Chief rabbinate of israel

Parashat Vayechi: Keeping Israel Jewish – without coercion

We should value democracy, safeguard it within Israeli society, and participate actively wherever we reside, cherishing the liberties and dignity it secures.

EXPRESSING SUPPORT for separation of church and state.
DESPITE BEING fully recognized by the Chief Rabbinate, many Orthodox converts are living in legal and social limbo, denied citizenship, as they face systemic bureaucracy and discrimination at the Interior Ministry. Here, women pray at the Western Wall.

Recognized by the rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in legal limbo over Israeli citizenship

SUPREME COURT Justice Noam Sohlberg attends a ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers whose burial place is unknown at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on March 6.

Rabbinate seeks retrial on ruling allowing women to take exams, blames 'halachic noncompliance'

 Women studying at Matan Women's Institute for Torah Studies in Jerusalem.

A small and insufficient victory: Female Torah scholars - opinion


Religion is not a political tool - editorial

It is time to stop the politicization of our religion. 

THE CHIEF Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem.

Women's ritual baths closed by Jerusalem chief rabbi due to 'promiscuity'

Closing women’s mikvahs due to promiscuity and not men’s was a form of illegal gender-based discrimination and violated laws regarding freedom of religion. 

A new mikveh ritual bath in the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion, West Bank, November 6, 2019.

Public supports gov't religious reforms, liberalization - survey

On issues surrounding kashrut, conversion, and ultra-Orthodox education, the majority of the Jewish public support liberalization of the former and a tougher stance on the latter.

Kashrut certificate in Jerusalem, July 21, 2021.

Matan Kahana's holy war against the religious establishment

A showdown over kashrut regulation signals a historic counterattack in the conflict between ultra-Orthodoxy and modern Orthodoxy.

 Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana is a former IAF fighter pilot.

Rabbinical rebellion as dozens of rabbis vow not to recognize conversions

Chief Rabbis, Council of Chief Rabbinate, senior conservative religious-Zionist rabbis denounce govt proposals, vow to oppose them.

Chief rabbis gathered to discuss reforms to the conversion and kashrut system

Bennett can liberate Israel from haredi chains on religion - opinion

After 73 years of statehood, Israel still does not provide full rights to all of its citizens. Over 300,000 citizens live here but can't get married.

 ARTEM DOLGOPYAT soars through the air in Tokyo to an historic gold medal for Israel.

Letting Dolgopyat marry leads to the end of the Jewish identity - opinion

As MK Arye Deri (Shas) said: ”Winning a medal, doesn’t make him Jewish.”

 ARTEM DOLGOPYAT, who won gold in men’s Gymnastics at Tokyo’s Olympics Games, poses with his coach Sergei Vaisburg, as he is welcomed upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

Time to root out Rabbinate, Hamas racketeering against Israel - opinion

From the Chief Rabbinate to Hamas, and from the Negev to the Temple Mount, it is time to break the syndicates that undermine Israeli sovereignty and governance.

 THE SITE where 5 vehicles were burned last month at the Vered Hagalil Holiday Village lot near Korazim, next to the Sea of Galilee. Police suspect this was a deliberate arson by criminals who extort protection fees from businesses in the North.

Israel won't let Olympic gold medalist Dolgopyat marry

Artem Dolgopyat, Israeli Olympic gold medalist, is not Jewish according to Jewish law and would therefore not be allowed to legally marry in Israel.

 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Men's Floor Exercise - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021.

High Court bans Chief Rabbinate mandatory Jewish status investigations

Relatives of individuals put on marriage blacklists have been forced to undergo Jewish status investigations by the Chief Rabbinate, and their personal status data used without authorization.

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020