Accusations of nepotism within Israel's rabbinate intensify amid upcoming elections. This practice, seen in key appointments, raises concerns about fairness and transparency. With the elections for ...

Israel has become a world leader in Zoom weddings performed by the State of Utah. Out of all applicants, 5,316 are Israeli, comprising one-third of applications from outside the United States. Israeli ...

Three women sat for an exam administered by Israel’s Rabbinate, the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious ...

The Civil Service Commission has recently opened an investigation into the Chief Rabbinate for allegedly illegally including rabbinical courts overseas in the list of approved conversion courts.

Women take test on laws of mourning in separate location from men thanks to emergency injunction, following years of legal ...

A company trying to import kosher for Passover pizzas from abroad was met with an unexpected demand by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. The Chief Rabbinate's Rabbi Avi Kozman updated the company with the ...

“Essentially, the Court gave the Rabbinate a warning to address its exclusion of Tzohar as a kosher certifier if it wants the court not to intervene and issue a ruling forcing the Rabbinate’s hand,” ...

Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, a well-known American Orthodox rabbi, got the shock of his life a few days ago when he learned his name was on a so-called blacklist drawn up by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. “Never ...

Remember Itamar Tubul, the mid-level bureaucrat who decides who can marry in Israel? Tubul evaluates requests from Israeli immigrants seeking a marriage license. To do so, he needs to ensure that they ...

Contrary to many press reports, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has not cut ties with the Vatican over the lifting of the excommunication of Bishop Richard Williamson. The director general of the ...