Articles in "Ministry of Religious Affairs"

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 ...

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 ...

Minister of Religious Affairs Meets with Women Tora Scholars including Women Rabbis

Israel’s Minister of Religious Affairs, Matan Kahana and MK Nir Orbach met over the weekend with the directors and heads of halakhic ...