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הרב אהרון ליבוביץ' (אוחז במיקרופון) בחתונה
Jewish law, minus the bureaucracy: how Zoom weddings opened a halachic back door around the rabbinate
A new partnership between the Orthodox group Hupot and a Utah civil officiant now lets couples marry halachically without the Chief Rabbinate and add a video civil ceremony to register in Israel, highlighting growing frustration with the Rabbinate’s monopoly
Itzchak Tessler | 12.04.25
הרבניות שעתרו, שרה סגל כץ ורחל קרן
Rabbinate says women can take some rabbinic certification exams, but not all of them
Three months after a historic Supreme Court ruling, the Chief Rabbinate is seeking to allow women to be tested only on certain subjects - such as Sabbath laws and laws of family purity, a move that is raising objections among the petitioners;  'This is a request that raises shameful arguments regarding the status of women and their ability to study Torah and engage in it.'
Shilo Freid | 10.20.25
חליבת פרות ברפת
Chief Rabbinate's decision will make the holiday milk shortage even worse
Israel’s chief rabbis ruled against allowing dairy plants to operate on Shabbat and Jewish holidays with non-Jewish staff  to avoid supply gaps, saying it would compromise their kashrut certification
Shilo Freid | 09.04.25
בית הכנסת אור חביב
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
הרב הראשי קלמן בר בכנס של OU
Israel’s chief rabbi proposes breaking kosher meat monopoly
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber unveils plan to outsource kosher meat oversight to international certifiers like the Orthodox Union, aiming to cut costs, end monopolies and streamline imports
Shilo Freid | 05.16.25
Israelis can have a civil wedding online—here's how
Thousands of Israeli couples are now bypassing the Rabbinate and marrying online through Utah, the world’s top destination for remote civil weddings; but this should not stop Israelis from demanding legislation for civil marriage and divorce
Rabbi Attorney Uri Regev, Shira Hofesh | 04.06.25
Pride Pizza, featuring vegetables in the colors of the rainbow flag, from PizzaPil in Tel Aviv
Israeli importers slam Chief Rabbinate’s kosher rules for driving up costs
Rabbinate’s peculiar kosher-for-Passover demands, such as adding 'mountain of cheese' to pizzas, driving up costs for importers and consumers; critics argue requirements, tied to Rabbinate's monopoly, lack justification and inflate prices
Navit Zomer | 02.10.25
הרב דוד יוסף יחד עם הרב קלמן בר
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
מועצת הרבנות הראשית, ארכיון
For the first time in 100 years, Israel's Chief Rabbinate Council stands vacant
Council's term expired overnight Wednesday and no replacement has been appointed, affecting meat imports, divorce settlements and a myriad of other services
Shilo Freid | 09.18.24
יולדת בלידה
Israeli hospital refuses to register newborn of couple wed outside of Chief Rabbinate
Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem informed a couple, who welcomed their baby during Rosh Hashanah, that a senior clerk must be present to sign the paternity documents
Adir Yanko | 09.24.23
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