Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi

Nepotism and Cronyism: It's All in the Family

Hareidi victory

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, Rabbi David Lau Victorious

A body of 150 rabbis and public figures voted today to elect the two new Chief Rabbis of Israel. Zionist candidates failed.

Chief Rabbinate: Career or Calling

Senior Shas Rabbi Attacks Religious Zionists as ‘Amalek’

Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett slammed Shas leaders Sunday after a sermon in which a senior rabbi called religious Zionists 'Amalek.'

The Elections for Chief Rabbi:

A7 Talks to Rabbi Yaakov Shapira, Candidate for Chief Rabbi

"The existence of a Chief Rabbinate in a Jewish state is a sanctification of G-d's name," says the head of Merkaz Harav to A7.

Rabbi Stav: I was 'Shocked' by Rabbi Ovadia's Attack

Candidate for Chief Rabbi tells Arutz Sheva: "My first reaction was, what does G-d want from me? I decided not to respond.”

An Educator's Look at the Chief Rabbinate