Articles in "Chief Rabbis"

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of Rabbis Sign Letter Supporting Trump After Announcement on Judea and Samaria

Following US President Donald Trump's decision to announce that Israeli presence in Judea and Samaria does not violate international law, ...