Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz, a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council of Israel, has written an open letter to demand that Pope ...

In a response to the High Court of Justice, the Chief Rabbinate reiterates its refusal to consider appointing women to a political position — on the body which selects chief rabbis — whose ...

Col. Avihud Schwartz, head of the IDF rabbinate’s department of Jewish law, during a meeting of the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of Women. “The decision not to actively offer soldiers ...

The Chief Rabbinate recognizes 69 Orthodox rabbinical courts around the world. (JTA) — Israel’s official Jewish religious authority has published a list of rabbis it trusts to perform Jewish ...

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate issued a letter to Berlin’s Chabad rabbi upholding the importance of a controversial circumcision rite, metzitzah b’peh. BERLIN (JTA) — Israel’s Chief Rabbinate ...

Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz, a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council of Israel, has written an open letter to demand that Pope Francis change his statements regarding the war in Gaza. "Dear Pope ...

We are deeply saddened to have lost our esteemed Leader, our Chief Rabbi Rav Isak Haleva, who led our Community for many ...

The IDF Rabbinate has produced a specially designed menorah in 2024, delivering them to soldiers in active combat zones. Under the shadow of the war in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria ...

Constitutional Committee Chair MK Simcha Rothman called on the Chief Rabbinate to permit ascent to the Temple Mount at the Annual Beyadenu Conference on Wednesday. Beyadenu is a non-profit ...

Rav Isak Haleva the chief rabbi of Tampuumlrkiye who led the Jewish community in the country for many years passed away at the age of 85 in Ista ...

The IDF Rabbinate has taken the care of the wives left behind to a higher level. In a historic development of Jewish law, Lt. Col. Rabbi Avihud (Udi) Schwartz, of the IDF Rabbinate, has answered ...