Chief rabbi
Inheriting moral instincts: How choices become a legacy – opinion
Our descendants absorb what we choose to do in times of crisis: they act based on what they watched us forgive, defend, and risk for others.
Could an Ethiopian Israeli become prime minister, president, or chief rabbi? - opinion
Moldova hires first chief rabbi in 12 years, new chapter for revived Jewish community - interview
Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine chief rabbi to Russian rabbis: Stop the war
"All those who are indifferent, who agree in silence or not in silence, are partners in crime, in a war crime! A crime against humanity!"
Shoham chief rabbi starts approving kosher supervisions outside his city
Rabbi David Stav, who is both the chief rabbi of Shoham and the chair of Tzohar has begun acting in that role, becoming the first municipal rabbi to publicly do so in the context of the new reforms.
The kosher conundrum: Who should have oversight?
On the observance of our kashrut laws there should never be a compromise, but who has oversight is up for debate.
Chief Rabbi Lau threatens to stop approving conversions if reform passes
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman threatened to remove the chief rabbi if he stopped approving conversions.
The rabbinate must be reformed to be more welcoming - editorial
The rabbinate has become a restricted club of only one sector of Israeli society, and attempts to diversify it are met with strong opposition.
Religious Services Minister plans law to exempt rabbis from political comments restrictions
Minister Matan Kahana's comments were criticized since municipal chief rabbis are in effect never subject to disciplinary procedures despite gross violations of the regulations.
Majority of religious-Zionists oppose gov't kashrut reforms - poll
The Knesset committee has begun its deliberations on government kashrut reforms.
This week in Jerusalem: Hands off
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Women's ritual baths closed by Jerusalem chief rabbi due to 'promiscuity'
Closing women’s mikvahs due to promiscuity and not men’s was a form of illegal gender-based discrimination and violated laws regarding freedom of religion.
Municipal chief rabbis serve decades, average pension age
The longest-serving municipal chief rabbi has held his office for the last 64 years.