Chief rabbinate of israel
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.
Tzohar asks High Court to reject state's bid to void kashrut license
High Court sets Tuesday deadline in Tzohar kashrut-license dispute
Chief Rabbinate Council disputes Tzohar kashrut approval hours after authorization
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.
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.
The battle of forcing religious reform upon the government
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Religion and state reforms are not on the coalition’s agenda, but the High Court may bring them front and center once again.
Chief Rabbinate declines to revoke accreditation for disgraced rabbi Elon
Elon, who was convicted in 2013 of two counts of indecent assault by force against a minor, has instead committed not to seek appointment to a state-paid position until the age of legal retirement.
Head of Chief Rabbinate kashrut to be indicted for bribery
Rabbi allegedly took cash in return for bypassing supervision procedures
Israel's Chief Rabbi calls for public fast day amid coronavirus outbreak
For those who can't fast, Lau asked that they take on a "ta'anit dibur," a practice in which one abstains from all speech that does not concern Torah or prayer.
Is the Rabbinical Court’s best good enough?
The Rabbinical Court must set itself free to set the agunot free.
Kan forced to issue an apology by the Journalism ethics committee
After airing a report regarding the unreliable nature of Kosher certificates, Kan were told to issue and apology due to various inaccuracies found within the report.
New Rabbinate regulations to ease immigrant Jewish status verification
Publication of new regulations the result of more than half-a-decade of work to standardize Chief Rabbinate policy
THIS WEEK IN JERUSALEM: Mysterious cancellation
Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs
