Israeli rabbinate
Rabbinate seeks retrial on ruling allowing women to take exams, blames 'halachic noncompliance'
The Rabbinate's argument rested on what it presented as firm halachic noncompliance with women taking the exams, as certain topics covered therein are prohibited by nature.
Israelis want civil marriage, to break rabbinic monopoly in new Tu B'Av poll
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
American Jewish converts ‘hurt’ and ‘humiliated’ by conversion bill
"Israel’s latest conversion bill is only a more institutionalized manifestation of this social discomfort."
The future of Judaism is at stake
The current crisis is important not only because of what happens at the Western Wall and the relations between Israel and American Jewry, but because the very nature of Judaism is being undermined.
Vatican names first Israeli rabbi as adviser
Two rabbis, including Israeli Abraham Steinberg, join the Vatican's Pontifical Academy advisory committee.
In stinging blow to Diaspora Jewry, government reneges on Western Wall deal
Cabinet also approves conversion law giving sole power to Chief Rabbinate.
Rabbinate seeking lawyers to fight Western Wall changes
The government decided to allow women to pray in the Western Wall alone and alongside men, yet no such section is open; Chief Rabbinate demands right to speak for itself in court.
JPost Editorial: Crime and no punishment
The mother’s anguish was not only directed at religious hypocrisy.
An independent kashrut system takes shape
Hashgacha Pratit’s supervision is increasingly in demand, but Heaven forbid anyone use the ‘K-word’
In Israeli first, divorce refuser to face criminal prosecution
Husband in question has refused to give a divorce for 17 years and has sat in jail for most of that time.
Kashrut supervision so bad ‘public is being misled,’ watchdog report says
Several supervisors found to be 'working' for 24 hrs a day, one was allocated 27 hours of supervision work daily.
Local rabbinates overcharged NIS 5m. a year for mikve use
Court rules in favor of class-action suit; fines offenders NIS 230,000.
