Anna Varsanyi is a rare case of an Israeli immigrant considered Jewish by the Chief Rabbinate but whom the state says is not because an ancestor converted to Christianity. TEL AVIV (JTA ...

The new invention allows a Torah scroll to be safely and respectfully carried into the field and can quickly convert into a ...

Col. Avihud Schwartz, head of the IDF rabbinate’s department of Jewish law, during a meeting of the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of Women. “The decision not to actively offer soldiers ...

(JTA) — The Israeli Chief Rabbinate says that its list of foreign rabbis has been misconstrued, and that the list does not imply that those rabbis cannot be trusted to vouch for the Jewish ...

Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz, a member of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, has written an open letter to demand that Pope Francis change his statements regarding the war in Gaza.

A new course for English speakers by Machon Lemaan Yilmedu is intended for community rabbis, shluchim, or those who intend on going on shlichus and leading a community and recognized by the Chief ...

While a commendable and appropriate gesture of empathy, this outreach sidesteps the deeper issues plaguing the rabbinate in Israel. The chief rabbis would do well to follow Welby’s example and ...

The object comes encased in a weatherproof holy ark that has shoulder straps and can function as a podium on which to read scripture.

The bill “strengthens the politicization of the Rabbinate. It gives [the minister] the power to control the budget of the rabbis, the nominations of rabbis,” agreed Rabbi David Stav ...

The Boca Raton Synagogue, which has grown some 150% since Goldberg took the helm, is poised to undergo a $20 million expansion.

Haleva was injured in the bomb attack in 2003 which targeted two synagogues in Istanbul. In a statement published on the passing of Haleva, the Turkish Chief Rabbinate Foundation stated: “We are ...