Articles in "chief rabbinate"

Israel, Ukraine Team Up to Safeguard Tens of Thousands of Worshippers in Uman

Israel and Ukraine announced on Thursday a joint security operation to protect tens of thousands of pilgrims traveling to Uman for Rosh ...

Israeli Rabbis, Imams, Patriarchs Unite to Condemn Bloodshed and Protect Life

In a historic interfaith gathering, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Interior Ministry convened top religious leaders from across the ...

‘Shocking Scenes’: Synagogue of Former Chief Rabbi Targeted by Arsonists

A Jerusalem synagogue frequented by former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef was deliberately set ablaze early Sunday morning in what ...

Israeli Rabbinical Courts Report Surge in Divorces, But Drop in Sanctioned Husbands

Israeli rabbinical courts reported a notable 6.5% increase in divorces among Jewish Israelis in 2024, compared to the previous year, ...

Israel Selects One Chief Rabbi But Remains Deadlocked on Second

Israel selected a Sephardi Chief Rabbis on Sunday night, ending a nearly three-month vacancy in the position, but failed to elect an ...

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate in Limbo as Leadership Term Extension Expires

Paralysis in Israel's Chief Rabbinate deepened as legislation temporarily extending the term of its Chief Rabbinic Council expired on ...

As Political Deadlock Leaves Israel Without Chief Rabbis, High Court Sets September Deadline

Israel's High Court of Justice on Thursday ordered a committee responsible for choosing the country's Chief Rabbis to convene and fill ...

Israel’s Chief Rabbis Step Down Without Successors In Sight

A political struggle has left Israel without chief rabbis for the first time in the country's history. Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau ...

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 ...


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