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Chief rabbi calls for protection of mosques, churches and synagogues after attacks
“Just as we demand full protection for synagogues and for Jewish lives, so too we reject any harm to mosques, churches, and all houses of prayer...and all religious violence," Rabbi Bar wrote.
Israel’s chief rabbis protest planned Shabbat public transportation
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits Monaco Jewish community
Baku Sephardic rabbi visits Knesset, highlights Azerbaijan commitment to Jewish community security
Israeli chief rabbis: Don’t overrule Moscow’s chief rabbi
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt is currently in Israel but is overseeing his community from afar. Israel's chief rabbis wrote to Russian Jewish authorities to keep it that way.
UK chief rabbi wrote unique prayer for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
In February, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.
Court bars chief rabbi from appointing judges - report
The decision was motivated by Lau's recent move to promote his brother-in-law to a senior post in the Jerusalem Regional Court.
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine chief rabbi to Russian rabbis: Stop the war
"All those who are indifferent, who agree in silence or not in silence, are partners in crime, in a war crime! A crime against humanity!"
Shoham chief rabbi starts approving kosher supervisions outside his city
Rabbi David Stav, who is both the chief rabbi of Shoham and the chair of Tzohar has begun acting in that role, becoming the first municipal rabbi to publicly do so in the context of the new reforms.
The kosher conundrum: Who should have oversight?
On the observance of our kashrut laws there should never be a compromise, but who has oversight is up for debate.
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.
The rabbinate must be reformed to be more welcoming - editorial
The rabbinate has become a restricted club of only one sector of Israeli society, and attempts to diversify it are met with strong opposition.
Religious Services Minister plans law to exempt rabbis from political comments restrictions
Minister Matan Kahana's comments were criticized since municipal chief rabbis are in effect never subject to disciplinary procedures despite gross violations of the regulations.
Majority of religious-Zionists oppose gov't kashrut reforms - poll
The Knesset committee has begun its deliberations on government kashrut reforms.
