Chief Rabbi David Lau

Chief Rabbi election must be held by September 30, High Court rules

The state has two chief rabbis, one Sephardic and the other Ashkenazi. The previous rabbis were Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef and Rabbi David Lau.

A court hearing on the government's drafting of yeshiva students for the IDF, at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaks during the funeral of Yehuda Deri, the chief rabbi of Beersheba, in Jerusalem, July 9, 2024

New interim chief rabbi appointed, previous resigned over inclusion of female rabbis

 END OF AN ERA: Israel’s two chief rabbis conclude their tenure, leaving their positions vacant. (Dalle-E)

Editor's Notes: Chief rabbis retire but did anybody notice?

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau (left) and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: The silence of our two chief rabbis is thunderously indicative of the abject state of these once meaningful and relevant positions, the writer argues.

Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections


Chief Rabbi of Israel hosts Simchat Beit HaShuava in Sheba hospital

During the evening, the happy volunteers of Rachashei Lev played and sang. The rabbi danced with the sick, blessed them and recited Torah words.

 A Simchat Beit HaShuava event took place in the Sukkah of the "Rahashei Lev"(heart murmurs) organization at the Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, in which children with cancer participated in songs and dances, together with the Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau

Grapevine October 14 2022: The call of Bahrain

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef share a humorous moment in the rabbi’s sukkah.

Court bars chief rabbi from appointing judges - report

The decision was motivated by Lau's recent move to promote his brother-in-law to a senior post in the Jerusalem Regional Court.

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau.

Letters to the Editor January 5, 2021: On our own

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Letters to the Editor January 3. 2022: On his knees

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Sexual abuse won't end if we don't stand with victims - editorial

What we are seeing in Israel is a wave of sexual assault within every corner of society, no matter the religion or the level of observance.

Abuse of minors.

Chief Rabbi David Lau must resign - editorial

Judaism, the beautiful religion upon which this state is built, is being warped by these political shenanigans.

 Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau attends a ceremony of the Israeli police for the Jewish new year at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem on September 5, 2021.

Chief rabbi slammed for Walder shiva call urges victims to speak out

Chief Rabbi David Lau was criticized for visiting the Chaim Walder funeral, Israeli haredi author accused by dozens of women of sexual abuse and rape.

 Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau attends a ceremony of the Israeli police for the Jewish new year at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem on September 5, 2021.

Chief Rabbi Lau threatens to stop approving conversions if reform passes

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman threatened to remove the chief rabbi if he stopped approving conversions.

Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau.

Chief Rabbi Lau visits shiva of alleged rapist Chaim Walder

Lau was photographed in a tent that was set up outside the Walder home for the shiva. 

 CHIEF ASHKENAZI Rabbi David Lau.