Chief rabbi
Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification
Under the law, official kashrut certificates may be issued by the Chief Rabbinate Council, authorized local rabbis, and, within the IDF, the Military Rabbinate.
Rights org. files complaint after Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yosef shames women for private mikveh use
Former Jerusalem chief rabbi Aryeh Stern dies at 81
Rabbinic diplomacy between Israel and US explored in new exhibition
Russian Chief Rabbi Lazar addresses Putin: 'No peace with terrorists'
Recalling the 80th anniversary of the Sobibor Nazi extermination camp uprising, Rabbi Lazar stressed the importance of resisting evil without compromise.
Israel's chief rabbi: Secular Jews have lower intelligence, are jealous of haredim
"They do not find satisfaction in life; everything is driven by the desires of this world," Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef said.
Court demands answers on chief rabbi's hate speech against LGBTQ, Reform Jews
The Jerusalem chief rabbi has blamed earthquakes on LGBTQ people and called Reform Jews "evil people."
50 Influential Jews: Sir Ephraim Mirvis - No. 31
The successor to the late Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, South Africa-born UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has been the leader of British Jewry for 10 years.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' avatar is teaching Israeli students in Hebrew
In the coming months, students will engage with the core teachings of Sacks, encompassing topics like Jewish identity, gratitude in prayer, and the broader purpose of life.
Letters to the Editor August 14, 2023: Concrete jungle
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is a 'truly perfect, gentle knight' - opinion
Sir Ephraim Mirvis is a chief rabbi with whom Britain and the Commonwealth can be well content. No one could be more worthy of elevation to knighthood.
Israel's Chief Rabbinate has become a hereditary monarchy - opinion
The position of chief rabbi, which has a ten-year tenure, has become a political tool and the province of members of a few elite families who monopolize it.
Shas are seeking to deepen their grip over state religious institutions - opinion
The state-religious infrastructure has been used systematically to build a political power base.
Israel's chief rabbi elections tainted by personal interests - opinion
Instead of passing laws that help the people and the nation, its members are focused on helping themselves, or in the case of the chief rabbinate, one of their brothers.
