by three NGOs to the court, which argued that women are discriminated against by the state since they cannot obtain the same qualifications as men.
The 9th of Av, 1920, the promise of return and our responsibility
We, exactly 100 years later, who are undergoing our own extended tumultuous period of the Three Weeks of mourning, must remember how far historically the Jewish people have come
It's time for Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to step up or step down
The government needs to present Yosef with a choice – either help or get out of the way.
Chief rabbi patronizes women studying halacha, says Reform Judaism is fake
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef casts aspersions on ability of women to learn advanced Jewish law, accuses women seeking state accreditation for Torah studies of ‘imitating Reform Judaism’
‘Aguna’ – a midcourse Jewish history correction
Anecdotes are not scientific research. But these and 100 others like them define the widely held communal paradigm regarding iggun. Let us extrapolate some views:
Rabbis with knives between their teeth are needed
How is it possible the religious parties have failed to inspire the majority of Israelis to feel closer to Judaism and to foster a greater appreciation for the Jewish way of living?
Court rules against Liberman, in favor of Jewishness DNA testing
In the majority decision, penned by Justice Neal Hendel, it was determined that the petition didn't present sufficient evidence proving that the rabbinate's actions were discriminatory.
