Rabbi david stav

How has the role of rabbis in Israel changed since October 7?

Rabbis who are traditionally spiritual leaders in their communities have faced a whole new level of challenges from congregants and from the need to maintain their own spiritual balance post-Oct. 7.

 RABBIS AMIRIT ROSEN and David Goodman of Kehilat Moreshet Avraham in Jerusalem’s East Talpiot neighborhood
KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?

Shoham chief rabbi starts approving kosher supervisions outside his city

 HEAD OF the Tzohar rabbinical association Rabbi David Stav speaks at the Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference, October 12, 2021

‘Jews, Arabs, must focus on common values to foster coexistence’ says Rabbi David Stav

Rabbi David Stav

‘Restore faith of the Jewish people in the Diaspora in Israel’ says Rabbi Stav


Beit Hillel founder Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth dies at 50

"A brilliant scholar who connected Torah and action, love and awe… who worked with all his might to endear the Torah to Israeli society."

Beit Hillel founder Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth

Religious Zionists' attitude toward non-Orthodox is slowly evolving

“So if we want to strengthen mutual [Jewish] responsibility between the different parts of the [Jewish] people, the representatives of the different communities must meet in friendship and respect.”

Eliezer Melamed: Our intention is not to make them religious, but, rather, to fight assimilation and strengthen Jewish identity.

Yitzhak Yosef attacks Tzohar rabbis, says group employs female rabbi

Tzohar denies claim, accuses chief rabbi of slander and violating Jewish law in his attack.

Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at the Western Wall

Caucus calls for privatization of religious services

The new caucus is designed to keep such issues in the public eye, despite the conservative inclinations of coalition parties United Torah Judaism, Shas and Bayit Yehudi.

Yesh Atid MK Aliza Lavie

Rabbis in conflict over whether to kill wounded terrorists

Rabbis Eliyahu and Mutzafi rule terrorists should be killed at scene of attack, Rabbis Stav and Ariel rule not to harm assailants if incapacitated.

Scene of the ramming and stabbing attack in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Guela in Jeruslaem October 13, 2015

Liberman vows to help alternative conversion courts

Liberman also said he will discuss the matter with Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky, so that he will cooperate with the new courts, as well.

Yisrael Beytenu’s Avigdor Liberman

Rabbi Stav gets increased police protection following ‘threatening’ coverage of conversion issue

Sharansky: Chief Rabbinate trying to preserve monopoly.

Rabbi David Stav