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Israel caps ketubah payments at 36,000 to 360,000 shekels

Chief Rabbinate approves landmark limits on the sum a groom pledges in a Jewish marriage contract, saying unrealistic commitments have undermined the ketubah’s legal and religious meaning

Shilo Freid | 08.24.26

הרב יהודה גראמי (עם המיקרופון) בחתונה באיראן, בימים שקטים יותר

Iran’s chief rabbi: ‘There are restrictions, but Jews can still live as Jews’

Rabbi Yehuda Gerami tells the Wall Street Journal that war and state restrictions have complicated Jewish life, but says the community maintains synagogues, ritual baths and religious institutions and remains deeply connected to Iranian culture

Ynet | 08.04.26

Moldovan rabbi named in widening Ukraine arms smuggling case

Rabbi Pinhas Zaltzman has been linked to the truck carrying advanced weapons seized about a year ago at the Moldova-Romania border crossing; according to the driver, the destination of the arms was Israel; the rabbi denies any connection to the case

Itamar Eichner | 07.26.26

מחאת חרדים כנגד מעצר בני הישיבות בבני ברק

Rabbi curses IDF chief at anti-draft rally: ‘May his name be erased’

Former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef leads Bnei Brak protest over arrests of yeshiva students, as Shas lawmakers attend despite party unease and coalition efforts continue to pass draft-exemption legislation

Shilo Freid | 06.29.26

From Roosevelt to Bush: exhibit uncovers chief rabbis' little-known White House diplomacy

A new exhibition at the President's Residence in Jerusalem reveals rare letters and photos documenting how Israel's chief rabbis used White House meetings to press Jewish and Israeli causes, from Rabbi Kook's 1924 visit to Rabbi Shapira's 1992 meeting with Bush

Shilo Freid | 04.27.26

אייל ציונוב מתחזה של הרב דוד יוסף בטקס הדלקת המשואות בהר הרצל

Social media star who dresses like the Chief Rabbi: 'I am the Rishon LeZion of heaven, not the state'

Rabbi Eyal Tzionov, who was seen on the broadcast of the torchlight ceremony wearing a robe and a turban like the Sephardic chief rabbi, tells ynet: 'This is not clothing that belongs only to the Chief Rabbi. There were rabbis in the past who dressed like this'

Shilo Freid | 04.23.26

הרב חיים אמסלם, הרב זבדיה כהן והרב צבי יהודה לאו

After eight-year vacancy, Israel moves to appoint new chief rabbi of Tel Aviv

Eight years after Rabbi Israel Meir Lau stepped down, Tel Aviv is set to choose a new chief rabbi; the vote is expected in two weeks, with candidates including a senior rabbinical judge, a former lawmaker, community rabbis and Lau’s son

Shilo Freid | 12.25.25

Suspected arson at former chief rabbi’s synagogue; cross painted on nearby building

Fire at Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s Jerusalem synagogue is being investigated as suspected arson; police also probing a cross spray-painted on a nearby building; religious texts were damaged but mostly saved, and no injuries were reported

Shilo Freid | 06.08.25

Rabbi in France attacked, bitten on his way home from synagogue; attacker arrested

Chief rabbi of Orléans attacked with punches, kicks and a bite on the shoulder while returning from synagogue with his 9-year-old son; City's mayor calls it 'despicable and intolerable act'

03.23.25

Israel Chief Rabbi's security bolstered amid terror threats

Shin Bet reaches out to Rabbi David Yosef and instructs office on terror threats against him while seeking to reinforce his protection

Shilo Freid | 01.04.25

'Russia and Iran are the same evil,' Ukraine chief rabbi warns as world shifts focus to Gaza

Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman describes Jewish resilience amid Russian attacks, with many displaced or making Aliyah to Israel; community continues to aid those remaining, providing food, medicine and Hanukkah events for children, elderly and soldiers

Ynet | 01.02.25

Rabbi Kalman Ber elected as Israel's Ashkenazi chief rabbi

Ber served as Netanya city rabbi was raised in religious Zionism and served in the IDF; Sephardi chief rabbi congratulates decision

Shilo Freid | 11.01.24

France's chief rabbi faces backlash over pro-Gaza war comments

Rabbi Haim Korsia says in interview IDF should 'get the job done' in Gaza, adding that Israel has 'nothing to be ashamed of' in its conduct of fighting; far-left politician lodges complaint against him

Itamar Eichner | 08.28.24

הרבנים הראשיים לצד השר לשירותי דת, מיכאל מלכיאלי

New chief rabbi appointment stalled over nepotism and women

Selection panel includes just six women out of 150 members in violation of a Supreme Court ruling; candidates for chief rabbi include family members of outgoing position holders and politicians

Shilo Freid | 07.02.24

Who will become Israel's next chief rabbis? A closer look

After nearly 11 years in office, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and Rabbi David Lau conclude their roles as Israel's chief rabbis; in absence of appointed successors, Rabbi Eliezer Igra and Rabbi Yaakov Roza to step in as interim chief rabbis

Shilo Freid | 06.30.24