Israeli rabbinate
Israelis want civil marriage, to break rabbinic monopoly in new Tu B'Av poll
When asked which way they would like their children to marry, assuming all options were available, only 50% of Israeli Jews chose an Orthodox marriage.
New interim chief rabbi appointed, previous resigned over inclusion of female rabbis
Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections
Arye Deri and his party threaten Israeli democracy - comment
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.
A civil argument against civil marriage - opinion
Unfortunately, allowing civil marriage, here, would open a Pandora’s Box that promises nothing but trouble.
Why isn’t this Orthodox Jewish-Ukranian family considered Jewish in Israel?
Yael and Aaron Agpov look like your average Orthodox family but had to face off against Israeli bureaucracy because they weren't recognized as Jewish and could immigrate to Israel.
Municipal chief rabbis serve decades, average pension age
The longest-serving municipal chief rabbi has held his office for the last 64 years.
Jerusalem restaurants excited for potential new kashrut rules
“When you don’t have competition, I think it’s bad for business,” Crave co-owner Tzvi Maller said, speaking about the potential kashrut trust-bust proposed in the Knesset on Tuesday.
It's time for Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to step up or step down
The government needs to present Yosef with a choice – either help or get out of the way.
New Rabbinate regulations to ease immigrant Jewish status verification
Publication of new regulations the result of more than half-a-decade of work to standardize Chief Rabbinate policy
Amb. Dermer forms group of rabbis to bypass established organizations
"The convening rabbis will conduct a dialogue and cooperate with the Jews of Israel on issues pertaining to the entire Jewish people.
Is the Chief Rabbinate becoming obsolete?
What happens when Israelis wish to act outside the confines of Jewish law, or according to an interpretation that differs from that of the conservative Chief Rabbinate?
Israelis marry less through rabbinate, cohabit more -survey
Some 88,000 couples live together without being married, including 83,000 couples where at least one partner is formally recognized as being Jewish.
Rabbinate says convicted sex offender Moti Elon may be barred
Rabbi Moti Elon was convicted by the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2013 of two counts of indecent assault by force against a minor.
