Rabbinical Courts

Former Chief Rabbi against secular permissiveness

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef tells about a case he presided over as Dayan of High Rabbinical court, when he severely reprimanded a mother for the secular education she gave her daughter.

Footage from the battlefield:

Rabbinical judge takes out terrorists with grenade

Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court Judge and Givati soldier, Avraham Zarbiv, threw a hand grenade at terrorists in Khan Yunis and killed them.

Honenu director sues for claims about meeting with Netanyahu

Shmuel Medad, founder of Honenu, is suing journalist Uri Blau for reporting that Medad pretended his daughter was a hostage.

Senior rabbinical judge confirmed murdered in shooting attack

Among those murdered this morning was Rabbi Elimelech Wasserman, one of the foremost rabbinical judges in Israel.

Berlin:

Rabbinical court rules against man accused of inappropriate acts

Rabbinical court rules Berlin rabbi accused of sexual misconduct should not hold positions of authority.

Sheinberg's move to Katzrin:

Rabbinic Court: Basis for admitting sex offender into community

Without naming Sheinberg, judges published the steps a sex offender must take to be re-admitted into the 'faith community'.

For the first time ever:

Female get refuser imprisoned

Estranged wife has refused to accept religious divorce for years, despite sanctions & penalties.

46 get refusers in Israel - both men & women

New data shows rabbinical courts much faster at concluding divorce cases than secular courts.

Jerusalem court issues nonbinding injunction on Hungary gov't

Jerusalem rabbinical court orders Hungary to freeze funding temporarily for feuding Jewish groups.

Overruling a rabbi

What happens if a rabbi's halakhic decision is overturned by a rabbinical court?

How legislation led to 80 women being freed from agunah status

Israeli rabbinical courts can now impose sanctions on get refusers from abroad, if they visit Israel.

Court allows publication of female get-refuser's details

In first, Israeli rabbinical court allows publication of female get-refuser's details. 'I did nothing wrong,' woman claims.

Arabs who insist on a Rabbinical Court?

Rabbi Ido Rechnitz tells Arutz Sheva what happens when an Arab wants to be judged according to Jewish law.

New blog explains rabbinical court process and decisions

Beth Din of America launches first-in-the-nation blog dedicated to explaining rabbinical court process and decisions.

Is cheating wife entitled to half of her husband's home?

Supreme Court grants additional hearing after women's groups protest ruling denying unfaithful wife half of husband's previously-owned home.

97% of rabbinical court Jewishness vetting declared as Jewish

Rabbinical Courts Jewish Studies Director Rabbi Eliyahu Maimon: 'In recent years, some 55,000 people brought into Israel.'

Woman named judicial assistant to an Israeli rabbinical court

After two years of fighting, first female judicial assistant appointed to rabbinical court.

Rabbinical courts:

Conservative rabbi married a 'mamzer'

Courts assert the reason for interrogation of Conservative rabbi in Haifa was that he married a 'mamzer,' in violation of halakha and law.

Violence in Rabbinical Court

During hearing in Netanya Rabbinical Court, husband strikes lawyer representing his wife slapping her in face. He was detained by police.

First Time ever:

Rabbinical Courts to strike tomorrow

Employees of Rabbinical Courts to stage partial strike for first time in Israel's history.

'They love to hate the courts'

Deputy Defense Minister says rabbinic courts working diligently and faithfully to help women whose husbands refuse to grant a divorce.

Israel to promote solution for 'chained-wives' around the world

Israeli rabbinical courts granted authority to rule in cases of 'chained wives' even if neither spouse is an Israeli citizen.

Married and divorced under a false identity

Man stole brother's ID card, married and divorced as his brother in order to avoid fines and debts and revealing he had a disease.

'Father finds himself in kafkaesque situation'

Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court rules woman who filed false complaint against husband should lose alimony.

The silent tragedy of men who suffer from recalcitrant wives

Rabbinical courts pride themselves on helping women chained to recalcitrant husbands - but what about the men chained to recalcitrant wives?

MK Michaeli calls for a female rabbi for every town

The Knesset Law committee discussed the issue of appointing a woman as director-general of the rabbinical courts. Feminist MK went farther.

Sanctions for get refusers to be increased

The Knesset approved a law implementing additional sanctions against men who refuse to grant wives a get (halakhic divorce).

High Court: Supporters of divorce refusal will be penalized

The High Court rejected a petition by a father who persuaded his son to refuse a divorce to his wife and was penalized by Rabbinical Court.

'You talk of judicial pluralism only for yourselves'

Knesset plenum approves bill granting rabbinical courts power to arbitrate civil law cases. MK Elazar Stern slams rabbinical courts.

Bill to restore authority of rabbinical courts advances

Ministerial Committee endorses bill to restore authority to rabbinical courts to serve as arbitrators in cases involving civil law.

Recalcitrant husband takes Rabbis to court over shaming

Rabbinical Court ordered shaming of Oded Gez who refused to give his wife a divorce.

Religious courts chief: Give rabbis bachelor's degrees

Rabbi Shimon Jacoby is demanding the academic recognition of rabbinical licenses. "These highly-educated people...can only help the public."

Three religious Zionist judges appointed to Supreme Court

Nine judges - including three from religious Zionist movement - appointed to Supreme Rabbinical Court.

Israel's Trump conversion row raises concerns among US Jews

Leading American Jewish organization expresses concern over Israel's religious court system following rejection of rabbi's conversions.

Rabbis call for Ivanka Trump conversion to be recognized

Beit Hillel, group of modern Orthodox rabbis, criticizes rejection of Ivanka Trump conversion, warns of potential consequences.

Shaked: 'Don't lecture me on need for Zionist judges'

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked responds to rabbinical, women's groups concerned about too much haredi control over rabbinical courts.

Shaked: New Rabbinical Court 'A Revolution for Israel'

A new era in religious adjudication has begun with the selection of new rabbinical judges, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said.

Rabbinical Judges Chip in for Chained Woman

A woman sobbed that she couldn't afford what it would cost to get divorced – and the rabbis opened their wallets.

Sources: Chief Rabbinate to Again Oversee Conversion

Haredi party sources said Sunday that they had reached an agreement with the Likud on rolling back recently approved rules on conversion.

MK Chetboun: Rabbinical Judges Faced with Impossible Task

Chetboun's 'Judges Law' to go before Ministerial Committee on Legislation: 'We cannot blame judges; we do not give them tools to work.'

High Court Allows Mother to Refuse Son's Circumcision

In precedent-setting ruling, Court says Rabbinical Court can't force circumcision if one parent objects.

Religious Divorce Must Not Be an Emotional Weapon

Women to get 4 of 11 Seats in Dayanim C'tee

Bill was presented by MKs Aliza Lavie and Shuli Moalem. It passed despite stiff hareidi opposition.

9% Rise in Jewish Divorce Requests in 2012

88,000 divorce files opened in Rabbinical Courts in 2012, up from less than 81,000 in 2011.

NU's New #2: I'll Lead Fight for Family Values

Rabbi Eliyahu Ben-Dahan, #2 on the National Union's Knesset list, says fathers are targeted by false complaints.