David Lau
Chief Rabbi Lau: Ethiopian Christian missionaries infiltrating Israel, end aliyah initiative
It is "time to treat applicants from Ethiopia the same as anyone who applies from anywhere else in the world," said Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel David Lau.
Grapevine, April 19, 2024: A sad Seder
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau calls for slain Palestinian convert to be buried in Jewish grave
Rabbinate releases instructions for keeping Shabbat during wartime
Chief Rabbi of Israel Lau arrives in Cyprus
The trip is slated to include a rabbinical conference with local rabbis arranged by the Chief Rabbinate of Cyprus where Lau will participate in a question and answers session on Jewish law.
Israel's chief rabbis call for rally to pray for Ukraine at the Western Wall
"The sorrow and pain of the Jews of Ukraine touched the hearts of all Jews around the world," Israel's chief rabbis wrote in a letter.
Chief Rabbi Lau suspends rabbinical judge for not getting COVID vaccine
‘Someone who does not fulfill command [of protecting life] rejects the good which God granted his world and possibility of getting out of the distress caused by the coronavirus,’ said chief rabbi.
Chief Rabbi Lau suspends rabbinical judge for not getting COVID vaccine
‘Someone who does not fulfill command [of protecting life] rejects the good which God granted his world and possibility of getting out of the distress caused by the coronavirus,’ said chief rabbi.
Chief Rabbi Lau suspends rabbinical judge for refusing COVID vaccine
‘Someone who does not fulfill command [of protecting life] rejects the good which God granted his world and possibility of getting out of the distress caused by the coronavirus,’ said chief rabbi.
Rivlin spoke on the phone with Chief Rabbi David Lau over Sukkot
"Your position, like a fortified wall, defending the health and the instructions among all Israel is an example of leadership.”
Chief Rabbi: COVID-19 patients can't fast on Tisha B'Av, shorten prayer
"To our sorrow, the plague is intensifying and we need heavenly mercy," wrote Lau.
Govt allows synagogues to open with limit of 50 worshipers
Decision comes following call by Chief Rabbi David Lau to PM to allow return to synagogues
Israel's Chief Rabbi calls for public fast day amid coronavirus outbreak
For those who can't fast, Lau asked that they take on a "ta'anit dibur," a practice in which one abstains from all speech that does not concern Torah or prayer.
Chief Rabbi Lau: Prayer services must be fewer than 100 worshipers
He insists that adhering to Health Ministry guidelines to combat the spread of coronavirus is a religious obligation.
Liberman files High Court petition demanding end to rabbinate's DNA tests
“It is outrageous to hear that only immigrants from the former Soviet Union are suspected time after time by the rabbinical courts that they are ‘non-Jews’,” said Liberman.
