Rabbinical court
Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
Critics have warned of the bill's democratic implications, including those involving women's rights, which may deepen the rift between the haredi and secular communities.
Rabbinical court chaos leaves Israelis trapped in a broken system - opinion
Ending violence against women starts with refusing to look away - opinion
Knesset advances bill expanding rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
Window open for moderate rabbinical court appointments, but no guarantees
There are currently six positions open on the 12 regional courts, as well as three or possibly four on the Supreme Rabbinical Court.
Enlarging Rabbinical Judges Selection Committee boosts standing - opinion
Increasing the number of voices on such an august panel to choose the next rabbinical judges will bolster the standing of the Rabbinical Courts, which should be important to us all.
Israel must change how Rabbinical Court judges are appointed - opinion
Appointments to the court must be carried out in a transparent manner, awarding the position to those who do not fear plumbing the depths of Jewish law.
The moral peril of Israel's 'Elkin law' - analysis
Why was it so critical for Elkin specifically to sit on the Selection Committee for Rabbinical Judges and not any other member of his party, the coalition, or the government?
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.
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.
Haredi MKs accuse coalition of advancing legislation for Elkin’s benefit
‘Why don’t they just write in the law that all the rabbinical judges will be appointed by Elkin?’ demands UTJ chairman MK Moshe Gafni.
In first, rabbinical court rules lawyers of get refusers can be sanctioned
Lawyers who hold up divorce proceedings as a bargaining tool can be sanctioned like the husbands, according to a new ruling on the matter.
‘Legislation on dayanim selection committee discriminates against men’
Legislation proposed by the government to change how women are selected to serve on the Selection Committee for Rabbinical Judges would mean that no more men could be appointed now.
Take politics out of Israel's religious courts - opinion
Part of the reason that Rabbinical Courts have fallen out of favor is that some of the judges are not in step with modern sensibilities.
