Chief Rabbinate Council

Special rabbinical resolution:

'Thank President Trump who defends our land and the world'

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Council thanked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF soldiers, and US President Donald Trump for their role during the war.

Clash erupts in Chief Rabbinate

A heated dispute broke out in the Chief Rabbinate Council over kosher certification authority, as Chief Rabbi Ber accused Director General Yehuda Cohen of acting independently, prompting calls for his resignation.

From the Israeli Chief Rabbinate Council:

The unbroken light of Am Yisrael - a message to world Jewry

When darkness strikes one corner of the Jewish world, the shadows are felt in the heart of every single Jew globally. Your pain is deeply, personally our pain.

Rabbi Yehuda Deri, Rabbi of Be'er Sheva, passed away at 66

Rabbi Yehuda Deri OBM was a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council and brother of Shas Chairman Arye Deri. He wrote dozens of books on Jewish law and theology.

Rabbinate member to US Amb.

'Sanctions on Netzah Yehuda will increase anti-Semitism'

Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz sent a letter to Ambassador Jack Lew petitioning the US plan to impose sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda battalion.

Lessons to be learned from Rivka, especially in times of war

Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz, a member of The Chief Rabbinate Council of Israel, tells what we can learn from the Matriarch Rivka.

Chief Rabbinical Council decree: conversion bill a rift for Jews

The Chief Rabbinical Council and Rabbi Drukman discuss the conversion and kashrut outlines of Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana.

Agreement between Jewish Home, haredi parties

Jewish Home, haredi parties agree to support incumbents during upcoming Chief Rabbinate Council elections.

Rabbis Weiss and Angel's accusations against the Chief Rabbinate

Will leading rabbis be exempted from rabbinic ordination exams?

Chief Rabbinate aims to reinstate 'Torah scholars' exemption from standard Rabbinate exams.

Jewish Home Minister: Fewer permits to work on Shabbat

Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel meets with Chief Rabbinate Council, calls on other ministers to cut number of permits to work on Shabbat.

Chief Rabbis discuss criteria for recognizing Diaspora rabbis

The Chief Rabbinate Council met to discuss the criteria for recognizing marriage, divorce and conversions performed by Diaspora rabbis.

Chief Rabbinate: No compromises on holiness of Shabbat

Chief Rabbis publish special statement following brouhaha over Israel Railways construction on Shabbat. 'We are not like other nations.'

Chief Rabbinate criticizes Kotel Rabbi

Chief Rabbinate Council implicitly criticizes Rabbi Rabinowitz for promoting the government’s outlined division of Kotel.

Rabbinate: Mothers will pay child support, too

Council of Chief Rabbinate in revolutionary decision says child support law must conform with modern reality.

Chief Rabbi Condemns Murder: 'Not the Way of the Torah'

Rabbi Lau sharply condemns murder of Arab teen after confessions made, calls on Arab leaders to stop escalation of violence.

Religion Meets Politics as New Chief Rabbinate Council Sworn In

Fourteen new members sworn into Chief Rabbinate Council amid calls for national unification, criticism of new "Tzohar" law.

Nepotism and Cronyism: It's All in the Family

Chief Rabbi Declares War on Funding Reform 'Rabbis'

Rav Shlomo Amar: can such a decision be made without consulting the Council of the Chief Rabbinate?