Rabbinate
Popular Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon marries partner Ella Lusa at age 86
The couple reportedly first met on Facebook, after Lusa sent Gaon a message as a fan of his work. The two began talking on Skype, eventually met in person, and started dating.
Surging LGBTQ enrollment in Jewish seminaries signals ‘astounding’ shift in US rabbinate
First-ever empirical study of US rabbinate finds ‘shortage’ is more about fit than numbers
High Court stands firm, denies Chief Rabbinate’s bid to block women from religious exams
The rabbinate must be reformed to be more welcoming - editorial
The rabbinate has become a restricted club of only one sector of Israeli society, and attempts to diversify it are met with strong opposition.
Religious Services Minister plans law to exempt rabbis from political comments restrictions
Minister Matan Kahana's comments were criticized since municipal chief rabbis are in effect never subject to disciplinary procedures despite gross violations of the regulations.
Food in Israel - How is private supervision different from a rabbinical one?
So many customers – whether private or owners of a business – feel so tired of the Rabbinate and its rules.
Conservative movement publicly lists rabbis it has expelled and suspended
The decision to publish a list of expelled and suspended rabbis comes as the Conservative movement — along with other Jewish denominations — grapples with how to handle ethical failures by clergy.
Religious services minister backs marriage alternative outside of rabbinate
Religious Services Minister Matan Kahan expressed support for an alternative form of marriage outside the rabbinate.
Majority of religious-Zionists oppose gov't kashrut reforms - poll
The Knesset committee has begun its deliberations on government kashrut reforms.
Municipal chief rabbis serve decades, average pension age
The longest-serving municipal chief rabbi has held his office for the last 64 years.
What do mamzerim have to face in Israel?
The mamzer status not only prevents people from marrying in Israel, but puts children at serious risk of abuse. Meet the organization working to change this.
New Hope says Likud forcing Hauser to leave hospital to vote
This is not the first time the Likud has refused to abstain from voting to force a coalition MK to show up straight from the hospital.
Kahana’s kashrut reforms get rabbinical backing
Senior religious-Zionist rabbis back end to Chief Rabbinate monopoly, after hardline rabbis opposed the measures.
