Articles in "chief rabbinate"

Druze Restaurant Goes Kosher to Unite With Soldiers

The aroma of spices and the sound rattling of pans filled the kitchen of the Noor restaurant. The restaurant, nestled in the Galilee Druze ...

Chief Rabbinate Elections Delayed Amid Power Struggle

The Knesset voted overnight Monday to postpone the elections for the country's Chief Rabbinate, extending the tenure of the serving rabbis ...

In Historic First, Leaders of Monotheistic Religions Sign Document Against Mercy Killings

Representatives of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate on Monday attended a historic meeting at Vatican City with leaders of the major monotheistic ...

Diaspora Rabbi: Israeli Chief Rabbinate ‘Desecrates God’s Name’

The leader of the world's largest Orthodox synagogue, slammed Israel’s state-funded religious apparatus Tuesday, saying the chief ...

High Court: No Rabbinate Monopoly on Kosher Certification

The High Court of Justice ruled Tuesday against the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly on kashrut licensing. Previously, Israeli law only ...

Chief Rabbi Had ‘No Knowledge’ of ‘Blacklist’ of 160 Diaspora Rabbis

A spokesman for Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau said Monday that the chief rabbi was “stunned” at the existence of a blacklist of 160 ...