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Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections

The Religious Services Ministry failed to hold elections in time to reinstate the tenure of chief rabbis.

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau (left) and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: The silence of our two chief rabbis is thunderously indicative of the abject state of these once meaningful and relevant positions, the writer argues.
 Al Jazeera presenter Abdelkader Aiad works during a live newscast at a studio, in Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2024.

Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief on shutting site in Israel: 'There are no security reasons'

 Israeli couple tries to smuggle iPhones into country to avoid taxation

Beersheba couple attempts smuggling 173 iPhones into Israel, arrested

 ORN AND raised in Jerusalem, 48-year-old Dana Shemesh has been Israel's top female professional bodybuilder for almost two decades.

Israeli bodybuilder Dana Shemesh back and as good as ever


Calderon and Rivlin launch financial planning project as part of shmita observance

The course will also help such families clarify their debt situation and make financial plans for the repayment of such debts.

President Reuven Rivlin

Police deny reports that Arab man was seriously wounded during east Jerusalem riot

Bus driver hospitalized after rock attack outside Old City * Over 40,000 Muslims pray without incident on Temple Mount Friday following lifting of age restrictions

Police gather in the capital’s Isawiya neighborhood to prevent riots in the flash-point area.

Education Ministry unveils new yearly program to address racism and incitement

The plan is an expansion on the lessons and activities conducted at the opening of the school year in the aftermath of Operation Protective Edge

 Students at Hadassah college

Glick's health improves enough to phone Knesset Speaker

Edelstein told the Knesset: "I wanted to share my joy with you first. A moment ago, I walked out to talk with Yehuda Glick, who has been breathing on his own for two hours now."

Yehuda Glick

Police arrest suspect in cold case murder of Jerusalem teen in 1998

The suspect's DNA was extracted from a sample of his spit on the sidewalk.

Crime scene [illustrative]

Freedom of the press

Too many who should know better are quick to curtail freedom of the press out of narrow political considerations.

A VENDOR sells newspapers in South Africa.

Standing against anti-Semitism in South Africa

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies has laid several complaints with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), as well as criminal charges.

South Africans show their support for Israel.

Committee approves KKL-JNF revenue transfer

"The sums that KKL-JNF will pass to the state will allow the advancement of national projects," said Lapid.

KKL-JNF Helps Chile Deal with the Gall Wasp Pest 758x530

Exclusive: Sharansky personally asked MKs to support Jewish conversion reform bill

Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky personally lobbied MKs to support conversion reform, according to a letter obtained by The Jerusalem Post Sunday.

Natan Sharansky

**Scientists identify the signature of an aging brain**

Dry roasting could trigger peanut allergy

A scientist looks through a microscope