Rabbinate
Law widening religious courts’ role in civil disputes sparks debate over choice, rights - analysis
Critics also challenge one of the law’s intended benefits of easing pressure on the civil courts, arguing that the state is instead giving an existing judicial body additional authority.
Shas fills local rabbi posts with loyalists, sidelining community choice - opinion
From tragedy to protection: The fight against agunah status - opinion
Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
Shas are seeking to deepen their grip over state religious institutions - opinion
The state-religious infrastructure has been used systematically to build a political power base.
Israel's chief rabbi elections tainted by personal interests - opinion
Instead of passing laws that help the people and the nation, its members are focused on helping themselves, or in the case of the chief rabbinate, one of their brothers.
Is Israel taking a page out of the Hungary and Poland playbook? - analysis
The makeup of the judicial selection committee is an issue that is still on the table, officials say.
Chief Rabbinate election delay bill passes first reading
According to Israeli law, the chief rabbis serve for 10 years, and religious councils for five years.
Ukrainians trying to convert to Judaism in Israel face Kafkaesque trials
Yael and Aaron Agpov from Ukraine had tried to convert to Judaism in 2022, but then the war broke out. This, plus Israel's Kafkaesque bureaucracy, thrust them into uncertainty.
Converting to Judaism in Israel is nearly impossible - ITIM report
The number applying for conversion in the last decade has been low but even among those who did apply, fewer than half were able to complete the process.
Jewish civil marriage group sees increase in ceremony requests
The group, which aims to help Israelis get married legally without the Rabbinate, believes political tensions have caused the increase in requests.
What's next for women's advanced halachic study in Israel?
When it comes to women’s halachic learning and certification, Israeli policy, legal reforms and communal acceptance all play a significant role
Why I refused to get a 'get' - Jewish rabbinical divorce - opinion
Why cause me further suffering and humiliation? Why was my conduct not enough to satisfy the Rabbinate that my divorce was justified?
Who is a Jew? 70% of Jewish Israelis say patrilineal descent doesn't count
The poll is the IDI's biennial statistical report and serves as an in-depth look at the balance between religion and state that is so central to Israel and Israeli society.
