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.
New interim chief rabbi appointed, previous resigned over inclusion of female rabbis
Editor's Notes: Chief rabbis retire but did anybody notice?
Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections
Rabbi Lau, Rabbi Kanievsky: Avinu Malkeinu prayer should be said daily
"We are going through difficult days, and even doctors aren't finding a cure or medicine and understand that we have nothing to rely on but our Father in Heaven."
Half a million people take part in mass online prayer against coronavirus
Chief Rabbi of Safed Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: coronavirus pandemic shows that however important world economy is, it cannot trample other values
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.
Agunah not consulted in failed attempt to obtain divorce by burial delay
No formal case was opened by Chief Rabbi Lau or Supreme Rabbinical Court judge Rabbi Aharon Katz through which to conduct an agreement with the divorce refuser’s family members.
Man refusing religious divorce for his wife cries ‘fake news’
Kin says in the video that neither Lau nor anyone from the chief rabbinate contacted him nor did he or his family place a deposit to insure the get.
Chief Rabbi prevents 10-year-divorce refuser from burying his mother
“This is the most severe case of Agunah for over a ten years in which the husband totally refuses to allow his wife to continue her life."
Grandfather to IDF: Make prayer for soldiers' welfare for females, too
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau told the grandfather that his request would be evaluated by the Chief Rabbinate.
Grapevine: Feting Jerusalem
FOR MAYOR Moshe Lion, Jerusalem Day activities began on Thursday of last week and continued for several days.
Celebrations staged for Day of Liberation and Rescue from Nazi Germany
Thousands of people around the world took part in ceremonies this year marking the Hebrew date for the end of the Second World War in Europe and the surrender of Nazi Germany.
