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.
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Knesset advances bill expanding rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
Would-be converts must marry or leave partners, Knesset committee told
The practice has been called "coercive and unfair."
Haredi MKs advance legislation to expand rabbinical courts' jurisdiction
Gafni argues that the bill is a matter of multiculturalism and designed to allow religious Jews the right to chose their legal forum.
Rabbinical racket
There are quite a few municipal rabbis who do little in return for the monthly salary they receive from the state coffers.
A second woman receives divorce after not telling police about abuse
Conditions of divorce were ‘totally illegal,’ says legal scholar.
Rabbinical court tells Israeli woman 'no divorce' if she files rape complaint
Jewish law requires that a husband willingly agree to give a divorce and a wife willingly accept it for a divorce to be valid.
Divorce refusal to be considered when applying to be rabbinical judge
Having refused to give a divorce will not, however, automatically disqualify a candidate
Editorial: Freedom to love
Tying religion to the state invites the intervention of secular institutions, such as the Supreme Court or Knesset, to intervene in inherently religious matters.
A historic decision on female inclusion in rabbinical courts?
While a recent ruling by the High Court now permits women to head Israel's rabbinical court system, it doesn't actually mean a woman will get the job.
Compel the rabbinical courts to include women
It is inconceivable that, in a court that adjudicates for both men and women, only men are allowed to judge.
Women now have more rights in Rabbinical Courts, but more must be done
In an historic decision, the High Court ruled that a woman could be chosen for a high administrative post in the Rabbinical Courts.