Rabbinate

Chief Rabbinate Council sets new financial range for ketubahs

The new range aims to prevent grooms from pledging sums they cannot pay while preserving a meaningful minimum that provides wives with genuine financial protection.

 The groom hugs the bride from behind, the bride holds a wedding bouquet. (illustrative)
The Supreme Court convenes to maintain the freeze on the law limiting enforcement against haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft dodgers, July 28, 2026.

ITIM organization asks High Court to bar draft evaders from Rabbinate exam benefits

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

High Court sets Tuesday deadline in Tzohar kashrut-license dispute

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

Chief Rabbinate Council disputes Tzohar kashrut approval hours after authorization


Mahanayim rosh yeshiva expresses support for Kahana's conversion reform

The rosh yeshiva of Mahanayim expressed support for Matan Kahana's plan to reform the conversion system in Israel.

 Rabbi Shlomo Wilk (left) and Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana (right)

Jerusalem Rabbinate chairman dismissed by Matan Kahana

The professional head of the Jerusalem Rabbinate has been accused of improper behavior in a series of incidents, highlighted by municipal comptroller reports.

 Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana attends a plenary session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, July 26, 2021.

Don’t turn ‘agunot’ into pawns - opinion

Her extremely complex case was brought before the official, state-authorized beit din of Tel Aviv.

 THE RABBINICAL Court’s Division for Agunot in Jerusalem: All possible leniencies should be employed to help in releasing an ‘aguna.’

The rabbinate must be reformed to be more welcoming - editorial

The rabbinate has become a restricted club of only one sector of Israeli society, and attempts to diversify it are met with strong opposition.

Chief rabbis gathered to discuss reforms to the conversion and kashrut system

Religious Services Minister plans law to exempt rabbis from political comments restrictions

Minister Matan Kahana's comments were criticized since municipal chief rabbis are in effect never subject to disciplinary procedures despite gross violations of the regulations.

Chief rabbis gathered to discuss reforms to the conversion and kashrut system

Food in Israel - How is private supervision different from a rabbinical one?

So many customers – whether private or owners of a business – feel so tired of the Rabbinate and its rules.

 DRAMATIC CHANGES ahead: Grabbing a bite with a furry friend at a Jerusalem Aroma.

Conservative movement publicly lists rabbis it has expelled and suspended

The decision to publish a list of expelled and suspended rabbis comes as the Conservative movement — along with other Jewish denominations — grapples with how to handle ethical failures by clergy.

 Jewish women pray outside a synagogue during a forgivness tour (Selichot)

Religious services minister backs marriage alternative outside of rabbinate

Religious Services Minister Matan Kahan expressed support for an alternative form of marriage outside the rabbinate.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

Majority of religious-Zionists oppose gov't kashrut reforms - poll

The Knesset committee has begun its deliberations on government kashrut reforms.

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

Municipal chief rabbis serve decades, average pension age

The longest-serving municipal chief rabbi has held his office for the last 64 years.

Chief rabbis gathered to discuss reforms to the conversion and kashrut system