Israeli rabbinate
Rabbinate seeks retrial on ruling allowing women to take exams, blames 'halachic noncompliance'
The Rabbinate's argument rested on what it presented as firm halachic noncompliance with women taking the exams, as certain topics covered therein are prohibited by nature.
Israelis want civil marriage, to break rabbinic monopoly in new Tu B'Av poll
New interim chief rabbi appointed, previous resigned over inclusion of female rabbis
Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections
Allegations of ‘cronyism’ in Bayit Yehudi over rabbinical appointment process
Bayit Yehudi MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli is strongly lobbying for a candidate who is the brother of her parliamentary aide.
Police find evidence of systematic falsifications by Haifa Rabbinate
The police said on Wednesday that it had investigated two Haifa Rabbinate employees, one of them a senior figure, on suspicion of fraud and breach of trust.
Convert still Jewish says Supreme Rabbinical Court
A woman whose conversion was invalidated by the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court 30 years after she converted had her appeal on the ruling upheld today by the Supreme Rabbinical Court.
Analysis: Unyielding religious establishment threatens to be its own undoing
Slowly but surely, the conflict between democratic rights, and the legally enshrined monopoly of one Jewish denomination over religious life in Israel is being chipped away.
Conversion victory
We recommend that the present government maintain that policy of keeping the question of “Who is a Jew” out of the hands of a bunch of ultra-conservative, politically connected rabbis.
Will Israel split from the Rabbinate? 75% of Israeli Jews want civil divorce
Overwhelming majority of non-haredi Jews support the move, both on the right and left of the political spectrum.
Rabbinical court jails father for supporting son’s divorce refusal
Tel Aviv judges conclude wealthy parents are "active figures" in disabled wife’s "captivity."
Chief Rabbinate in fierce attack on Reform, Conservative movements
As well as its bitter criticism of the Reform and Conservative Movements, the chief rabbinate also protested that it was not consulted on agreement to create prayer section at Western Wall.
NGO to host 'post-nup signing party' for those who missed out on 'pre-nup'
The purpose of the event is to underline the importance of eradicating the phenomenon of divorce refusal.
Parshat Tetzaveh – Holiness and beauty
The prevalent opinion is that holiness requires a purely spiritual expression that has no real place in the material world. But we can clearly say that this position does not stem from Jewish sources.