Rabbinical court

The rabbinate as an extra-territorial entity - opinion

The rabbinical courts operate according to their own internal rules, with virtually no external oversight.

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.
A medieval court of law.

Once, Jews defended themselves to survive. Now this reflects defeat - opinion

 A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

Woman receives Jewish divorce after three-year struggle following financial pressure on husband

Newly elected Tel Aviv-Jaffa Chief Rabbi Zevadia Cohen, April 26, 2026.

Shas-backed Zevadia Cohen elected Tel Aviv chief rabbi after High Court delays, political battle


Haredi MKs advance legislation to expand rabbinical courts' jurisdiction

Gafni argues that the bill is a matter of multiculturalism and designed to allow religious Jews the right to chose their legal forum.

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman of the United Torah Judaism party sits with other ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government during a Knesset session, November 23

Rabbinical racket

There are quite a few municipal rabbis who do little in return for the monthly salary they receive from the state coffers.

Haredi political rally in Bnei Brak, March 11, 2015

A second woman receives divorce after not telling police about abuse

Conditions of divorce were ‘totally illegal,’ says legal scholar.

Divorce Illustration

Rabbinical court tells Israeli woman 'no divorce' if she files rape complaint

Jewish law requires that a husband willingly agree to give a divorce and a wife willingly accept it for a divorce to be valid.

File photo: Divorce.

Divorce refusal to be considered when applying to be rabbinical judge

Having refused to give a divorce will not, however, automatically disqualify a candidate

The rabbis of the Council of the Chief Rabbinate

Editorial: Freedom to love

Tying religion to the state invites the intervention of secular institutions, such as the Supreme Court or Knesset, to intervene in inherently religious matters.

At the ‘Between the Ideal and the Real: Challenges in Halacha and Sexuality Before and After the Wedding’ event in Katamon’s Ramban Synagogue

A historic decision on female inclusion in rabbinical courts?

While a recent ruling by the High Court now permits women to head Israel's rabbinical court system, it doesn't actually mean a woman will get the job.

The Rabbinical Court of Tel Aviv

Compel the rabbinical courts to include women

It is inconceivable that, in a court that adjudicates for both men and women, only men are allowed to judge.

The Rabbinical Court of Tel Aviv

Women now have more rights in Rabbinical Courts, but more must be done

In an historic decision, the High Court ruled that a woman could be chosen for a high administrative post in the Rabbinical Courts.

The Rabbinical Court of Tel Aviv

Israel High Court: Women can be Rabbinical Court administrator

Will we soon see a woman in the highest administrative position in the Rabbinical Courts system?

THE RABBINICAL court in Tel Aviv