Israeli rabbinate
ITIM demands equal conditions for women in upcoming Chief Rabbinate exams
After women faced severe delays during historic first exams, ITIM threatens legal action against the Chief Rabbinate to ensure equal venues and testing conditions for upcoming certification tests.
ITIM organization asks High Court to bar draft evaders from Rabbinate exam benefits
Chief Rabbinate Council disputes Tzohar kashrut approval hours after authorization
Rabbinate accused of defying court as Israeli women left waiting for exams
Anger in Jewish world grows over detention of Conservative rabbi
The Rabbinical Assembly of the Conservative Movement said it was “outraged” by the incident.
The disintegration of the Chief Rabbinate
Is it any wonder so many Israelis have lost confidence in the Chief Rabbinate?
Foreign ministry apologizes for widely panned 'alternative marriages' vid
“I think we erred, we made a mistake,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said in an Army Radio interview.
Internal Affairs Committee calls for regulating bridal guidance programs
To illustrate issues with the bridal guidance programs, they cited instances of women being told to treat their husbands as kings if they wish to be queens, and to share previous sexual experiences.
Divorce refuser who scandalized Knesset finally grants divorce
Attias was instructed by the Haifa Rabbinical Court to give his wife a divorce two years ago but has refused until now.
Leaked letter: Chief Rabbinate blacklisted dozens of U.S. Orthodox rabbis
Credentials of 124 rabbis ordained by Orthodox NY institution Yeshivat Chovevei Torah were ostensibly rejected by the Chief Rabbinate and Rabbinical Courts.
A mohel reflects: Blood on all our hands
The rabbinate should be an institution committed to professional development and support for mohalim.
Many municipal chief rabbis spending hundreds of days abroad, report finds
Such appointments contravene ministry regulations since they constitute a conflict of interests for the rabbi should he have to take disciplinary action against his relative.
As good as Jew
"It’s extremely distressing that Israel, supposedly the de facto homeland for all Jews, is controlled exclusively by the Orthodox rabbinate, which discriminates against non-Orthodox rabbis..."
Would-be converts must marry or leave partners, Knesset committee told
The practice has been called "coercive and unfair."
