rabbinate

Attempts to pass the 'Rabbi Law' show how disconnected the government is

The Knesset was supposed to hold initial committee votes on the Rabbi Law on Tuesday but pushed it off at the last minute, leading to further anger and frustration.

 MK Zvi Sukkot reacts during a conference on the recognition of Palestine at the Knesset

Following MK opposition to new 'Rabbis Law,' Netanyahu announces bill out of daily order

Coalition to oust two Likud MKs who oppose the bill from Knesset committee dealing with the bill, which is set to pass its first hurdle in Knesset.

Position for Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi reopens as Rabbinical Committee withdraws candidate

The Rabbinical Committee withdraws Rabbi Meir Kahane as the Religious Zionist candidate for Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi, reopening the race for the position.

By YAKI ADAMKER/WALLA!
28/05/2024

Letters to the Editor, May 24 2024: Yes we do

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

  Israel's chief rabbis seen as a playing card in this AI-made illustration

Two rabbis too many? A look at Israel's confusing chief rabbi system

Throughout the Jewish world, Israel stands out by having two chief rabbis. The ‘Magazine’ looks at why – and asks if this model should continue

19/05/2024

Local rabbi among 3 people arrested in altercation at Manhattan pro-Palestinian protest

Reuven Kahane, 57, was charged with assault in the 2nd degree, an NYPD spokesperson told the New York Jewish Week. 

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
09/05/2024

Shelving contentious law on local rabbis signals unity discourse is not all talk

The reason Likud MKs gave for opposing the bill: not wanting to raise issues now that would split the country.

19/03/2024
 Javier Milei at the Western Wall, February 6, 2024

Javier Milei's rabbi to 'Post': How the Argentinian president fell in love with Judaism

Milei's visit to the Western Wall was one of the first things he did when he arrived in the Holy Land, bringing the leader to tears.

Cultivated meat and kashrut: What will the Kosher status be? - opinion

The question of the kosher status of cultivated meat products carries great significance for the future of kashrut and may lay the groundwork for entirely new precedents in this area.

By ARI Z. ZIVOTOFSKY , JOEL KENIGSBERG
22/01/2024

High Court rules: Women can be on committee to select Chief Rabbi

The impact of the decision is yet to be seen: it does not mandate, but merely permits, the inclusion of women to be considered for the committee that selects Chief Rabbis and Chief Rabbinate Council.

14/01/2024
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