Opposition takes aim at reforms to kosher supervision
Amendments designed to restore powers of Chief Rabbinate weakened by former Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana.
Amendments designed to restore powers of Chief Rabbinate weakened by former Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana.
As predicted, over the last few weeks the pace of the dissolution of this government has heated up with its demise expected shortly.Op-ed..
Israel's first chief rabbi: In the Torah, the Jews were told to eat matza two weeks before Pesach, so what is the real reason we eat matza?
Converts to Judaism write to Chief Rabbi Lau after he refuses to sign conversion certificates in fight against government conversion reform.
Those who 'convert' according to Kahana's law won't be recognized as Jews by vast majority of rabbis, warn Israel's chief rabbis.
Understanding and responding to the State of Israel 's Conversion reform Controversy. Op-ed.
Kahana condemns rabbis for failing to protest speech by Chief Rabbi, calls for an "end to divisive discourse."
About 1,000 rabbis to attend demonstration against Minister Matan Kahana's reforms to the kashrut and conversion systems.
Religious Affairs Minister: "Protesting is best use of one's citizenship rights; I have no problem with people protesting my policies."
If a Chief Rabbi, amid a conversion dispute, says he will not certify certain standards as a matter of conscience, I stand with him. Op-ed.
There are hundreds of thousands of non-Jewish Israelis not interested in a halakhic conversion or a lifestyle of any Torah observance.Op-ed.
"A Jew is someone who commits to Torah observance, regardless of any legislation the Knesset may pass."
Details of Chief Rabbinate's response to Tzohar petition to Supreme Court revealed. Tzohar dismisses allegations.
A demand addressed to MK Kalfon from a French immigrant.
Both of Israel's chief rabbis denounce abortion, make public appeal against the practice.
Yisrael Beytenu, Yesh Atid insist coalition agreements remove Chief Rabbinate entirely from authority over conversions.
Outline developed with senior Religious-Zionist rabbis, will enable tens of thousands of conversions of non-Jews of Jewish descent.
Former Supreme Court Justice Uri Shoham tells Religious Affairs Minister Chief Rabbi Yosef's opposition to kashrut reforms has gone too far.
Rabbi Shmuel David speaks out in favor of Minister Kahana's reforms: 'It is a pity the Chief Rabbinate did not respond or cooperate.;
To destroy Israel's kashrut system and undermine consumer confidence, it is hard to imagine a better plan than the proposed reforms. Op-ed.
Sephardic Chief Rabbi wrote to IDF Chief of Staff, citing repeated rulings on part of Chief Rabbinate forbidding ascent to the Mount.
'We will not cooperate with dismantling the Chief Rabbinate,' rabbis insist. 'Proposed reforms will lead to anarchy.'
The Chief Rabbinate has stripped a meatpacking plant of kosher status after finding numerous prohibited cuts of beef on the premises.
Leading rabbis say any reform to kashrut industry must be approved by the Chief Rabbinate.
Shas MK Uriel Busso slams reform for kosher supervision, demanding Religious Affairs Min. 'work together with the chief rabbis.'
Israel's Chief Rabbinate calls the free market for Kashrut supervision 'the end of Kashrut in Israel."
Reform MK accuses Chief Rabbi of "trying to prevent egalitarian prayer."
Conference of European Rabbis agrees to align European Jewish court with Israel's Chief Rabbinate, easing bureaucracy for immigrants.
Shas MK Moshe Arbel demands Chief Rabbinate act after woman dies from eating dairy at a kosher meat restaurant.
Blames 'power brokers' associated with Chief Rabbinate for allowing decision to go ahead.
Justice Esther Hayut refuses to hear new arguments against bringing leavened food into hospitals on Passover
Chief Rabbinical Council says calls for ordination exams for women are attempts to harm rabbinate as an institution.
Avigdor Liberman's party to submit bill to add greater diversity to the body which elects the chief rabbis.
Israeli Chief Rabbi David Lau talks about coronavirus restrictions, upcoming fast days, and whether synagogues will be open during holidays.
Torah from Israel's first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, Torah Luminary and iconic leader of Religious Zionism.
Rabbi Yitzhak Arazi, former head of kashrut imports at Chief Rabbinate, charged with receiving bribes to fast-track kashrut certificates.
Chief Rabbinate issues guidelines for Passover, says burning of chametz is banned this year, use of Zoom for seder not allowed.
Israeli Chief Rabbinate accepts position of late Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef that Ethiopian Beta Israel community are completely Jewish.
Restaurant which is open on Saturdays but does not violate Shabbat files appeal against rabbinate's decision not to grant certification.
Yisrael Beyteinu party submits Supreme Court petition to cancel DNA tests for immigrants from former Soviet Union to prove Jewishness.